University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salesforce Developer/Administrator, Graduate & Executive Education Programs Job Summary The David Eccles School of Business is seeking a collaborative, detail-oriented Salesforce Developer/Administrator to support Graduate Programs and Executive Education within the school's central Salesforce environment. This role will work closely with the Salesforce Team Lead and Lead Developer to deliver technical solutions, maintain and enhance existing functionality, and support the continued evolution of the school's Salesforce platform. The successful candidate will build upon established Salesforce architecture, data models, integrations, and development patterns rather than develop solutions in isolation. Working under the direction of the Team Lead and Lead Developer, this individual will collaborate with technical colleagues and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable, maintainable solutions that align with existing standards and long-term platform goals. Documentation, data analysis, and collaboration are essential to success in this role. The position requires someone who can understand complex business processes and data relationships, evaluate existing functionality, identify opportunities for improvement, and clearly document technical designs, system behavior, data flows, and implementation decisions. The individual should be comfortable working across configuration, Apex development, integrations, and reporting to address business needs while preserving the integrity and sustainability of the existing Salesforce environment. Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget. Responsibilities Salesforce Development & Platform Maintenance Collaborative Solution Development: Work under the direction of the Salesforce Team Lead and Lead Developer to design, develop, test, and implement Salesforce enhancements. Collaborate throughout the development lifecycle to ensure solutions align with established architecture, coding standards, and business requirements. Enhance Existing Functionality: Extend and improve existing Salesforce objects, automation, Apex classes, Lightning Web Components (LWC), integrations, and user experiences. Evaluate current functionality and reuse established patterns wherever appropriate to maintain consistency and reduce unnecessary complexity. Technical Implementation: Apply sound development and configuration practices to deliver solutions appropriate to the requirements. Use Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL, Salesforce Flow, and other platform capabilities as appropriate, with an emphasis on maintainability, performance, security, and scalability. Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement: Investigate defects, analyze system behavior, identify root causes, and recommend solutions. Support ongoing maintenance, technical debt reduction, and platform improvements in collaboration with the Lead Developer and Team Lead. Integrations & Data Processes: Support the development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of integrations and data pipelines between Salesforce and other university systems, including PeopleSoft, marketing platforms, and other enterprise applications. Technical Documentation & Collaboration Technical Documentation: Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for Apex classes, LWCs, Flows, integrations, data models, system architecture, data transformations, and business processes. Documentation should enable other team members to understand, maintain, troubleshoot, and extend implemented solutions. Knowledge Sharing: Actively share technical knowledge, implementation decisions, and troubleshooting findings with the Salesforce team. Ensure that changes are documented and communicated so the broader team can effectively support the platform. Collaborative Development: Partner closely with the Lead Developer and Team Lead to review requirements, discuss technical approaches, participate in code reviews, and resolve implementation challenges. Incorporate feedback and follow established development, testing, and release practices. Stakeholder Engagement: Work with Graduate Programs, Executive Education, and other business stakeholders to understand requirements, investigate issues, and validate solutions. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences. Technical Recommendations: Evaluate proposed solutions and communicate their implications for data integrity, maintainability, security, performance, and future development. Recommend alternatives when appropriate and work collaboratively to determine the best path forward. Data Analysis, Reporting & Platform Optimization Data Analysis: Analyze Salesforce data, relationships, and business processes to identify discrepancies, investigate issues, validate assumptions, and support informed technical decisions. Demonstrate the ability to work with complex datasets and translate findings into actionable recommendations. Data Quality & Integrity: Investigate data inconsistencies, support validation and reconciliation processes, and help maintain reliable data across Salesforce and connected systems. Reporting & Analytics: Develop, maintain, and optimize Salesforce reports and dashboards. Support data pipelines and integrations with Tableau to provide accurate, actionable insights into application funnels, enrollment trends, program outcomes, and corporate partnerships. Salesforce Org Migration & Enhancement: Contribute to the migration to a new Salesforce org by supporting data transitions, application enhancements, testing, and documentation. Ensure the new environment builds upon established architecture and aligns with the school's broader Salesforce strategy. Process Improvement: Analyze existing workflows and system functionality to identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, data quality, reporting, and the experience of Salesforce users. Governance, Security & Quality Assurance Architecture & Standards: Follow the technical direction, architectural decisions, coding