Salesforce, Copado Release/DevOps Engineer - Hybrid - Long term contract - Trenton, NJ. - B4171B

Our direct client is looking for a Salesforce, Copado Release/DevOps Engineer - Salesforce CI/CD, AWS DevOps for a Hybrid (3 days/week) Long-term contract position in Trenton, NJ.

Note: 
- Work Location: Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote — no exceptions)
- Candidate Expectations:
-- Must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
-- We are only looking for candidates who exceed the required skills.

J0B DESCRIPTION:
- Management and optimization of release processes within the Salesforce ecosystem using Copado and modern DevOps practices. Focuses on driving efficient deployments, managing metadata, and supporting cloud CI/CD integration points. Must have Copado.
- As a Senior Salesforce DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in managing, optimizing, and securing release processes across the Salesforce ecosystem. 
- You will focus on the continuous improvement of established Copado-driven automated release workflows across Salesforce teams while supporting integration points with cloud infrastructure. 
- Your expertise in Copado, Salesforce metadata management, and CI/CD pipelines will drive efficient deployments and support robust release workflows. 
- You will collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to establish a reliable, scalable, and secure environment with an emphasis on automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and optimize established Copado-driven automated release workflows and CI/CD pipelines across Salesforce teams to ensure efficient, timely deployments.
- Understand Salesforce metadata and manage complex merge conflicts using Git and Salesforce deployment tools.
- Implement quality gates for security, test coverage, and static code analysis best practices.
- Implement change governance and communication for shared production infrastructure with multiple independent internal teams and vendors.
- Develop and enforce version control and branching strategies using Git and Copado to maintain consistency across all environment phases.
- Collaborate with development and QA teams to integrate automated testing into Copado release pipelines, ensuring high code quality.
- Monitor release performance and system health using Salesforce tools, proactively identifying and resolving operational bottlenecks.
- Maintain documentation for release processes, environment configurations, and deployment pipelines to ensure transparency and knowledge sharing.
- Stay updated on industry trends and DevOps best practices across SaaS ecosystems to continuously improve release efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Copado and automated Salesforce release management.
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce metadata management, Git version control, and branching strategies.
- Experience establishing automated quality gates, security checks, and code coverage requirements.
- Strong scripting capabilities (Python, Bash, or Salesforce CLI) to automate operational workflows.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of AWS DevOps tools and cloud infrastructure management.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
- Experience with secondary CI/CD pipeline automation tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
- Salesforce Deployment Lifecycle and Deployment Architect or Administrator certifications.

SKILL MATRIX:
- Enterprise Salesforce DevOps & Release Management - Required 
- Salesforce Metadata & Change Management using SFDX, Copado, and Git - Required 
- Copado & Automated Salesforce Release Management - Required 
- Agile/Scrum Framework Methodology - Required
- AWS DevOps Tools, Services & Cloud Architecture - Strong Plus to have
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform - Strong Plus to have
- Containerization (Docker, ECS/EKS) - Strong Plus to have

Question 1: Where does your candidate currently reside (City & State)?
Question 2: If your candidate resides more than 1 hour from the Client site, will your candidate relocate for the position?
Question 3: Please provide link to LinkedIn profile if available.
Question 4: This position requires in person interview. Are you fine with this?
Question 5: This is Hybrid role requiring 3 days / onsite, 2 days remote (no exceptions). Are you fine with this? 

Location: Hybrid (3 days/week), 100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ.
Type: Long term contract