Salesforce DevOps Engineer

Requirement for Salesforce DevOps Engineer

Location: Newark NJ (Hybrid)

Duration: Long-term

Description:

The Salesforce DevOps Engineer is responsible for creating Deployment Strategy and plans for deploying high-quality Salesforce-based applications and coordinating Salesforce application releases and implementing best practices in all aspects of deployment for our project related and maintenance initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Create Deployment Strategy and plans for deploying high-quality Salesforce-based applications
• Implement best practices consistent with an agile development methodology
• Develop deployment steps, related documentation, manage deployment schedules and milestones.
• Continuously improve deployment processes and procedures with measurable DevOps KPIs (release velocity, lead time, failure rate, restore time).
• Define and manage deployment readiness and success criteria based on business requirements.
• Build and maintain pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar
• Define pipeline stages for build, test, validate, and deploy
• Integrate automated testing (Apex tests, Selenium, Provar, etc.) into CI/CD workflows
• Configure release pipelines, managing and resolving metadata conflicts
• Develop and execute unit tests and integration tests in Apex
• Incorporate test coverage and validation into deployment pipelines
• Propose sandbox strategy to manage sandboxes (refresh, data loads , etc.)
• Perform environment planning, provisioning, and management required to support deployments.
• Create documentation used to train other team members on the deployment process.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and SOQL/SOSL
• Deep understanding of metadata architecture, object model, and configuration nuances
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce CLI (SFDX) for source-driven development
• Ability to create and manage scratch orgs, unlocked packages, and project scaffolding
• Skilled in scripting CLI commands for deployments, test execution, and data seeding
• Understanding of source tracking, org shape, and project.json configurations
• Experience building and maintaining pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar
• Ability to define pipeline stages for build, test, validate, and deploy
• Familiarity with YAML/JSON pipeline configuration and variable management
• Proficiency with tools Copado, Gearset or Flosum
• Experience configuring release pipelines, managing and resolving metadata conflicts
• Strong command of Git: branching, merging, rebasing, tagging, and conflict resolution
• Familiarity with Git Flow, Trunk-Based Development, or Feature Branching
• Experience with pull requests, code reviews, and commit hygiene
• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Provar)
• Understanding of Salesforce multi-org architecture, sandbox types, and release cycles
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with developers, admins, and business stakeholders.
• Nice to have Knowledge of backup, restore, and disaster recovery best practices in Salesforce ecosystems
• Nice to have Salesforce Developer or DevOps/Release Management certifications (e.g., Copado, Gearset, DevOps Launchpad)

Best Regards,

Krishna Balmoor,