standards, security requirements, and data governance practices established by the Salesforce Team Lead and Lead Developer. Testing & Release Management: Develop and execute appropriate testing strategies, document results, support deployment activities, and verify that changes function as intended without disrupting existing processes. Security & Data Protection: Follow established access controls, sharing models, secure coding practices, and university data management requirements when developing and maintaining Salesforce functionality. Maintainability & Sustainability: Consider the long-term implications of technical decisions and prioritize solutions that are understandable, supportable, and consistent with the existing environment. Responsibilities listed are representative and not all-inclusive. Other duties may be assigned based on evolving departmental needs and priorities. Minimum Qualifications EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience). Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels: IT Software Developer, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience. IT Software Developer, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience. Preferences Minimum Qualifications Technical Skills: Experience with Salesforce Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flow, SOQL/SOSL, data modeling, and API integrations Data Analysis: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, investigate discrepancies, understand relationships across objects and systems, and use data to identify issues and inform solutions Documentation: Demonstrated ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation, including system processes, data flows, implementation details, and troubleshooting procedures Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with technical leads, developers, administrators, and business stakeholders; incorporate feedback; and contribute to shared technical decisions Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate unfamiliar systems, understand existing functionality, and develop maintainable solutions Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and document decisions for varied audiences Preferred Qualifications Salesforce Org Migration: Experience supporting a migration to a new Salesforce org, including data transitions, testing, and validation Higher Education Experience: Experience supporting university admissions, enrollment, graduate programs, executive education, or other higher education business processes Analytics & Reporting: Experience with Tableau, complex reporting, data transformation, and integrations supporting institutional analytics Integration Experience: Experience supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems, relational databases, marketing platforms, or cloud-based data pipelines Development Practices: Experience with source control, code reviews, automated testing, deployment processes, and technical documentation standards Certifications: Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I or II, Education Cloud Consultant, or other relevant Salesforce certifications Special Instructions Requisition Number: PRN46624B Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Work Schedule Summary: Monday through Friday . click apply for full job details
Salesforce Developer/Administrator, Graduate & Executive Education Programs Job Summary The David Eccles School of Business is seeking a collaborative, detail-oriented Salesforce Developer/Administrator to support Graduate Programs and Executive Education within the school's central Salesforce environment. This role will work closely with the Salesforce Team Lead and Lead Developer to deliver technical solutions, maintain and enhance existing functionality, and support the continued evolution of the school's Salesforce platform. The successful candidate will build upon established Salesforce architecture, data models, integrations, and development patterns rather than develop solutions in isolation. Working under the direction of the Team Lead and Lead Developer, this individual will collaborate with technical colleagues and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable, maintainable solutions that align with existing standards and long-term platform goals. Documentation, data analysis, and collaboration are essential to success in this role. The position requires someone who can understand complex business processes and data relationships, evaluate existing functionality, identify opportunities for improvement, and clearly document technical designs, system behavior, data flows, and implementation decisions. The individual should be comfortable working across configuration, Apex development, integrations, and reporting to address business needs while preserving the integrity and sustainability of the existing Salesforce environment. Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget. Responsibilities Salesforce Development & Platform Maintenance Collaborative Solution Development: Work under the direction of the Salesforce Team Lead and Lead Developer to design, develop, test, and implement Salesforce enhancements. Collaborate throughout the development lifecycle to ensure solutions align with established architecture, coding standards, and business requirements. Enhance Existing Functionality: Extend and improve existing Salesforce objects, automation, Apex classes, Lightning Web Components (LWC), integrations, and user experiences. Evaluate current functionality and reuse established patterns wherever appropriate to maintain consistency and reduce unnecessary complexity. Technical Implementation: Apply sound development and configuration practices to deliver solutions appropriate to the requirements. Use Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL, Salesforce Flow, and other platform capabilities as appropriate, with an emphasis on maintainability, performance, security, and scalability. Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement: Investigate defects, analyze system behavior, identify root causes, and recommend solutions. Support ongoing maintenance, technical debt reduction, and platform improvements in collaboration with the Lead Developer and Team Lead. Integrations & Data Processes: Support the development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of integrations and data pipelines between Salesforce and other university systems, including PeopleSoft, marketing platforms, and other enterprise applications. Technical Documentation & Collaboration Technical Documentation: Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for Apex classes, LWCs, Flows, integrations, data models, system architecture, data transformations, and business processes. Documentation should enable other team members to understand, maintain, troubleshoot, and extend implemented solutions. Knowledge Sharing: Actively share technical knowledge, implementation decisions, and troubleshooting findings with the Salesforce team. Ensure that changes are documented and communicated so the broader team can effectively support the platform. Collaborative Development: Partner closely with the Lead Developer and Team Lead to review requirements, discuss technical approaches, participate in code reviews, and resolve implementation challenges. Incorporate feedback and follow established development, testing, and release practices. Stakeholder Engagement: Work with Graduate Programs, Executive Education, and other business stakeholders to understand requirements, investigate issues, and validate solutions. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences. Technical Recommendations: Evaluate proposed solutions and communicate their implications for data integrity, maintainability, security, performance, and future development. Recommend alternatives when appropriate and work collaboratively to determine the best path forward. Data Analysis, Reporting & Platform Optimization Data Analysis: Analyze Salesforce data, relationships, and business processes to identify discrepancies, investigate issues, validate assumptions, and support informed technical decisions. Demonstrate the ability to work with complex datasets and translate findings into actionable recommendations. Data Quality & Integrity: Investigate data inconsistencies, support validation and reconciliation processes, and help maintain reliable data across Salesforce and connected systems. Reporting & Analytics: Develop, maintain, and optimize Salesforce reports and dashboards. Support data pipelines and integrations with Tableau to provide accurate, actionable insights into application funnels, enrollment trends, program outcomes, and corporate partnerships. Salesforce Org Migration & Enhancement: Contribute to the migration to a new Salesforce org by supporting data transitions, application enhancements, testing, and documentation. Ensure the new environment builds upon established architecture and aligns with the school's broader Salesforce strategy. Process Improvement: Analyze existing workflows and system functionality to identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, data quality, reporting, and the experience of Salesforce users. Governance, Security & Quality Assurance Architecture & Standards: Follow the technical direction, architectural decisions, coding standards, security requirements, and data governance practices established by the Salesforce Team Lead and Lead Developer. Testing & Release Management: Develop and execute appropriate testing strategies, document results, support deployment activities, and verify that changes function as intended without disrupting existing processes. Security & Data Protection: Follow established access controls, sharing models, secure coding practices, and university data management requirements when developing and maintaining Salesforce functionality. Maintainability & Sustainability: Consider the long-term implications of technical decisions and prioritize solutions that are understandable, supportable, and consistent with the existing environment. Responsibilities listed are representative and not all-inclusive. Other duties may be assigned based on evolving departmental needs and priorities. Minimum Qualifications EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience). Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels: IT Software Developer, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience. IT Software Developer, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience. Preferences Minimum Qualifications Technical Skills: Experience with Salesforce Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flow, SOQL/SOSL, data modeling, and API integrations Data Analysis: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, investigate discrepancies, understand relationships across objects and systems, and use data to identify issues and inform solutions Documentation: Demonstrated ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation, including system processes, data flows, implementation details, and troubleshooting procedures Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with technical leads, developers, administrators, and business stakeholders; incorporate feedback; and contribute to shared technical decisions Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate unfamiliar systems, understand existing functionality, and develop maintainable solutions Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and document decisions for varied audiences Preferred Qualifications Salesforce Org Migration: Experience supporting a migration to a new Salesforce org, including data transitions, testing, and validation Higher Education Experience: Experience supporting university admissions, enrollment, graduate programs, executive education, or other higher education business processes Analytics & Reporting: Experience with Tableau, complex reporting, data transformation, and integrations supporting institutional analytics Integration Experience: Experience supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems, relational databases, marketing platforms, or cloud-based data pipelines Development Practices: Experience with source control, code reviews, automated testing, deployment processes, and technical documentation standards Certifications: Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I or II, Education Cloud Consultant, or other relevant Salesforce certifications Special Instructions Requisition Number: PRN46624B Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Work Schedule Summary: Monday through Friday . click apply for full job details
