Salesforce & MuleSoft DevOps/Release Lead

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞: 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 & 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 / 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧- 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚: 𝐍𝐨 𝐇1𝐁 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 • Plan, schedule and coordinate Salesforce and MuleSoft releases across Dev, QA/SIT, UAT, Staging and Production environments. • Run the release calendar, release readiness reviews, go/no-go meetings and post-deployment validation. • Own deployment runbooks, rollback plans and release notes for every release, including hotfixes and emergency changes. • Track and resolve deployment conflicts, dependencies and blockers across multiple scrum teams working in parallel. CI/CD with GitHub and GitHub Actions • Design, build and maintain GitHub Actions workflows that validate, test and deploy Salesforce metadata and MuleSoft applications automatically. • Define and enforce branching strategy (GitFlow, trunk-based or release branches), pull request reviews, branch protection rules and merge policies. • Automate Salesforce deployments using Salesforce CLI (sf/sfdx), Metadata API, unlocked or unmanaged packages and delta (incremental) deployments. • Automate MuleSoft builds and deployments using Maven, the Mule Maven Plugin and Anypoint CLI to CloudHub 1.0/2.0, Runtime Fabric. • Manage secrets, connected apps, JWT authentication and environment-specific properties securely in GitHub Environments and Secrets. • Integrate quality gates: Apex test execution and code coverage, MUnit tests, PMD / Salesforce Code Analyzer, and security scans. Salesforce environment and portal management • Deploy Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Experience Cloud (community/portal) sites, including site configuration, LWC, Apex, flows and profiles/permission sets. • Manage sandbox strategy, refreshes, seeding of test data and post-refresh steps. • Keep environments in sync and resolve metadata drift between orgs. MuleSoft deployment • Deploy and promote MuleSoft APIs and integrations through Anypoint Platform environments, including API Manager policies, properties and client configurations. • Coordinate Salesforce and MuleSoft release dependencies so integrations and the orgs they connect go live together. Governance and continuous improvement • Maintain release documentation, change records and audit trails to meet SOX, internal change management or ITIL requirements. • Monitor pipeline health, deployment success rates and lead time, and continuously reduce manual steps. • Mentor developers on Git, source-driven development and deployment best practices. 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 • 5+ years in Salesforce release management, DevOps or deployment engineering, with at least 3 years hands-on in a DevOps or release lead role. • Proven hands-on experience deploying Salesforce orgs and MuleSoft applications across multiple environments in an enterprise setting. • Hands-on experience deploying Salesforce Experience Cloud portals (customer or partner communities). • Strong expertise in Git and GitHub: branching, merging, rebasing, conflict resolution, pull requests and repository administration. • Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions (YAML workflows, reusable workflows, runners, environments, secrets). • Deep working knowledge of Salesforce CLI (sf/sfdx), Metadata API, package.xml, destructive changes and source-tracked development. • Working knowledge of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Runtime Manager, API Manager, Maven and the Mule Maven Plugin. • Solid understanding of Salesforce metadata types, deployment limitations and dependencies (profiles, permission sets, flows, Apex, LWC, custom objects). • Scripting experience in Bash, PowerShell, Python or Node.js for automation. • Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and with tools such as Jira or Azure Boards. • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent experience. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 • Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I, Platform App Builder or Administrator. • Salesforce DevOps-related credentials or Copado / Gearset / AutoRABIT experience (helpful for migration or hybrid toolchains). • MuleSoft Certified Developer – Level 1 or MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect. • GitHub Actions or GitHub Administration certification. • Experience with Salesforce DevOps Center, unlocked packages and second-generation packaging (2GP). • Experience deploying to CloudHub 2.0 or Runtime Fabric, and with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform). • Experience with automated testing tools such as Provar, Selenium or Copado Robotic Testing. • Background in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, public sector) with SOX or similar change-control requirements.