Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering Salesforce DevOps
Job Summary
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Job Details
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Salesforce DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Salesforce deployment management Copado CI/CD automation source control and release governance. The ideal candidate will have 58 years of experience supporting Salesforce releases across multiple environments with mandatory experience in Salesforce metadata deployments troubleshooting recurring deployment issues and driving reliable DevOps execution. Salesforce development experience is good to have but the primary focus of this role is deployment excellence automation release management and environment readiness.
Basic Qualification:
- Bachelors degreein Computer Science Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent ) with 58 years of experience on the Salesforce platform with a focus on DevOps release management and CI/CD implementation.
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce DX Salesforce CLI Metadata API and source-driven Salesforce development/deployment models.
- Strong working knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. Copado Jenkins GitLab Azure DevOps) and version control systems (GitHub Bitbucket).
- Deep understanding of sandbox strategy source-driven development branching strategies and release governance.
- Familiarity with Salesforce deployment models including Change Sets Unlocked/Managed Packages and Metadata deployments.
- Proven experience with Copado DevOps platform.
- Strong understanding of Salesforce deployment strategies release management and CI/CD best practices.
- Experience with Git version control and branching strategies.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Strong debugging problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Copado Fundamentals Copado Administrator or Copado DevOps Certification is preferred.
- Experience with Salesforce DX and DevOps tools.
- Familiarity with Jenkins Azure DevOps GitHub or other CI/CD tools.
1. Salesforce DevOps and release management
- Own and manage the complete Salesforce DevOps lifecycle across multiple environments.
- Plan coordinate and execute Salesforce releases and deployments.
- Create release schedules deployment plans rollback strategies and governance processes.
- Ensure smooth deployment of Salesforce metadata and code changes using Copado Salesforce CLI/SFDX Metadata API and approved CI/CD processes.
2. CI/CD and automation
- Design implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate build testing validation and deployment processes.
- Create and maintain GitHub automation workflows GitHub Actions and YAML scripts for deployment validation metadata promotion automated checks and release controls.
- Improve deployment frequency while maintaining quality and compliance standards.
3. Source control and branch management
- Manage Git repositories and branching strategies.
- Handle pull requests merge approvals code reviews conflict resolution and release tagging.
- Ensure adherence to version control best practices.
- Coordinate with development teams to manage metadata conflicts and maintain source-driven development discipline.
4. Environment management
- Manage Salesforce sandboxes and deployment environments.
- Coordinate metadata promotion across Development QA UAT and Production.
- Maintain environment integrity and deployment readiness.
- Support environment refresh readiness post-refresh validation and deployment connectivity where applicable.
5. Deployment issue analysis and resolution
- Understand regular and recurring Salesforce deployment issues and drive timely resolution across Apex metadata profiles permission sets flows validation rules integrations and security configurations.
- Analyze validation failures dependency issues merge conflicts profile/permission mismatches test class failures and environment-specific deployment blockers.
- Partner with developers architects QA and platform teams to identify root causes and prevent recurring deployment defects.
6. Salesforce development Support
- Support developers in following Salesforce development and deployment best practices.
- Review deployment impact across Apex Lightning Web Components Flows APIs and other metadata components as needed.
- Hands-on Salesforce development is optional/good to have; the role is primarily focused on DevOps deployments automation and release management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Solution-oriented mindset with attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
- Preferred Certifications:
- Copado Fundamentals / Copado Administrator / Copado DevOps Certification
- GitHub Actions or DevOps-related certification
- Salesforce Platform Developer I
- Salesforce App Builder
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Bachelors degree in computer science software engineering computer engineering information systems or a related field or equivalent experience required.4 years of experience in software engineering systems engineering application development platform engineering or a related field Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) certification or equivalent of software and systems engineering principles development lifecycle practices testing strategies and production support of system architecture application design integration patterns debugging techniques version control and deployment of performance engineering reliability scalability secure design and operational resilience in coding configuration technical design troubleshooting root cause analysis and structured problem in using development frameworks testing tools source control platforms CI/CD pipelines collaboration tools and work management to lead moderately complex to complex engineering work independently while applying sound judgment quality standards and risk to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and communicate solution options dependencies risks and progress of advanced software and systems engineering principles development lifecycle practices testing strategies and production support of application architecture system design integration patterns cloud and infrastructure components and secure engineering of performance engineering scalability reliability resilience observability and operational support in technical design coding or configuration debugging root cause analysis performance tuning and structured problem in using development frameworks testing tools source control platforms CI/CD pipelines observability tools collaboration platforms and work management to lead complex engineering work independently while applying strong technical judgment quality standards and risk to influence technical direction guide design decisions and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical to mentor less experienced engineers and drive adoption of engineering best practices documentation standards and continuous improvement methods.What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
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Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDEqual Employment Opportunity
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