Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Job DescriptionContinental’s digital capabilities are growing every day. Our Data & Customer Solutions Information Technology team creates a wide range of technology solutions for Continental’s Global Sales and Marketing teams – and we want you to join us!
Our team continuously works on the digitalization of our business-to-business processes and end consumer communication, using leading web technologies and a strong focus on data science and artificial intelligence. We run Continental’s global customer relationship management platform, which supports our Sales colleagues in their daily interaction with customers.
If you’d love to join a global team that works on the latest technologies and creates value-added solutions for customers, Continental is the perfect match for you.
The Salesforce DevOps Engineer is responsible for building and operating reliable CI/CD and release processes for Salesforce. The role combines strong DevOps automation skills with Salesforce deployment expertise to deliver changes safely, consistently, and with full traceability across environments.
Key tasks:
- Drive the DevOps and release strategy for a global Salesforce Sales & Service implementation
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/Git, SFDX/sf CLI, validation deploys, automated tests, quality gates)
- Define environment and branching strategy, release governance, approvals, and rollback/hotfix procedures
- Troubleshoot deployment issues (metadata dependencies, test failures, permissions) and continuously improve speed and stability
- Enforce DevOps standards (PR policies, coding/deployment best practices, secrets management, auditability)
Qualifications
- Academic degree in Computer Science or comparable qualification
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps / Release Engineering, ideally with Salesforce delivery
- Proven hands-on experience building and running CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (e.g., Azure DevOps/Git, SFDX/sf CLI)
- Strong understanding of Salesforce deployment concepts (metadata, environments/sandboxes, Apex tests & coverage, dependencies, rollback/hotfix)
- Solid scripting/automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python) and experience with build tools and artifacts
- Experience with quality gates and code checks (automated tests, static analysis, PR policies)
- Knowledge of authentication and secrets management (service connections, Key Vault or equivalent)
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum ways of working
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with developers, admins, QA, and architects
- Passion for improving processes and sharing knowledge
- Professional working proficiency in English (written and verbal)
- Open to international travel (up to 10%)
Continental Tires is a global leader in tire manufacturing with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. We have a dynamic and collaborative work environment that values teamwork and professional development. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to our employees.
What We Offer
Being part of a global IT team of thousands of colleagues working on various innovations and tasks, there is always an opportunity to grow and move into different directions within our corporation.
On top of that you can expect the following benefits:
• Performance bonus
• Casual leave with pay (e.g. paternity leave, marriage of your children)
• Employee discounts on tire purchase
• Life Insurance
• Medical coverage for your spouse and children, incl. general, optical and dental health.
• Interest free car loan and housing loan interest subsidy
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Skills Required
- Academic degree in Computer Science or comparable qualification
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps / Release Engineering
- Experience with Salesforce delivery
- Proven hands-on experience building and running CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (Azure DevOps/Git, SFDX/sf CLI)
- Strong understanding of Salesforce deployment concepts (metadata, environments/sandboxes, Apex tests & coverage, dependencies, rollback/hotfix)
- Solid scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
- Experience with quality gates and code checks (automated tests, static analysis, PR policies)
- Knowledge of authentication and secrets management (service connections, Key Vault or equivalent)
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum ways of working
- Professional working proficiency in English (written and verbal)
- Open to international travel (up to 10%)
What We Do
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2020, Continental generated sales of €37.7 billion and currently employs around 235,000 people in 58 countries and markets. In 2021, the company celebrates its 150th anniversary.