Cardinal Integrated Technologies Inc
Atlanta, Georgia
Job Description Job Description Role: Salesforce Release Manager(23947-1) Duration: 6-12 Months Contract Location: Remote Job Level: Delivery Manager / Lead II - Enterprise Solutions Experience: 10-12 Years IT Experience, including 4 Years in Salesforce Release Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Release Manager to lead the planning, governance, coordination, and deployment of Salesforce releases across multiple environments. The ideal candidate will oversee end-to-end release management activities, ensure compliance with enterprise release processes, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and drive successful deployments with minimal business disruption. This role requires strong expertise in Salesforce platforms, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, change management, and stakeholder communication. Key Responsibilities: Own and manage the Salesforce release calendar, roadmap, and deployment schedules. Coordinate releases across Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and custom Salesforce applications. Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, QA teams, Business Stakeholders, and DevOps engineers to ensure release readiness. Manage deployments across Development, SIT, UAT, Staging, and Production environments. Conduct release planning, impact analysis, dependency management, and risk assessments. Ensure adherence to enterprise release governance, compliance, and change management processes. Facilitate CAB (Change Advisory Board) reviews, approvals, and release communications. Coordinate code freezes, deployment windows, rollback strategies, and post-release validation activities. Manage release dependencies involving Salesforce integrations, middleware, and third-party systems. Monitor deployment success metrics, release KPIs, incidents, and continuous improvement initiatives. Lead emergency, patch, and hotfix deployments when necessary. Provide regular release status updates, risk mitigation plans, and executive-level reporting. Partner with support and operations teams to ensure smooth production transitions and post-deployment support. Drive DevOps adoption and release automation initiatives to improve deployment efficiency and quality. Required Technical Skills Salesforce Platform- Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud, Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Security & Data Management Salesforce Deployment Best Practices Salesforce Metadata Management Salesforce Environment Strategy Release Management & DevOps Salesforce Release Management CI/CD Pipeline Management Change & Configuration Management Release Governance Environment Management Risk & Dependency Management Incident & Problem Management Deployment Automation Agile Release Planning Tools & Technologies Copado (Preferred) Gearset AutoRABIT Salesforce DevOps Center Salesforce DX (SFDX) GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Jenkins Azure DevOps Jira ServiceNow Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. 8 years of overall IT experience. 4 years of Salesforce Release Management, DevOps, or deployment management experience. Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-team Salesforce release programs. Strong understanding of Salesforce metadata deployment and environment management strategies. Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce. Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies. Experience working with enterprise change management and release governance frameworks. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and risk management skills. Preferred Qualifications Salesforce Administrator Certification Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Salesforce DevOps Center Experience Copado Fundamentals or Copado Release Management Certification PMP, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Master, or ITIL Certif
Job Description Job Description Role: Salesforce Release Manager(23947-1) Duration: 6-12 Months Contract Location: Remote Job Level: Delivery Manager / Lead II - Enterprise Solutions Experience: 10-12 Years IT Experience, including 4 Years in Salesforce Release Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Release Manager to lead the planning, governance, coordination, and deployment of Salesforce releases across multiple environments. The ideal candidate will oversee end-to-end release management activities, ensure compliance with enterprise release processes, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and drive successful deployments with minimal business disruption. This role requires strong expertise in Salesforce platforms, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, change management, and stakeholder communication. Key Responsibilities: Own and manage the Salesforce release calendar, roadmap, and deployment schedules. Coordinate releases across Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and custom Salesforce applications. Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, QA teams, Business Stakeholders, and DevOps engineers to ensure release readiness. Manage deployments across Development, SIT, UAT, Staging, and Production environments. Conduct release planning, impact analysis, dependency management, and risk assessments. Ensure adherence to enterprise release governance, compliance, and change management processes. Facilitate CAB (Change Advisory Board) reviews, approvals, and release communications. Coordinate code freezes, deployment windows, rollback strategies, and post-release validation activities. Manage release dependencies involving Salesforce integrations, middleware, and third-party systems. Monitor deployment success metrics, release KPIs, incidents, and continuous improvement initiatives. Lead emergency, patch, and hotfix deployments when necessary. Provide regular release status updates, risk mitigation plans, and executive-level reporting. Partner with support and operations teams to ensure smooth production transitions and post-deployment support. Drive DevOps adoption and release automation initiatives to improve deployment efficiency and quality. Required Technical Skills Salesforce Platform- Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud, Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Security & Data Management Salesforce Deployment Best Practices Salesforce Metadata Management Salesforce Environment Strategy Release Management & DevOps Salesforce Release Management CI/CD Pipeline Management Change & Configuration Management Release Governance Environment Management Risk & Dependency Management Incident & Problem Management Deployment Automation Agile Release Planning Tools & Technologies Copado (Preferred) Gearset AutoRABIT Salesforce DevOps Center Salesforce DX (SFDX) GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Jenkins Azure DevOps Jira ServiceNow Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. 8 years of overall IT experience. 4 years of Salesforce Release Management, DevOps, or deployment management experience. Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-team Salesforce release programs. Strong understanding of Salesforce metadata deployment and environment management strategies. Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce. Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies. Experience working with enterprise change management and release governance frameworks. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and risk management skills. Preferred Qualifications Salesforce Administrator Certification Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Salesforce DevOps Center Experience Copado Fundamentals or Copado Release Management Certification PMP, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Master, or ITIL Certif
Stealth Solutions, Inc.
Sterling, Virginia
Job Description Job Description Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Health insurance Paid time off The Salesforce Release Engineer/Manager will own the discipline of release, deployment, and environment management for our Salesforce delivery practice. You will define, implement, and sustain robust processes, tooling, and governance that enable frequent, high-quality releases into enterprise Salesforce orgs. You will partner with Delivery Leads, Technical Architects, Developers, QA, DevOps and client stakeholders to manage sandbox strategy, version control, CI/CD pipelines, packaging and deployment, release calendars, post-release operations and rollback/contingency planning. This is a hybrid position , and candidates must reside in the DMV area to support occasional in-person client and team engagements. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end Salesforce release management for a federal defense program, ensuring all deployments align with DoD cybersecurity, audit, and configuration-management standards. Define and manage a secure, compliant ALM strategy including version control, sandbox strategy, branching/merging, and release governance. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines appropriate for controlled defense environments using SFDX, Metadata API, Git-based workflows, and approved DevOps tools. Oversee all Salesforce environments (DEV, QA, UAT, staging, production), enforcing principles of least privilege, separation of duties, and strict governance. Manage release calendars, change-freeze periods, communications, deployment checklists, and documentation required in a federal change-control process (e.g., CAB approvals, audit logs). Execute deployments using packages, metadata deployments, and automated pipelines; ensure all testing, security scanning, and regression steps are completed. Maintain configuration control: capture any production-level changes (hotfixes) and ensure they are incorporated back into version control for audit completeness. Partner with Architects, Developers, QA, Cybersecurity, and Government Product Owners to ensure secure, timely, and reliable releases. Provide release documentation, change records, rollback plans, and audit-ready artifacts aligned with federal program requirements. Monitor Salesforce seasonal releases and communicate impacts to the defense client, including security implications and required readiness activities Required Qualifications U.S. Citizenship required Ability to maintain a DoD security clearance Bachelor's degree 3-5+ years of experience in Salesforce release engineering, DevOps, or ALM roles Deep understanding of Salesforce development lifecycle, metadata types, and deployment models (org-based and package-based) Expert-level knowledge of: Salesforce release management best practices Sandbox/environment strategy Git-based version control and merge strategies CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (SFDX, Ant, CI tools) Unlocked/manged packages, scratch orgs, API-based deployments Experience managing releases in secure or regulated environments (DoD, DHS, FedRAMP High, or similar) Familiarity with risk-based deployment planning, rollback procedures, and operational readiness reviews Strong communication skills and ability to interface with technical and non-technical federal stakeholders Ability to produce audit-ready artifacts and comply with strict CM/QA processes Preferred Qualifications Certified Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architects Salesforce Certified Administrator, Platform App Builder, and or/ Platform Developer I Prior experience with DoD programs, DISA SRG IL2-IL5, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or federal change-control processes Experience with Salesforce in a multi-org or enterprise defense environment Flexible work from home options available.
