Virtusa Corporation

Lead Software Engineer

Virtusa Corporation • $110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Salesforce support roles.
  • Strong skills in Salesforce Platform Administration & Governance.
  • Expertise in advanced troubleshooting & root cause analysis (RCA).
  • Experience with incident & problem management following ITIL framework.
  • Proficient in Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components maintenance.
  • Skilled in Salesforce integration & API monitoring (REST/SOAP/Middleware).
  • Familiarity with release management and sandbox strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Lead escalation of L2/L3 production support issues, ensuring adherence to SLA targets.
  • Coordinate responses for critical outages and high-priority incidents across functional teams.
  • Manage scheduled upgrades, seasonal releases, and security patches with minimal disruption.
  • Monitor daily platform health including system jobs, error logs, and usage limits.
  • Oversee third-party integrations, ensuring data sync and pipeline integrity.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Work with cutting-edge Salesforce technologies and integrations.
  • Collaborative and cross-functional team environment.
  • Engagement with critical business operations and strategic initiatives.
Full Job Description
Job Requirements
Salesforce Production Support Lead

Location: PCS CA~TORONTO

Years of Experience: 5-7 Years

Job Summary: We are seeking a Salesforce Production Support Lead to ensure the operational stability, performance, and continuous availability of mission-critical Salesforce platforms across the enterprise. This role operates at the intersection of business operations and IT, overseeing L2/L3 production support, incident management, platform health, and system upgrades. The primary objective is to minimize business disruption, enforce platform best practices, manage integration health, and maintain seamless business continuity while guiding continuous system enhancements.
Responsibilities:
  1. Lead L2/L3 production support escalations, taking ownership of complex functional, configuration, and code-level technical issues within strict SLA targets.
  2. Direct response strategies for critical system outages and high-priority incidents, coordinating cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement permanent fixes.
  3. Execute scheduled Salesforce platform upgrades, seasonal releases, and critical security patches, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
  4. Manage daily platform health, monitoring automated system jobs, error logs, apex execution limits, and API usage limits to ensure operational efficiency.
  5. Oversee third-party application integrations, monitoring middleware data pipelines and API connections to prevent data sync failures.
Mandatory Skills:
  • Salesforce Platform Administration & Governance
  • Advanced Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Incident & Problem Management (ITIL Framework)
  • Salesforce Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
  • Apex & Visualforce / LWC Maintenance & Debugging
  • Salesforce Integration & API Monitoring (REST/SOAP/Middleware)
  • Release Management & Sandbox Strategy
Preferred Skills:
  • Data Architecture & Management
  • DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines (Copado, SFDX, Git)
  • Middleware & ETL Tools (MuleSoft, Informatica, Boomi)
  • Stakeholder & Escalation Management
  • Vendor Management (Salesforce Support)

Deal Breaker Skill: AMS

Work Experience
5-7Years

About Virtusa Corporation

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital business strategy, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) services and solutions. The company helps its clients transform their businesses through innovative technology solutions that enable them to improve customer engagement, increase operational efficiency, and drive revenue growth. Virtusa Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts. The company has over 20,000 employees and operates in over 30 countries around the world. Virtusa Corporation is committed to sustainability and has received numerous awards for its environmental and social responsibility initiatives.
Learn more about Virtusa Corporation
Size
22,883 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$44.6 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+22.3%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
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