Salesforce DevOps - Technical Architect

Salesforce; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Technical Architect - DevOps to design and manage deployment orchestration for complex Salesforce implementations. You will work with Delivery Managers and Solution Architects, engaging directly with clients to tailor DevOps solutions that scale and remain secure.

The role requires deep Salesforce knowledge, hands-on architectural skills, and the ability to travel 50-75% to client sites.

Qualifications

• 10+ years CRM experience, with Salesforce depth.
• Expert knowledge of Salesforce product suite including Sales, Service, Experience, Industries and Data Cloud.
• Strong deployment methodologies and environment management.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control.
• Security integration into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and expectations.
• Assess and improve existing DevOps processes and practices.
• Design and implement best-fit DevOps solutions for Salesforce deployments.
• Lead DevOps design sessions and document best practices.
• Provide governance over Salesforce projects and ensure continuous delivery across environments.
• Support pre-sales activities with technical deep dives and PoCs.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development and ensure security and performance.

Skills

CRM experience

Salesforce expertise

DevOps leadership

Architectural thinking

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Copado

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab

CircleCI

Git

GitHub

Job description

Job Category

Customer Success

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Technical Architect - DevOps is responsible for advising, designing, and managing deployment orchestration solutions for complex Salesforce implementations. This role requires close collaboration with Delivery Managers, Technical Architects, Solution Architects, and Account Teams, as well as direct client engagement to architect DevOps solutions tailored to their needs.

The Technical Architect - DevOps ensures solutions align with industry best practices to drive long-term customer success. This hands-on role involves architectural work and, when necessary, deployment execution. You are both a big-picture thinker and an in-depth problem solver, with broad and deep technical expertise. You take pride in designing resilient systems that withstand high volumes and critical demands while balancing technical and enterprise-level considerations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to define requirements, deliverables, and manage expectations.
• Assess existing DevOps processes, tools, and practices, recommending improvements.
• Design, present, and implement best-fit DevOps solutions, considering customer needs, tool preferences, and commercial constraints.
• Drive the selection and implementation of DevOps tools and technologies.
• Lead DevOps design sessions, architect solutions, and document best practices.
• Develop and enforce DevOps frameworks and governance models for consistency across deployments.
• Provide oversight and governance of Salesforce projects.
• Ensure successful continuous delivery deployments across environments.
• Support pre-sales activities, including discovery sessions, technical deep dives, and proof-of-concept (PoC) development.
• Collaborate with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations.
• Champion an AI-first development workflow by utilizing advanced AI developer assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate Salesforce Field Service solution development, Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, mobile application development, and integrations while maintaining platform security, performance, and Salesforce best practices.
• Practical fluency in using AI coding assistants and modern development ecosystems to maximize development productivity, optimize Field Service solutions, document custom implementations, and deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality customer solutions.
• Travel to client sites as needed (estimated 50-75%).

Requirements (Technical Skillset)

• 10+ years of CRM experience, with at least 8 years on the Salesforce platform.
• Expert knowledge of the Salesforce product suite, including Sales, Service, Experience, Industries (Vlocit y), and Data Cloud.
• Strong understanding of environment management, release management, version control best practices, and deployment methodologies.
• Understanding of branching strategies such as Git Flow, Trunk-based development, Feature branching
• Salesforce Development Lifecycle - Metadata API, SFDX (Salesforce DX), Salesforce CLI, Apex, SOQL, Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Salesforce Release & Deployment Strategies - Sandbox management, Source-driven development, Change sets, Unlocked & Managed Packages.
• Experience with CI/CD tools: Copado, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI.
• Experience with Version Control Systems - Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure Repos.
• Strong grasp of software configuration management (Chef) and release management.
• Experience with Docker image building, orchestration, and pipelines.
• Experience with test automation (Provar, TOSCA, TestNG, Selenium, WebDriver, JUnit, JMeter, ApexUnit).
• Experience managing code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube, Checkmarx, PMD).
• Understanding of Performance Monitoring - Salesforce Event Monitoring, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor.
• Experience with security integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Salesforce certifications (active or ability to obtain upon hire).
• Experience is evaluated based on core proficiencies, including leadership roles, military experience, volunteer work, and professional backgr