Role : Salesforce DevOps &

- Release Management Engineer

Role Overview :

We are looking for an experienced Salesforce DevOps &

- Release Management Engineer responsible for managing Salesforce deployment pipelines, CI/CD processes, source control, workplace management, release planning, and production deployments.

The candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Salesforce DevOps practices and tools such as Copado, Gearset, Salesforce CLI, Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD platforms. The role will work closely with Salesforce Developers, Administrators, QA teams, Product Owners, and Release Managers to ensure reliable and high-quality releases.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, implement, and maintain Salesforce CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments.
- Manage Salesforce deployments from Development - Integration - QA - UAT - Production.
- Own the end-to-end Salesforce release management lifecycle, including release planning, deployment scheduling, validation, and production implementation.
- Manage source control using Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket and follow appropriate branching and merge strategies.
- Perform Salesforce metadata deployments using Salesforce CLI, Metadata API, Change Sets, Copado, Gearset or similar tools.
- Configure and maintain automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or equivalent tools.
- Manage Salesforce sandboxes and ensure environments remain synchronized and aligned with the release strategy.
- Coordinate release activities with development, QA, business, and production support teams.
- Perform deployment validation, dependency analysis, pre-deployment checks, and post-deployment verification.




- Implement automated testing, quality gates, and validation processes to minimize deployment failures.
- Troubleshoot deployment failures, metadata conflicts, merge issues, validation errors, and environment-related issues.
- Manage hotfixes, emergency releases, rollback activities, and production fixes.
- Maintain release calendars, deployment trackers, release notes, and implementation documentation.
- Ensure proper approval and governance processes are followed before production deployments.
- Monitor deployment pipelines and provide timely resolution of failed builds or deployments.
- Support Salesforce developers in resolving Git merge conflicts and deployment-related issues.
- Establish and maintain best practices around source-driven development and continuous integration.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual release activities and improve deployment efficiency.
- Support Salesforce platform upgrades and ensure existing customizations and integrations remain compatible.

Required Technical Skills :

- Strong hands-on experience in Salesforce DevOps and Release Management.
- Good understanding of Salesforce metadata, deployment lifecycle, sandboxes, and environments.
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce CLI and Metadata API.
- Hands-on experience with Git and branching/merging strategies.




- Experience with one or more Salesforce DevOps tools : Copado, Gearset, Salesforce DevOps Center.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as : Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD.
- Good understanding of Salesforce components including : Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, Profiles &
- Permission Sets, Custom Objects &
- Fields, Validation Rules, Workflows, Reports &
- Dashboards, Lightning Pages, Integrations.
- Understanding of automated testing and Salesforce deployment validation.
- Knowledge of release governance, change management, and deployment controls.
- Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Good to Have :

- Salesforce Administrator / Platform Developer / DevOps-related certifications.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Experience managing large-scale Salesforce releases across multiple teams.
- Knowledge of Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence or other ALM/change-management tools.
- Experience with Salesforce DX and scratch orgs.
- Knowledge of Salesforce security and deployment dependencies.
- Experience with automated regression testing tools.
- Experience supporting Salesforce production incidents and emergency releases.

Behavioral Skills :

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to coordinate multiple releases and teams simultaneously.
- Strong ownership of production deployments and release activities.
- Good analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with distributed teams.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to deployment quality.

📌 Salesforce DevOps & Release Management Engineer (India)
🏢 Forward Eye Technologies
📍 India