Salesforce Developer with Azure Devops

Lorven Technologies Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorven Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Salesforce DevOps Engineer to modernize, stabilize, and scale our Salesforce DevOps practices on Azure.

You will own automated deployments, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and drive improvements across the release lifecycle within a large, 10+ POD/Scrum team environment. The ideal candidate brings deep Salesforce CI/CD expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for engineering excellence, with experience managing deployments in a 1000+ user org

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Salesforce DevOps/Release experience.
• Deep Azure DevOps expertise (Pipelines, Repos, Boards, Artifacts).
• Strong SFDX/Salesforce CLI and metadata deployments.
• Proficient in Git workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based).
• Experience with delta deployment tools (SFDX Git Delta, Copado, Gearset).
• Experience with multi-team enterprise Salesforce delivery (1000+ users).
• Experience with SAST/SCA tools (SonarQube, SNYK).
• Sandbox management and org strategy design.
• Scripting skills: Bash, Python, PowerShell.
• Familiar with feature flags; multi-release trains.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize Salesforce DevOps pipelines across multiple release trains.
• Architect org-from-repo deployment strategies ensuring environments are in sync.
• Reduce Apex test execution time via parallelization and test impact analysis.
• Implement automated rollback, hotfix, and deployment governance in Azure DevOps.
• Standardize branch policies and PR practices across POD teams.
• Enable self-service pipelines and reusable templates for Scrum teams.

Skills

Salesforce DevOps

Azure DevOps

Salesforce DX

Git workflows

Scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell)

Test optimization

Tools

SFDX Git Delta

Salesforce CLI

Copado

Gearset

AutoRABIT

Flosum

SonarQube

SNYK

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Salesforce DevOps Engineer to join a large-scale,

enterprise Salesforce delivery organization operating with 10+ POD/Scrum teams. This role is

critical to modernizing, stabilizing, and scaling our Salesforce DevOps practices on Azure

DevOps. The ideal candidate will bring deep Salesforce CI/CD expertise, strong problem-solving

skills, and a passion for engineering excellence. They will be responsible for diagnosing and

resolving significant existing challenges in our release pipeline and driving long-term

improvements across the DevOps lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Repository & Org Synchronization
  • Establish and enforce a reliable, automated source of truth between Salesforce orgs and the
  • Design and implement processes to ensure Production org and Master branch are always in sync
  • Eliminate code overwrite and rework caused by org/repo inconsistencies
  • Architect org-from-repo deployment strategies to ensure environments are always created/refreshed from version-controlled source
  • Redesign and optimize CI/CD pipelines to significantly reduce overall execution time
  • Implement shallow clones, artifact caching, and incremental checkout strategies to address large repository sizes (~4.5GB)
  • Introduce dedicated build agents/runners to eliminate shared-agent contention
  • Optimize dependency installation, SonarQube, and SNYK scan execution within pipelines
  • Reduce Apex test class execution time (current baseline: ~6 hours) through parallel test execution, test selection optimization, and test impact analysis strategies
• Release Management & Multi-Train Support
  • Design and manage DevOps processes supporting multiple release trains: Major Release (6- week), Short Sprint (2-week), Anytime/Micro, Hotfix, and Hypercare (1-week post-MR)
  • Architect environment strategies to isolate different release streams — eliminating the risk
  • of shared UAT environment conflicts across concurrent release tracks
  • Establish clear environment promotion paths and minimize back-sync conflicts when
  • syncing changes from Production
  • Support increasing release frequency and volume with scalable, repeatable pipeline automation
• Rollback, Hotfix & Revert Capabilities
  • Design and implement automated rollback mechanisms within the pipeline to support last- minute release rollbacks
  • Address Git cherry-pick limitations by establishing feature-branch and commit strategies
  • that enable clean, isolated feature reverts
  • Enable safe, low-risk hotfix and anytime deployment processes that do not disrupt ongoing
  • releases
  • Establish rollback runbooks and automated validation checks post-rollback
  • Reduce manual bottlenecks in the pull request approval process through automation,
  • tooling, and workflow improvements validation) to reduce dependency on manual reviewer availability
  • Integrate AI-assisted or rules-based code review tools to accelerate the review cycle
  • Enforce branch policies and PR standards across all POD teams
  • Design a scalable sandbox/environment strategy that supports multiple release trains in isolation
  • Automate QA and UAT sandbox refresh processes, including management of external
  • Enforce feature branch hygiene policies — including automated branch deletion post-merge
  • to prevent conflicts and outdated code overwrites
  • Document and enforce environment access controls and promotion gates
• Post-Deployment Validation & Feature Flags
  • Build automated verification pipelines to confirm flag states post-deployment, reducing
  • manual intervention and human error
  • Reduce deployment window durations through scripted, repeatable post-deployment steps
  • Build tooling and processes to identify, document, and manage Salesforce component
  • dependencies and inter-relationships across teams and releases
  • Prevent deployment failures caused by missing or conflicting dependent components
  • Integrate dependency mapping into pipeline gates and deployment planning
  • Reduce developer time spent on code migration between repos and orgs (current baseline:
  • 20-30% of developer time)
  • Simplify the DevOps infrastructure, tooling, and processes to reduce the steep learning
  • curve for new POD teams onboarding
  • Create self-service pipeline templates and onboarding guides for new scrum teams
  • Actively reduce complexity of DevOps infrastructure to streamline maintenance and updates
• Training & Knowledge Enablement
  • Bridge knowledge gaps across development teams in CI/CD tooling, conflict resolution, and
  • Develop and deliver training sessions, workshops, and documentation for Salesforce
  • developers across POD teams
  • Build a DevOps community of practice to share knowledge and standardize practices across
  • the 10+ scrum teams

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Salesforce DevOps engineering, platform engineering, or release
• Deep hands-on expertise with Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Boards, Artifacts)
• Strong experience with Salesforce DX (SFDX), Salesforce CLI, and metadata API-based deployments
• Proficiency in Git version control, branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based), and merge
• Experience with delta deployment tools (e.g., SFDX Git Delta, Copado, Gearset, or equivalent)
• Experience in establishing, building and maintaining DevOps process & Governance in a large enterprise Salesforce org (1000+ end users) delivery with 5+ POD/Scrum teams
• Hands-on experience with SonarQube and SNYK (or equivalent SAST/SCA tools) integration
• Experience managing Salesforce sandbox environments, refreshes, and org strategy design
• Strong scripting skills: Bash, Python, or PowerShell for pipeline automation
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-team, multi-release-train delivery models
• Familiarity with feature flags / dark deployment patterns in Salesforce
• Strong understanding of Salesforce metadata types, component relationships, and

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce release management tools such as Copado, Gearset, AutoRABIT,
• or Flosum
• Familiarity with YAML-based pipeline authoring in Azure DevOps
• Experience with self-hosted Azure DevOps agents configuration and maintenance
• Knowledge of Apex test optimization, parallel test execution, and test impact analysis
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I/II, DevOps Center)
• Experience with AI-assisted code review tools or GitHub Copilot integrations
• Familiarity with Salesforce Flow, OmniStudio, or industry cloud deployments

Key Challenges This Role Will Address

This role has been specifically created to resolve critical pain points in our current DevOps