Salesforce DevOps Engineer Security Clearance
Job in
McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listed on 2026-09-08
Listing for:
steampunk
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-08
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Azure, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Dev Ops Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable CI/CD processes across our Salesforce environments. This role will be responsible for improving deployment reliability, release velocity, automated testing, environment management, and platform governance using Salesforce DX and the Microsoft Azure Dev Ops tool suite.
The ideal candidate has hands-on Salesforce development experience combined with strong knowledge of Azure Dev Ops, source-driven development, release automation, and enterprise change-management practices. Contributions
Responsibilities include:
* Design, build, and maintain Salesforce CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops Pipelines.
* Manage Salesforce source code and branching strategies using Azure Repos and Git.
* Automate Salesforce metadata validation, deployment, testing, and promotion across development, integration, UAT, staging, and production environments.
* Use Salesforce CLI, Salesforce DX, Metadata API, and related tools to support source-driven development.
* Develop and maintain YAML-based build and release pipelines.
* Establish pull-request standards, approval processes, quality gates, and automated code-review checks.
* Integrate Apex tests, code-coverage validation, static code analysis, security scanning, and deployment validation into CI/CD pipelines.
* Coordinate releases across multiple Salesforce development teams and environments.
* Manage deployment dependencies, destructive changes, profiles, permission sets, custom metadata, and environment-specific configuration.
* Create and maintain release plans, deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and technical documentation.
* Monitor pipeline performance, troubleshoot deployment failures, and identify opportunities to improve release reliability.
* Support sandbox strategy, environment refreshes, source synchronization, and release-branch management.
* Apply secure credential-management practices using Azure Key Vault, service connections, certificates, and connected apps.
* Partner with Salesforce architects, developers, testers, product owners, and security teams to implement consistent Dev Ops standards.
* Provide release metrics and reporting through Azure Boards, dashboards, and pipeline analytics. Qualifications
Required Qualifications
* 4+ years of experience working with the Salesforce platform.
* 2+ years of hands-on Salesforce Dev Ops, release engineering, or CI/CD experience.
* Strong experience with the Microsoft Azure Dev Ops suite, including:
* Azure Pipelines
* Azure Repos
* Azure Boards
* Azure Artifacts
* Azure Test Plans or comparable testing tools
* Experience creating and maintaining YAML-based Azure Dev Ops pipelines.
* Proficiency with Git, pull requests, branching strategies, merge conflict resolution, and code-review workflows.
* Hands-on experience with Salesforce CLI, Salesforce DX project structure, scratch orgs or sandboxes, and Salesforce Metadata API.
* Experience deploying Apex, Lightning Web Components, Aura components, Flows, permission sets, custom metadata, and other Salesforce configuration.
* Understanding of Salesforce deployment dependencies and common metadata deployment limitations.
* Experience incorporating Apex testing and code-coverage requirements into automated pipelines.
* Ability to troubleshoot Salesforce validation, authentication, dependency, and deployment failures.
* Experience working within Agile delivery teams and structured release-management processes.
* Strong communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
* Salesforce Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II, or Salesforce Administrator certification.
* Microsoft Azure or Azure Dev Ops certification.
* Experience with unlocked packages, second-generation packaging, or modular Salesforce architecture.
* Experience with static-analysis tools such as Salesforce Code Analyzer, PMD, Sonar Qube, Checkmarx, or comparable products.
* Experience with automated testing tools such as Provar, Selenium, AccelQ, Copado Robotic Testing, or Playwright.
* Familiarity with Copado, Gearset, Flosum, AutoRABIT, or other Salesforce Dev Ops platforms.
* Experience supporting Salesforce Experience Cloud, Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Omni Studio, or industry clouds.
* Knowledge of Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Entra , service principals, and enterprise secrets management.
* Experience supporting multiple Salesforce teams working concurrently within a shared release train.
* Familiarity with ITIL, change-control, separation-of-duties, and regulated-environment requirements. About steampunk Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $80,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this…
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