Sr. DevOps - Salesforce Release Management (Copado a MUST)

2074 Senior DevOps Engineer – Salesforce Release Management

Copado Experience Required

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer specializing in Salesforce Release Management to lead the design, automation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and enterprise release strategies.

This position will focus on Salesforce release governance using Copado, Azure DevOps pipeline management, environment administration, and deployment automation across cloud and on-premises environments.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, leadership experience, and a commitment to improving deployment efficiency, system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Release Management & Copado

• Lead and govern Salesforce deployments using Copado, ensuring compliance with release management standards and quality requirements.
• Manage release schedules, deployment calendars, and coordination across development, testing, and production environments.
• Establish and enforce release quality gates, approval processes, and deployment best practices.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, resolve merge conflicts, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain rollback strategies, risk mitigation plans, and release documentation.
• Manage Salesforce sandbox strategies, environment refreshes, and automated data seeding.
• Integrate release governance and change tracking with platforms such as ServiceNow and Jira.
• Continuously improve Salesforce release management processes through automation and standardization.

CI/CD Pipeline Development & Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Configure and manage YAML and classic pipelines, variable groups, service connections, and build artifacts.
• Automate build, testing, and deployment processes across enterprise platforms.
• Implement and maintain Git-based version control, branching, merging, and tagging strategies.
• Support source control repositories, including Azure Repos, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
• Establish and maintain branching strategies such as GitFlow and trunk-based development.
• Utilize Salesforce CLI (SFDX) and automation tools to support deployments.
• Identify opportunities to improve pipeline performance, deployment speed, and reliability.

Infrastructure Automation & Cloud Operations

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Support automated infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
• Implement security, compliance, and quality controls within CI/CD processes.
• Support secrets management using tools such as Azure Key Vault or Vault.
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Utilize monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Splunk, or ELK.
• Support containerized deployments and orchestration technologies where applicable.

Collaboration, Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Salesforce developers, administrators, infrastructure teams, and other technical stakeholders to coordinate releases.
• Lead root cause analysis for deployment failures and implement preventive solutions.
• Mentor and coach technical team members on DevOps practices, release management, and automation.
• Establish technical standards, deployment procedures, and operational best practices.
• Maintain documentation covering system configurations, CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Ensure releases meet established quality, security, and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

Experience & Education

• 5+ years of IT engineering experience with a focus on DevOps.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with Copado for Salesforce release management and deployments is required.
• Strong experience designing and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting complex application deployments across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Technical Skills

Salesforce Release Management

• Copado deployment management and release governance.
• Salesforce CLI (SFDX).
• Salesforce sandbox management, deployment processes, and environment strategies.
• Release scheduling, merge conflict resolution, and rollback planning.

Azure DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps pipeline creation and management.
• YAML and classic pipelines.
• Variable groups, service connections, and artifact management.
• Automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Security and compliance automation within CI/CD pipelines.

Source Control

• Git, Bitbucket, Azure Repos, or GitHub.
• Branching, merging, tagging, and version control strategies.
• GitFlow and trunk-based development.

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform.
• ARM templates.
• Bicep.

Scripting & Automation

• PowerShell.
• Bash.
• YAML.
• Groovy.
• Python.

Monitoring, Integration & Security

• Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Splunk, or ELK.
• API management and integration monitoring.
• Secrets management tools such as Azure Key Vault or Vault.
• Release governance and change tracking through ServiceNow or Jira.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, CloudHub, and Runtime Manager deployments.
• Experience integrating MuleSoft deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Master's degree in a STEM-related or business discipline.
• Experience with software auditing, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.