Salesforce DevOps Architect - Only USC and GC

Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Salesforce DevOps Architect with strong hands-on expertise in enterprise Salesforce DevOps, release management, CI/CD, and deployment automation. The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex Salesforce environments and coordinating releases across enterprise applications, integrations, and cloud platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage Salesforce DevOps and release management activities across large enterprise environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Define and enforce Git/GitLab workflows, branching strategies, version control, and release processes.
• Manage Salesforce metadata deployments across multiple environments, including troubleshooting deployment and pipeline issues.
• Work hands-on with Salesforce DevOps tools such as Flosum, Copado, Gearset, or similar platforms.
• Partner with development, architecture, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to coordinate enterprise releases.
• Support Salesforce implementations involving Health Cloud and Experience Cloud.
• Work with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Security, configuration, and metadata.
• Coordinate Salesforce releases and dependencies across MuleSoft, Snowflake, AWS, and other enterprise integrations.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving deployments, metadata, CI/CD pipelines, environments, integrations, and release automation.
• Establish DevOps best practices around source control, branching, code promotion, environment management, quality gates, and release governance.
• Support Salesforce GovCloud and federal environments, including environments subject to IL4/IL5 requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance for Salesforce development and DevOps teams.

Qualifications
• Strong hands-on experience as a Salesforce DevOps Architect / Salesforce DevOps Engineer / Salesforce Release Manager.
• Extensive enterprise-level Salesforce DevOps and Release Management experience.
• Expert knowledge of Git/GitLab, CI/CD, branching strategies, source control, and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience with Flosum preferred.
• Experience with Copado, Gearset, or similar Salesforce DevOps tools.
• Strong Salesforce development and platform experience.
• Experience with Salesforce Health Cloud and Experience Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of Apex and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Strong understanding of Salesforce Security and metadata management.
• Experience with enterprise integrations involving MuleSoft, Snowflake, and AWS.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across Salesforce deployments, pipelines, metadata, environments, and integrations.

Additional Information
• Experience with Salesforce GovCloud.
• Experience working in federal/government environments.
• Knowledge of IL4/IL5 compliance and security requirements.
• Previous experience supporting government or highly regulated Salesforce environments.
• Government security clearance experience is a plus.