Salesforce DevOps Engineer

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Title: Salesforce DevOps Engineer (with Salesforce Administration & Data Management expertise)
Location: Los Angeles, CA 2-3 days per week (Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Role Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Salesforce DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in GIT-based version control, CI/CD tools (Gearset, Copado, Bitbucket Pipelines), and strong capabilities in Salesforce Administration and Data Loader operations.
This role will be responsible for managing the end to end release lifecycle, optimizing DevOps processes, and ensuring smooth, error free deployments across Salesforce environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Salesforce DevOps & Release Management
Manage and streamline the Salesforce CI/CD pipeline using tools such as Copado, Gearset, Bitbucket, and GIT.
Maintain and optimize branching strategy, version control, pull requests, and code reviews.
Automate deployments, track deployment changes, and ensure compliance across environments.
Troubleshoot deployment issues related to metadata, dependencies, permission sets, and testing.
Implement DevOps best practices including automated testing, sandbox management, and quality checks.
Collaborate with developers, admins, architects, and QA for smooth release cycles.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Technical Skills
Strong hands-on experience with Salesforce DevOps tools:
GIT / GitHub / Bitbucket
Gearset
Copado
Bitbucket Pipelines or similar CI/CD tools
Experience in Salesforce Admin configuration.
Strong command over Salesforce Metadata architecture and deployment complexities.
Proficiency with Salesforce Data Loader for bulk data operations.
Experience with SFDX, packaging, and metadata API (nice to have).