Salesforce DevOps Lead
Location: Reading
Salary: Up to 75,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Working Model: Hybrid - 2 days in the office per week
Type: Permanent, full-time
About the Role
Our client is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Salesforce DevOps Lead to join their growing Digital Transformation team. This role plays a key part in shaping and implementing DevOps best practices across the Salesforce platform, ensuring stability, scalability, and security while driving automation and continuous improvement.
You’ll define and implement CI/CD pipelines, enhance developer workflows, and lead initiatives to improve platform performance and reliability. This position requires strong technical expertise in Salesforce DevOps, CI/CD tools, environment management, and automation, as well as the ability to collaborate across multiple teams to deliver seamless deployments and robust systems.
Key Responsibilities
DevOps Strategy & Implementation
* Develop and implement DevOps strategies for the Salesforce platform.
* Define best practices for CI/CD, release management, and automated testing.
* Enhance deployment automation to support Salesforce solutions.
CI/CD Pipeline Management
* Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce development.
* Ensure conflict-free and automated deployments with minimal downtime.
* Continuously monitor and improve pipeline efficiency.
Environment & Release Management
* Manage Salesforce environments, ensuring consistency across development, testing, and production.
* Establish and enforce version control strategies.
* Oversee release schedules to ensure incident‑free deployments with minimal business impact.
Infrastructure & Security
* Implement security best practices, including role‑based access control and compliance monitoring.
* Work closely with security teams to mitigate risks and enforce governance policies.
* Optimise performance and scalability of Salesforce infrastructure.
Monitoring & Incident Management
* Establish monitoring and logging solutions for proactive issue detection.
* Respond to production incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
* Collaborate with platform teams to resolve performance bottlenecks.
Automation & Continuous Improvement
* Identify opportunities to automate manual processes within the Salesforce estate.
* Lead efforts to enhance development workflows and manage code across projects and teams.
What You’ll Bring
* Proven experience in Salesforce development and DevOps.
* Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, or Copado.
* Expertise in Salesforce deployment strategies, including change sets, Salesforce DX, and metadata API.
* Strong understanding of version control and branching strategies.
* Experience with automation frameworks for testing and deployment.
* Experience working in agile and DevOps environments.
* Strong experience with Salesforce DX, CLI, and automation tools.
* Proficiency in APEX, Visualforce, LWC, and JavaScript.
* Experience in Salesforce API integration (REST, SOAP, Platform Events).
* Demonstrated experience in Agile and DevOps frameworks.
* Hands‑on experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) and scripting languages such as Python or Shell.
* Experience with microservices architecture, integration/middleware, source control, CI/CD deployment, and security.
* Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce DevOps Specialist, Salesforce Administrator, or Salesforce Platform Developer.
Desirable Experience
* Previous experience in the utilities industry.
* Knowledge of Salesforce CPQ, Commerce Cloud, Service Cloud, and Field Service.
* Experience with test automation tools.
* Familiarity with VRA or OwnBackup.
* Experience with cloud‑based infrastructure services such as AWS or Azure.
* Previous involvement in digital transformation projects.
Desirable Technical Skills & Qualifications
* Understanding of Salesforce security best practices.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders and translating technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
What’s in it for You
* Competitive salary up to 75,000 per annum (depending on experience).
* 26 days of annual leave (rising to 30 with length of service) plus bank holidays.
* Performance‑related pay plan tied to company and individual success.
* Generous pension scheme through AON.
* A wide range of benefits to support health, wellbeing, and financial security - including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.
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