Salesforce Copado Release Manager

Overview:

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below job opportunity is to one of our clients who is a leading industrial technology company (founded 1978; based in Westminster, Colorado) that connects the physical and digital worlds through GPS, laser, and software solutions.

Position: Salesforce Copado Release Manager

Locations: Chennai

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

Roles And Responsibilities:

Release Planning and Coordination:

• Plan and schedule the rollout of new features and updates, coordinating with various stakeholders to align release schedules with business objectives.
• Assess product backlog, prioritize tasks based on product vision and team input, and create basic release plans outlining goals and deadlines.

Environment Management:

• Manage multiple Salesforce environments (development, testing, staging, and production), ensuring they stay in sync and overseeing the deployment of changes across the entire release pipeline.
• Expertise in handling Salesforce sandbox management, including sandbox refreshes and seeding test data.
• Ensure environment consistency and data quality across various Salesforce instances.

Version Control and Collaboration:

• Implement and maintain version control systems (like Git) for tracking changes and facilitating collaboration among
• development teams.
• Coordinate with developers to manage code merges, resolve conflicts, and maintain the integrity of the codebase.

Testing and Deployment Oversight:

• Oversee the testing process to ensure all changes are thoroughly tested before deployment.
• Manage the deployment process, ensuring releases are executed smoothly and efficiently, with minimal downtime and efficient rollbacks when necessary.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with a focus on quality gates and required approval processes.

Copado Expertise:

• Strong hands-on experience with Copado for release management, version control, and CI/CD automation.
• Expertise in managing Salesforce metadata, Git repositories, and branching strategies within Copado.
• Familiarity with Copado pipeline configuration, user stories, and deployment packages.
• Administer Copado for managing Salesforce releases, including setting up user permissions, creating pipelines, and monitoring deployments.
• Manage and optimize branching strategies, user story pipelines, and Copado jobs.

Communication and Documentation:

• Effectively communicate with stakeholders, providing regular updates on release status.
• Prepare comprehensive release notes and ensure all documentation related to the release is accurate and up to date.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, development, business) to ensure successful feature delivery and deployments.

Change Control & Governance:

• Implement and enforce change control processes to ensure releases align with organizational policies and avoid unapproved deployments.
• Maintain detailed records of deployment activities, including logs, audit trails, and release notes for governance.
• Knowledge of Salesforce governance, best practices, and compliance requirements to avoid security risks.

Issue Tracking & Resolution:

• Monitor release processes and deployment issues, identifying root causes and working with relevant teams to resolve them.
• Ensure proper rollback procedures are in place in case of deployment failures.

Performance Optimization:

• Continuously optimize the release process for better speed reliability, and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve deployment workflows.

Skills

• 5+ years of extensive hands-on experience in the Salesforce ecosystem, with a significant focus on complex solution
• DevOps/Release Management practices.
• Experience in implementing and enforcing robust DevOps practices, including Git version control, code quality assurance (e.g., PMD rules), and building quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Salesforce governance, compliance requirements, and change control processes, ensuring all deployments align with organizational policies and best practices.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience providing clear release status updates, preparing comprehensive documentation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, Business).

Education

• BE or any equivalent degree

Certifications:

• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I and Salesforce Certified Administrator.
• Copado Fundamental I & II Source Format

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.