Salesforce DevOps Engineer

The Opportunity

This is not a traditional Salesforce DevOps role focused on maintaining pipelines; this is an opportunity to own and evolve a modern, source-driven Salesforce delivery ecosystem at scale. As a Salesforce DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for transforming how Salesforce applications are built, packaged, validated, and released by fully embracing Salesforce DX, CI/CD automation, and Second-Generation Packaging.

You’ll play a critical role in moving teams away from fragile, manual release processes and toward high-frequency, reliable, and secure deployments. Your work will directly impact product stability, engineering velocity, and customer trust. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on automation, takes proactive ownership, and enjoys influencing how engineering teams operate at scale.

What You’ll Do

As a Salesforce DevOps Engineer, you’ll design and drive a source-driven development and release strategy that supports multiple scrum teams delivering frequently and safely. You’ll build and optimise CI/CD pipelines that validate, test, secure, and package Salesforce metadata automatically — ensuring every release is predictable and production-ready.

You’ll work closely with developers, architects, and release stakeholders to manage package modularity, dependencies, and branching strategies. From troubleshooting complex deployment failures to improving pipeline performance and release cadence, you’ll ensure that Salesforce delivery is fast, scalable, and resilient. Your role will go beyond execution — you’ll actively identify risks, prevent incidents, and continuously improve DevOps maturity across teams.

The Skills You’ll Have

1. Deep Technical Proficiency in Salesforce DevOps

Manages Salesforce metadata entirely as source code using Salesforce DX and Git as the system of record

Creates, versions, and promotes Unlocked Packages or Second-Generation Packages using SFDX CLI

Designs and executes CI-driven deployments without relying on Change Sets

Automates deployments using Scratch Orgs and sandbox-based workflows

Supports high-frequency releases (multiple per month) while maintaining stability

Designs package dependency strategies for complex Salesforce codebases

2. CI/CD Automation & DevSecOps

Builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or CircleCI

Integrates validation, testing, and static code analysis into automated pipelines

Implements automated package versioning as part of the release process

Optimizes pipelines to reduce build time and deployment failures

Embeds security and quality checks early in the delivery lifecycle

3. Proactive Leadership & Growth Mindset

Independently troubleshoots and resolves build and deployment failures

Proactively identifies and flags risks in release pipelines or delivery plans

Supports multiple scrum teams simultaneously without compromising quality

Drives automation and DevOps improvements without waiting for direction

Prevents production incidents through early detection and proactive controls

Mentors engineers on Salesforce DevOps best practices

4. Effective Technical Communication & Documentation

Clearly explains branching strategies, pipeline architecture, and package flows to teams

Documents CI/CD workflows, DevOps runbooks, and SFDX configurations

Maintains and standardizes sfdx-project.json and related project structures

Leads DevOps onboarding sessions for new teams

Influences how teams structure repositories and manage releases