Salesforce DevOps Technical Manager

Job Description

Summary:

We are seeking a highly technical Salesforce DevOps Engineer at the Manager level to lead 2 FTEs and 7 Contractors. This role is focused on Copado-driven CI/CD, requiring deep expertise in release automation, governance, and scripting. You will architect and optimize Copado pipelines, leveraging Copado Robotic Testing (CRT) and python for automation, and mentor a team of engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own and optimize Copado pipelines for Salesforce deployments across multiple environments (Dev, Test, Perf, Train, SBA).
• Configure and manage Copado features: Commit, Promotions, Quality Gates, Back Promotions, Rollbacks.
• Drive governance and enforce best practices for release management using Copado.
• Develop automation scripts in Python and Copado Robotic Testing (CRT) to integrate Copado with external tools, enhance deployment workflows, and support custom validations.
• Automate test execution, reporting, and environment checks using CRT and Python-based utilities.
• Lead and mentor a team of Salesforce DevOps engineers.
• Define and enforce DevOps standards and governance across Salesforce projects.
• Collaborate with architecture, development, and release management teams to align on delivery timelines and quality metrics.
• Provide executive-level reporting on release quality, deployment success rates, and environment stability using Grafana.

Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on experience with Copado for Salesforce CI/CD and release management.
• Strong expertise in Copado Robotic Testing (CRT).
• Proficiency in Python scripting for automation and integration tasks.
• 5+ years in Salesforce DevOps or Release Engineering roles.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and branching strategies.
• Familiarity with Salesforce DX.
• Experience with large-scale Salesforce implementation.
• Experience with Salesforce CPQ.
• 2+ years in a managerial or team lead role within a DevOps or engineering organization.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and executive reporting.