Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to promote Salesforce metadata (Apex, Visualforce, Lightning components, etc.) across environments (dev, test, staging, production).
- Collaborate with Salesforce teams to ensure standard processes in version control, metadata management, and change promotion.
- Implement automation for seamless integration of Salesforce DX with GitHub Actions, supporting a streamlined release process.
- Monitor and fix pipeline failures, identify bottlenecks, and optimize the deployment process for scalability and efficiency.
- Maintain high availability, performance, and reliability of Salesforce metadata promotion processes.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and management to support the Salesforce environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Work with multi-functional teams to ensure smooth deployment cycles and minimal downtime during deployments.
- Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to ensure the health of pipelines and Salesforce environments.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of deployment practices, testing, and automation strategies.
- Provide technical support to solve deployment and metadata issues, ensuring rapid resolution.
- Ensure compliance with security policies, including securing API keys, credentials, and other sensitive data used in the pipeline.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or a related field.
- Experience specifically in Salesforce administration or development is a plus, along with expertise in cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience (e.g., 6 years of relevant hands-on work in SRE or DevOps) may be considered in place of a degree for candidates with strong technical skills and demonstrated success.
- Demonstrable experience with Salesforce DX, Salesforce metadata management, and deployment strategies. (do not need github)
- Solid experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline creation, management, and optimization.
- Hands-on knowledge of Git version control systems and best practices.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Bash, or Groovy. (any scripting language) – intermediate level
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar.
- Proven knowledge of DevOps principles, practices, and tools (CI/CD, automation, monitoring).
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, collaborative approach to resolving issues.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical business collaborators.
- Knowledge of security best practices related to API keys, OAuth, and secure environments.
- Salesforce release manager experience.
Nice to Have:
- Experience working with Salesforce-specific deployment tools like Gearset or Copado.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization technologies.
- Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Developer, or Application Architect).
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
