Sr. DevOps - Salesforce Release Management (Copado a MUST)

Talent Advantage Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Advantage Group is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer specializing in Salesforce Release Management to lead design, automation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will govern releases using Copado, manage pipelines in Azure DevOps, and mentor teams to improve reliability and efficiency.

You will collaborate with Salesforce admins and developers, implement best practices, and drive automation to accelerate releases while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT engineering experience with a focus on DevOps.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with Copado for Salesforce release management and deployments is required.
• Strong experience designing and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting complex application deployments across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern Salesforce deployments using Copado, ensuring compliance with release management standards and quality requirements.
• Manage release schedules, deployment calendars, and coordination across development, testing, and production environments.
• Establish and enforce release quality gates, approval processes, and deployment best practices.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, resolve merge conflicts, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain rollback strategies, risk mitigation plans, and release documentation.
• Manage Salesforce sandbox strategies, environment refreshes, and automated data seeding.
• Integrate release governance and change tracking with platforms such as ServiceNow and Jira.
• Continuously improve Salesforce release management processes through automation and standardization.
• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Configure and manage YAML and classic pipelines, variable groups, service connections, and build artifacts.
• Automate build, testing, and deployment processes across enterprise platforms.
• Implement and maintain Git-based version control, branching, merging, and tagging strategies.
• Support source control repositories, including Azure Repos, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
• Establish and maintain branching strategies such as GitFlow and trunk-based development.
• Utilize Salesforce CLI (SFDX) and automation tools to support deployments.
• Identify opportunities to improve pipeline performance, deployment speed, and reliability.

Skills

DevOps leadership

CI/CD design

Cloud deployment

Automation mindset

SLA compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Copado

Azure DevOps

Git

Terraform

Salesforce CLI (SFDX)

Job description

2074 Senior DevOps Engineer – Salesforce Release Management

Must be US Citizen or GCH W2 ONLY

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer specializing in Salesforce Release Management to lead the design, automation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and enterprise release strategies.

This position will focus on Salesforce release governance using Copado, Azure DevOps pipeline management, environment administration, and deployment automation across cloud and on-premises environments.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, leadership experience, and a commitment to improving deployment efficiency, system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Release Management & Copado

• Lead and govern Salesforce deployments using Copado, ensuring compliance with release management standards and quality requirements.
• Manage release schedules, deployment calendars, and coordination across development, testing, and production environments.
• Establish and enforce release quality gates, approval processes, and deployment best practices.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, resolve merge conflicts, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain rollback strategies, risk mitigation plans, and release documentation.
• Manage Salesforce sandbox strategies, environment refreshes, and automated data seeding.
• Integrate release governance and change tracking with platforms such as ServiceNow and Jira.
• Continuously improve Salesforce release management processes through automation and standardization.
• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Configure and manage YAML and classic pipelines, variable groups, service connections, and build artifacts.
• Automate build, testing, and deployment processes across enterprise platforms.
• Implement and maintain Git-based version control, branching, merging, and tagging strategies.
• Support source control repositories, including Azure Repos, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
• Establish and maintain branching strategies such as GitFlow and trunk-based development.
• Utilize Salesforce CLI (SFDX) and automation tools to support deployments.
• Identify opportunities to improve pipeline performance, deployment speed, and reliability.

Infrastructure Automation & Cloud Operations

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Support automated infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
• Implement security, compliance, and quality controls within CI/CD processes.
• Support secrets management using tools such as Azure Key Vault or Vault.
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Utilize monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Splunk, or ELK.
• Support containerized deployments and orchestration technologies where applicable.
• Partner with Salesforce developers, administrators, infrastructure teams, and other technical stakeholders to coordinate releases.
• Lead root cause analysis for deployment failures and implement preventive solutions.
• Mentor and coach technical team members on DevOps practices, release management, and automation.
• Establish technical standards, deployment procedures, and operational best practices.
• Maintain documentation covering system configurations, CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Ensure releases meet established quality, security, and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

Experience & Education

• 5+ years of IT engineering experience with a focus on DevOps.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with Copado for Salesforce release management and deployments is required.
• Strong experience designing and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting complex application deployments across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Technical Skills

Salesforce Release Management

• Copado deployment management and release governance.
• Salesforce sandbox management, deployment processes, and environment strategies.
• Release scheduling, merge conflict resolution, and rollback planning.
• Azure DevOps pipeline creation and management.
• YAML and classic pipelines.
• Variable groups, service connections, and artifact management.
• Automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Security and compliance automation within CI/CD pipelines.

Source Control

• Git, Bitbucket, Azure Repos, or GitHub.
• Branching, merging, tagging, and version control strategies.
• GitFlow and trunk-based development.

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform.
• ARM templates.
• Bicep.

Scripting & Automation

• PowerShell.
• Bash.
• YAML.
• Python.

Monitoring, Integration & Security

• API management and integration monitoring.
• Secrets management tools such as Azure Key Vault or Vault.
• Release governance and change tracking through ServiceNow or Jira.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, CloudHub, and Runtime Manager deployments.
• Experience integrating MuleSoft deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Master's degree in a STEM-related or business discipline.
• Experience with software auditing, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.