
Salesforce Release Engineer/Manager
Stealth Solutions, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maryland, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Own the discipline of release, deployment, and environment management for our Salesforce delivery practice
- Define, implement, and sustain robust processes, tooling, and governance that enable frequent, high-quality releases into enterprise Salesforce orgs
- Partner with Delivery Leads, Technical Architects, Developers, QA, DevOps and client stakeholders to manage sandbox strategy, version control, CI/CD pipelines, packaging and deployment, release calendars, post-release operations and rollback/contingency planning
- Lead end-to-end Salesforce release management for a federal defense program, ensuring all deployments align with DoD cybersecurity, audit, and configuration-management standards
- Define and manage a secure, compliant ALM strategy including version control, sandbox strategy, branching/merging, and release governance
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines appropriate for controlled defense environments using SFDX, Metadata API, Git-based workflows, and approved DevOps tools
- Oversee all Salesforce environments (DEV, QA, UAT, staging, production), enforcing principles of least privilege, separation of duties, and strict governance
- Manage release calendars, change-freeze periods, communications, deployment checklists, and documentation required in a federal change-control process (e.g., CAB approvals, audit logs)
- Execute deployments using packages, metadata deployments, and automated pipelines; ensure all testing, security scanning, and regression steps are completed
- Maintain configuration control: capture any production-level changes (hotfixes) and ensure they are incorporated back into version control for audit completeness
- Partner with Architects, Developers, QA, Cybersecurity, and Government Product Owners to ensure secure, timely, and reliable releases
- Provide release documentation, change records, rollback plans, and audit-ready artifacts aligned with federal program requirements
- Monitor Salesforce seasonal releases and communicate impacts to the defense client, including security implications and required readiness activities
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to maintain a DoD security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3–5+ years of experience in Salesforce release engineering, DevOps, or ALM roles
- Deep understanding of Salesforce development lifecycle, metadata types, and deployment models (org-based and package-based)
- Expert-level knowledge of: Salesforce release management best practices, Sandbox/environment strategy, Git-based version control and merge strategies, CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (SFDX, Ant, CI tools), Unlocked/manged packages, scratch orgs, API-based deployments
- Experience managing releases in secure or regulated environments (DoD, DHS, FedRAMP High, or similar)
- Familiarity with risk-based deployment planning, rollback procedures, and operational readiness reviews
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface with technical and non-technical federal stakeholders
- Ability to produce audit-ready artifacts and comply with strict CM/QA processes.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Salesforce release engineeringDevOpsApplication Lifecycle Management (ALM)CI/CD pipelinesSFDXMetadata APIGit-based version controlSandbox strategyDeployment modelsAudit-ready artifacts
Soft skills
Strong communication skillsInterfacing with stakeholdersCollaborationGovernanceDocumentation
Certifications
DoD security clearanceBachelor's degree