Salesforce DevOps Engineer / Lead - Copado, DevOps, Salesforce, APO, CI/CD Pipelines
Summary
Build and maintain Salesforce CI/CD pipelines using Copado/Azure DevOps, govern releases, and automate deployments across environments for enterprise Salesforce estates.
London - Hybrid
We’re looking for an experienced Salesforce DevOps Engineer / Lead to build, govern, and optimise DevOps processes across a complex Salesforce estate.
You’ll take ownership of end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, release governance, environment strategy, and secure, high-quality deployments across multiple Salesforce environments. You will be the lead on all projects you are engaged with, there is no management within this role.
What you’ll be doing
- Design, implement, and manage Salesforce CI/CD pipelines using Copado, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- Lead deployments across Development, SIT, UAT, Pre-Production, and Production environments.
- Own release planning, deployment schedules, rollback procedures, and post-release validation.
- Drive automation, quality gates, governance, auditability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with architects, developers, product owners, release managers, and delivery teams.
What we’re looking for
- Strong Salesforce platform, release management, and environment management experience.
- Hands-on CI/CD experience with Copado, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar.
- Solid knowledge of Salesforce DX, Metadata API, branching, merging, and deployment governance.
- Experience in Agile delivery, change management, regulated environments, and stakeholder reporting.
- Confidence leading, mentoring, and raising DevOps maturity across delivery teams.
Nice to have
Public sector or regulated environment experience, DevSecOps exposure, automated testing frameworks, and Salesforce, Copado, or Azure DevOps certifications.