Senior Salesforce DevOps Engineer - Copado

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Copado to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce environments. The role focuses on automation, release management, environment strategy, and DevOps best practices to enable faster, reliable, and secure deployments.

Key Responsibilities

1. DevOps Strategy & Implementation

• Define and implement Salesforce DevOps strategy using Copado

• Establish best practices for:

• Version control

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Drive DevOps maturity across teams

2. Copado Configuration & Management

• Configure and manage:

• Copado pipelines

• User stories and commits

• Promotion paths across environments

• Customize Copado workflows and automation

3. CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Build and maintain pipelines for:

• Automated builds

• Testing and deployments

• Integrate with tools:

• Git (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab)

• Jenkins / Azure DevOps (if hybrid setup)

• Enable automated validation and rollback mechanisms

4. Environment & Release Management

• Manage Salesforce environments:

• Dev, QA, UAT, Staging, Production

• Handle:

• Environment strategy

• Sandbox management

• Refresh cycles

• Plan and execute release cycles

5. Version Control & Branching Strategy

• Implement and manage:

• Git branching strategies (feature, release, hotfix)

• Ensure proper versioning and traceability

• Resolve merge conflicts and deployment issues

6. Automation & Quality Gates

• Automate:

• Code quality checks (PMD, SonarQube)

• Unit testing and validation

• Enforce quality gates:

• Test coverage

• Static code analysis

• Integrate QA processes into pipelines

7. Deployment & Troubleshooting

• Perform and monitor deployments using Copado

• Troubleshoot:

• Deployment failures

• Metadata conflicts

• Ensure minimal downtime and zero-defect releases

8. Security & Compliance

• Ensure secure deployments:

• Role-based access

• Audit trails

• Maintain compliance with organizational standards

9. Collaboration & Leadership

• Work with:

• Developers, QA, Architects

• Release Managers

• Mentor junior DevOps engineers

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with:

• Copado (mandatory)

• Salesforce platform (Admin + Development understanding)

• Expertise in:

• CI/CD concepts and pipeline design

• Git (branching, merging, conflict resolution)

• Experience with:

• Salesforce DX (SFDX)

• Metadata API / Packaging

Tools & Technologies

• Copado
• Git (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab)
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Code quality tools (PMD, SonarQube)
• API tools (Postman)

Certifications (Mandatory)

• Copado Fundamentals / Copado DevOps Certification
• Salesforce Administrator or Platform Developer I

Experience Requirements

• 47+ years of IT experience
• 35+ years in DevOps / CI-CD
• 24+ years working with Copado for Salesforce deployments