Senior Release Engineer

ZEISS Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in India is seeking a skilled Salesforce Release Engineer to support and optimize release management processes using Copado. This role focuses on smooth deployments across environments, with responsibilities including managing branching strategies and configuring CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate has strong Salesforce knowledge and at least 3 years of relevant experience. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Salesforce release management or DevOps roles.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce development, lifecycle, and metadata management.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute Salesforce releases using Copado across multiple environments.
• Define and manage branching strategies, commit processes, and deployment pipelines.
• Ensure smooth promotion of changes from development through QA, UAT, STAGE, and Production.

Skills

Salesforce knowledge

Hands-on experience with Copado

Proactive mindset

Version control proficiency

CI/CD practices

Education

Relevant engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Copado

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Overview

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics. ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, an R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India, with 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India.

Position Summary: We are seeking a skilled Salesforce Release Engineer to support and optimize our Salesforce release management processes. This role is critical in ensuring smooth, reliable, and well-governed deployments across multiple environments. You will be responsible for leveraging Copado’s DevOps platform to manage version control, automate deployments, enforce governance standards, and improve release velocity without compromising quality. The ideal candidate has strong Salesforce knowledge, hands-on experience with Copado, and a proactive mindset to enhance CI/CD practices in alignment with enterprise DevOps strategy.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute Salesforce releases using Copado across multiple environments.
• Define and manage branching strategies, commit processes, and deployment pipelines.
• Ensure smooth promotion of changes from development through QA, UAT, STAGE, and Production.
• Configure and maintain Copado CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments.
• Integrate Copado with version control (e.g., Git) and other DevOps tools.
• Optimize existing release workflows for scalability and performance.
• Enforce deployment standards, naming conventions, and change management policies.
• Monitor deployment risks and implement rollback/recovery strategies.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
• Partner with Salesforce Developers, Admins, QA, and business stakeholders to coordinate releases.
• Provide Copado training, best practices, and support to development teams.
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Copado and Salesforce DevOps processes.
• Identify bottlenecks in the release process and implement solutions.
• Recommend new Copado features, DevOps tools, and methodologies for improvement.
• Drive a culture of automation, repeatability, and reliability in deployments.

Qualifications

• A relevant engineering degree or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in Salesforce release management or DevOps roles.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Hands-on expertise with Copado (Admin and Developer functionality).
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce development, lifecycle and metadata management.
• Proficiency with Git-based version control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and build automation.
• Solid understanding of Apex, Lightning Components, Flows, and Salesforce metadata.
• Ability to troubleshoot deployment failures and environment conflicts.

About ZEISS

ZEISS Recruiting Team: Upasana Sinal