Job Description Job Description Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Health insurance Paid time off The Salesforce Release Engineer/Manager will own the discipline of release, deployment, and environment management for our Salesforce delivery practice. You will define, implement, and sustain robust processes, tooling, and governance that enable frequent, high-quality releases into enterprise Salesforce orgs. You will partner with Delivery Leads, Technical Architects, Developers, QA, DevOps and client stakeholders to manage sandbox strategy, version control, CI/CD pipelines, packaging and deployment, release calendars, post-release operations and rollback/contingency planning. This is a hybrid position , and candidates must reside in the DMV area to support occasional in-person client and team engagements. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end Salesforce release management for a federal defense program, ensuring all deployments align with DoD cybersecurity, audit, and configuration-management standards. Define and manage a secure, compliant ALM strategy including version control, sandbox strategy, branching/merging, and release governance. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines appropriate for controlled defense environments using SFDX, Metadata API, Git-based workflows, and approved DevOps tools. Oversee all Salesforce environments (DEV, QA, UAT, staging, production), enforcing principles of least privilege, separation of duties, and strict governance. Manage release calendars, change-freeze periods, communications, deployment checklists, and documentation required in a federal change-control process (e.g., CAB approvals, audit logs). Execute deployments using packages, metadata deployments, and automated pipelines; ensure all testing, security scanning, and regression steps are completed. Maintain configuration control: capture any production-level changes (hotfixes) and ensure they are incorporated back into version control for audit completeness. Partner with Architects, Developers, QA, Cybersecurity, and Government Product Owners to ensure secure, timely, and reliable releases. Provide release documentation, change records, rollback plans, and audit-ready artifacts aligned with federal program requirements. Monitor Salesforce seasonal releases and communicate impacts to the defense client, including security implications and required readiness activities Required Qualifications U.S. Citizenship required Ability to maintain a DoD security clearance Bachelor's degree 3-5+ years of experience in Salesforce release engineering, DevOps, or ALM roles Deep understanding of Salesforce development lifecycle, metadata types, and deployment models (org-based and package-based) Expert-level knowledge of: Salesforce release management best practices Sandbox/environment strategy Git-based version control and merge strategies CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (SFDX, Ant, CI tools) Unlocked/manged packages, scratch orgs, API-based deployments Experience managing releases in secure or regulated environments (DoD, DHS, FedRAMP High, or similar) Familiarity with risk-based deployment planning, rollback procedures, and operational readiness reviews Strong communication skills and ability to interface with technical and non-technical federal stakeholders Ability to produce audit-ready artifacts and comply with strict CM/QA processes Preferred Qualifications Certified Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architects Salesforce Certified Administrator, Platform App Builder, and or/ Platform Developer I Prior experience with DoD programs, DISA SRG IL2-IL5, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or federal change-control processes Experience with Salesforce in a multi-org or enterprise defense environment Flexible work from home options available.