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Principal Application Engineer - Salesforce

AGL EnergyMelbourne, Victoria🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 23 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Leader

Job Description

About the Role

As a Principal Application Engineer - Salesforce, you'll be responsible for the administration, support and ongoing security uplift of AGL's Salesforce ecosystem. You'll play a key role in maintaining platform health, managing user access and permissions, supporting deployments and integrations, and ensuring compliance with enterprise security and governance standards.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Administer and maintain Salesforce environments across production and non-production instances.
  • Manage users, roles, profiles, permission sets, sharing models and access controls.
  • Configure and support Salesforce Flows, Reports, Dashboards, Validation Rules and Lightning components.
  • Support release management, deployments and CI/CD practices.
  • Monitor platform performance, integrations and operational health.
  • Conduct security reviews across configurations, APIs, integrations and access models.
  • Partner with Cyber Security teams on risk assessments, audits, vulnerability management and incident investigations.
  • Drive governance, identity and access management, and secure platform design practices.
  • Maintain documentation, standards and processes to support ongoing compliance and operational excellence.
What We're Looking For
  • Experience as a Salesforce Administrator in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong expertise in Salesforce security, governance and access management.
  • Experience managing profiles, permission sets, role hierarchies and sharing models.
  • Hands on experience with Salesforce Flows, reports, dashboards and platform administration.
  • Knowledge of application security principles including authentication, authorisation, RBAC and least privilege design.
  • Experience with Salesforce integrations, APIs and connected applications.
  • Exposure to identity and access management tools such as Azure AD and CyberArk.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to balance security, governance and business outcomes.
Benefits
  • Flexible working - hybrid and/or flexible hours.
  • Staff discounts - discounted energy and solar plans for employees, family and friends.
  • Parental Leave - 20 weeks paid leave for the primary carer plus employer paid superannuation on unpaid leave.
  • Additional Leave - 1 week "Recharge Leave" for eligible employees and salary sacrifice up to 6 weeks additional leave.
  • Wellbeing Programs - partnerships with Medibank and Fitness Passport, on site health appointments (massage, skin checks, etc.).
  • AGL Shares - up to $1,000 as part of the annual Share Reward plan and salary sacrifice up to $5,000 of shares.
Inclusion at AGL

AGL values diversity and welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with disabilities, culturally diverse individuals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. AGL is dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants to share their lived experiences. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and respect the privacy of those who choose not to disclose. AGL is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.

Location

Docklands VIC 3008

Job Family

Information Technology/Digital

Skills

Azure

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