Salesforce Release Engineer

Johnson Controls; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Manchester is seeking a Salesforce Release Engineer to lead and coordinate release processes across multiple organizations. The role involves planning releases, ensuring compliance with governance practices, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in Salesforce release management and strong knowledge of Azure DevOps Pipelines. This position entails working closely with development and operations to ensure smooth deployments and optimal process improvements.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Salesforce release management in a multi-org environment.
• Salesforce Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect Certification or multiple Salesforce certifications.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines for Salesforce metadata and code deployments.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and release lifecycle.
• Experience with Salesforce metadata and sandbox management.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate Salesforce releases across multiple organizations.
• Create and publish detailed Release Calendars for each Salesforce instance.
• Monitor release progress and address risks and issues.
• Ensure compliance with governance and change management best practices.
• Collaborate with global development and operations teams.

Skills

Salesforce release management

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Salesforce architecture

Apex

Project tracking tools

Education

Degree in an IT-related field

Tools

Salesforce metadata deployment tools

Jira

Job description

What you will do

We’re looking for a Salesforce Release Engineer to lead and coordinate release processes across multiple Salesforce organizations. You’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth, timely, and compliant deployments while maintaining system integrity and minimizing disruption. This includes managing Salesforce standard releases, sandbox refreshes, and supporting DevOps automation using Azure Pipelines. You’ll work closely with development and business teams worldwide.

How you will do it

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate Salesforce releases across multiple organizations, including risk assessment, deployment planning, and post-release activities.

• Create and publish detailed Release Calendars for each Salesforce instance.

• Monitor release progress and proactively address risks and issues.

• Ensure compliance with governance and change management best practices.

• Collaborate with global development and operations teams for efficient release cycles.

• Communicate timelines, requirements, and expectations clearly to technical and business stakeholders.

• Work with the Change Management Board for approvals and implementation coordination.

• Assess change requests for potential downstream impacts on Salesforce environments.

• Manage sandbox refreshes and align them with the release calendar.

• Maintain and optimize Azure DevOps Pipelines for automated deployments.

• Continuously improve release processes, tools, and automation for better efficiency and quality.

• Partner with Salesforce on upcoming platform changes, releases, and health reviews.

What we look for

Required

• 6+ years of experience in Salesforce release management in a multi-org environment (20,000+ users, 5+ organizations).

• Salesforce Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect Certification or multiple Salesforce certifications (minimum: Platform Developer II).

• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines for Salesforce metadata and code deployments.

• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, release lifecycle, Apex, objects, integrations, data manipulation, and security models.

• Experience with Salesforce metadata, deployment tools (e.g., SFDX, Change Sets), and sandbox management.

• Proficiency with project tracking tools (e.g., Jira or similar).

• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills; ability to lead and prioritize in a fast‑paced environment.

• Ability to cover North America time zone on a regular basis.

Preferred

• Degree in an IT‑related field.

Our culture

At Johnson Controls you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting projects in today’s market. Our hardworking people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, results‑oriented, hardworking and above all fun.