Salesforce DevOps Implementation Engineer - REMOTE

Job ID 2020-10346
Overview
The Squires Group has a contract opportunity for a Senior DevOps Implementation Engineer to work REMOTE on a long-term Federal project based in Washington, DC. They are looking for an IT professional who can design, build, implement, and maintain a modern DevOps pipeline for Salesforce that spans across multiple development teams. The ideal candidate must be able to collaborate with technical architects, software developers, and other project/client members to identify, understand, and monitor the ongoing needs, and must be able to engineer and deliver scalable CI/CD solutions, including integration to version control systems, agile lifecycle systems, monitoring, alerts/notifications, dashboards, static and dynamic code analysis, test automation, end-to-end release management, etc.
Per our Federal Government Contract, candidates must be U.S. Citizens eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance. (Preference is given to those with an existing Interim or Active... Secret Clearance.)
Responsibilities
Assess, prototype, and recommend DevOps tools and strategies for a Salesforce implementation that spans across multiple (independent/interdependent) teams and projects
Design, build, implement, and maintain a DevOps pipeline for a Salesforce implementation with emphasis on security, scalability, ease of use, productivity, auditability, and release management needs
Lead and drive discussions to understand program needs and operations and connect the dots to engineer a fit-for-purpose DevOps pipeline in an agile environment supporting multiple teams and multiple projects on a shared Salesforce org
Own all tasks relating to code promotion, deployments, and release management all the way through Production, including professional coordination and communication at all times
Minimize and resolve deployment/migration issues and navigate the nuances of the Salesforce Metadata API while providing feedback loops to the teams for improvement
Develop scripts and automation to improve operations and maximize efficiencies with standard/defined repeatable processes
Train team members across the teams on how to understand and utilize the new DevOps pipeline; Train Release Managers and Development Leads on how to administer and maintain the DevOps pipeline
Document all aspects of the DevOps pipeline and processes, including guidebooks, how-to/knowledge articles, diagrams, setup/maintenance procedures, build steps, deployment steps, smoke test steps, etc.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
10 years of professional experience
6+ years of DevOps Implementation experience
6+ years of Version Control/Release Strategy Development experience
3+ years of Salesforce Implementation experience
Deep knowledge of branching strategies, including Feature Branching and Pull Requests using Git-based tools and direct experience working with Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, TFS, etc.
Demonstrated experience building a DevOps pipeline from the ground-up, including server setup, installation, and configuration of industry-standard CI/CD engines such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, etc.
Must have demonstrated experience deploying custom code and configurations in a Salesforce ecosystem through all environments from Development Sandboxes to Production
Excellent communication skills
Per our Federal Government Contract, candidates must be U.S. Citizens eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance
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