Salesforce DevOps Engineer
12 days ago
Staines-upon-Thames
Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: Approximately 3 months Work Setup: Hybrid (60% in office, 40% remote) Clearance Required: BPSS eligibility Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Salesforce DevOps Engineer to enable the efficient, reliable, and secure delivery of Salesforce solutions through the adoption of DevOps principles, automation, and best-practice release management processes. Working closely with Salesforce developers, administrators, architects, testers, and business stakeholders, the successful candidate will support the end-to-end software development lifecycle across the Salesforce platform. The role will play a key part in accelerating deployment automation, release management, environment support, and Salesforce platform delivery activities. The successful candidate will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage Salesforce environments, improve deployment processes, and ensure changes are delivered consistently and effectively across development, testing, and production environments, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, platform stability, governance, and operational excellence. • Design, implement, maintain, and optimise Salesforce CI/CD pipelines to support automated and repeatable deployments., • Accelerate deployment automation by reducing manual processes and improving delivery efficiency across Salesforce environments., • Support and coordinate Salesforce release management activities to ensure releases are planned, tested, approved, and deployed successfully., • Manage the movement of Salesforce metadata, configuration, and code across multiple environments using established DevOps practices., • Provide ongoing environment support, including provisioning, refreshes, issue resolution, and maintenance activities., • Collaborate with development, testing, and business teams to align deployment and release activities with project objectives and delivery schedules., • Maintain and administer version control repositories, branching strategies, and source-driven development processes., • Monitor and enhance deployment performance to improve reliability, quality, and speed of delivery., • Support change management and governance processes to ensure deployments comply with organisational standards, security requirements, and audit controls., • Troubleshoot deployment issues, environment challenges, and release-related incidents to minimise business impact., • Develop and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational standards., • Promote DevOps best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across Salesforce delivery teams., • Support the implementation and optimisation of Salesforce DevOps tools and associated platform capabilities., • Provide deployment metrics, reporting, and insights to support effective decision-making and risk management., • Bring proven experience working with Salesforce platform delivery, release management, and DevOps practices., • Possess strong understanding of Salesforce environments, metadata deployment, and configuration management., • Bring experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps platforms such as Gearset, Copado, AutoRABIT, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar technologies., • Possess strong knowledge of version control systems and branching strategies, particularly Git-based repositories., • Bring experience supporting complex deployments across multiple Salesforce environments., • Possess understanding of Salesforce DX and modern Salesforce development lifecycle practices., • Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve technical issues efficiently., • Possess excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams., • Bring experience working within Agile delivery methodologies and collaborative development environments., • Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing deadlines, and maintain attention to detail., • Possess a strong commitment to quality, governance, security, and continuous improvement., • Hold Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Administrator, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer, or Salesforce DevOps-related certifications, desirable., • Bring experience operating within enterprise-scale Salesforce environments, desirable., • Possess knowledge of automated testing frameworks and deployment validation processes, desirable., • Bring familiarity with integration platforms, APIs, and enterprise application landscapes, desirable., • Possess experience implementing DevOps transformation initiatives and delivery process improvements, desirable., • Bring understanding of change management, risk management, and IT service management principles, desirable., • Possess exposure to cloud technologies and broader DevOps toolsets beyond Salesforce, desirable., • Bring experience mentoring team members and promoting DevOps best practices across delivery teams, desi #J-18808-Ljbffr