Salesforce DevOps / Release Engineer

We are looking for a experienced Salesforce DevOps / Release Engineer to join a global EU project with one of Accenture's long-term clients.

In this role, you will be a key technical expert responsible for Salesforce deployments, release management and CI/CD processes, while also contributing to regular Salesforce application maintenance and support activities.

You will work closely with Salesforce developers, the client's DevOps team and other technical stakeholders to coordinate releases, manage deployment pipelines, troubleshoot deployment issues and continuously improve the release process.

This is a hands-on role for a senior professional who is comfortable taking ownership of the deployment process, working independently and acting as the go-to person for Salesforce releases and DevOps-related topics.

Benefits:

• Flexible vacation policy, along with health and travel insurance.
• Hybrid work model: flexible hours with the possibility to combine office and remote work.
• Collaboration with Fortune 500 companies across various industries worldwide.
• Skills development and training opportunities, including company-paid certifications.
• Possibilities for career advancement.
• An open-minded and inclusive company culture.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to role, location, effort, responsibility, skillset, and level of experience. We are hiring at the following management levels, and any offer will align with the gross base pay range according to the level at which you are assessed:

Team Lead:  EUR 1900 – 4700

Associate manager: EUR 2400 – 5600

Key responsibilities:

• Own and execute Salesforce deployments, releases and hotfixes across environments.
• Manage GitHub, GitHub Actions, Salesforce CLI (SF CLI / SFDX) and Metadata API-based CI/CD processes.
• Coordinate Pull Requests and release scope, troubleshoot deployment issues and work closely with developers and the client's DevOps team.
• Support regular Salesforce application maintenance and AMS activities between releases.
• Continuously improve deployment automation, release processes and CI/CD reliability.
• Act as the technical point of contact for Salesforce deployment and release topics.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience, preferably in enterprise environments.
• Strong practical experience with Salesforce DevOps, release management and CI/CD.
• Proven ability to independently manage Salesforce deployments and releases.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub, GitHub Actions, Salesforce CLI (SF CLI / SFDX) and Metadata API.
• Good understanding of Salesforce metadata, dependencies and deployment troubleshooting.
• Good knowledge of Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment.
• Strong English communication skills and ability to collaborate with developers, DevOps teams and client stakeholders.
• Willingness to occasionally support evening/weekend releases when required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Salesforce certifications, particularly Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer, Platform App Builder or DevOps-related certifications.
• Experience with Insurance Industry Cloud / Vlocity.
• Experience with Salesforce Salesforce CLI, SFDX, Metadata API and automated deployment frameworks beyond basic usage.
• Experience designing or improving Salesforce CI/CD pipelines and deployment frameworks.
• Experience working directly with an enterprise client's DevOps team.
• Experience with Salesforce application maintenance / AMS in addition to release and deployment responsibilities.
• Experience with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Insurance Industry Cloud.
• Experience coordinating hotfixes, emergency releases and complex production deployments.
• Experience working in large, distributed Salesforce delivery teams.
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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