Salesforce Devops Engineer

Lead our DevOps practices and infrastructure solutions for our Salesforce product.We are transforming and as a Senior you will collaborate with technical teams to deliver highly automated, secure and scalable platforms that support software delivery at pace.Key Responsibilities:Strategy and PlanningDefine and deliver platform improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, scalability, and developer experience.Promote DevOps best practices across teams, including Salesforce-specific workflows and deployment strategies.Evaluate feasibility of platform/process improvements, including Salesforce Comms Cloud and Lightning implementations.Engineering and AutomationDesign and optimize CI/CD pipelines for diverse platforms, incorporating tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Gearset for Salesforce metadata deployments.Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.Automate environment provisioning and application deployment across cloud and on-premise systems.Lead Salesforce-specific automation strategies including sandbox seeding, scratch org management, and metadata rollback.Security and ComplianceIntegrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, including Salesforce-specific checks for Apex code, Lightning components, and metadata.Conduct technical risk assessments and support audits across platforms.Ensure compliance with Salesforce security standards (e.g., permission sets, field-level security, data classification).Operations and ReliabilityLead incident response and post-incident reviews to improve platform resilience.Define and manage service monitoring, alerting, and error budgets.Champion secure change management practices across all environments, including Salesforce deployments.Collaboration and Stakeholder EngagementCollaborate with software engineering, IT operations, and security teams to deliver robust technical solutions.Partner with Salesforce developers, admins, and architects to align DevOps practices with platform capabilities.Continuous Improvement and InnovationDrive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery speed and reliability.Support execution of the DevOps Transformation Roadmap, including Salesforce DevOps maturity.Documentation and GovernanceMaintain comprehensive technical documentation, including deployment runbooks and system architecture.Document Salesforce deployment processes, Gearset pipelines, and rollback strategies.Metrics and ReportingEstablish and report on operational and delivery metrics such as deployment frequency, system reliability, and incident response times.Leadership and Team ManagementMentor DevOps Engineers and lead knowledge-sharing sessions.Promote a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.Testing and BackupImplement automated testing strategies including Apex unit tests, Lightning component tests, and UI testing with tools like Provar or Selenium.Manage data and metadata backup and restore strategies using GearsetEssential Skills & ExperienceSalesforce Platform Knowledge: Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce.DevOps Tools: Gearset, Jenkins, Git, Salesforce CLI, DevOps Center.Automation & Scripting: Python, Shell, Salesforce DX.Version Control: Git workflows, branching strategies.CI/CD: Pipeline design, deployment automation.Security: Role-based access, metadata audits.Certifications: Salesforce Certified DevOps Engineer, Platform Developer I/II.Skilled in monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.