Senior Technical Consultant

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Bangalore, India

This role is for a Senior Technical Consultant focused on Salesforce DevOps and CI/CD implementation. The consultant will lead DevOps delivery for projects, design and implement DevOps solutions, and ensure continuous delivery. A key aspect is championing an AI-first DevOps workflow by utilizing AI developer assistants to accelerate CI/CD processes, while maintaining security and best practices. The role requires strong Salesforce platform experience, CI/CD tools knowledge, and client-facing skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with client stakeholders to define requirements, deliverables, and manage expectations.
  2. Assess existing DevOps processes, tools, and practices, recommending improvements.
  3. Design, present, and implement best-fit DevOps solutions, considering customer needs, tool preferences, and commercial constraints.
  4. Drive the selection and implementation of DevOps tools and technologies.
  5. Lead the setup and execution of Salesforce DevOps frameworks for small-to-medium scale projects.
  6. Collaborate closely with Technical Architects and project leads on larger engagements to design and implement robust DevOps solutions.
  7. Ensure successful continuous delivery deployments across environments.
  8. Collaborate with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations.
  9. Champion an AI-first DevOps workflow by utilizing advanced AI developer assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate CI/CD pipeline development, release automation, infrastructure configuration, and deployment processes while maintaining platform security, governance, and DevOps best practices.
  10. Practical fluency in using AI coding assistants and modern DevOps ecosystems to maximize engineering productivity, automate workflows, optimize CI/CD pipelines, document configurations, and ensure secure, reliable, and high-quality software delivery.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of experience on the Salesforce platform, with a focus on DevOps, release management, and CI/CD implementation.
  • Hands-on experience with Salesforce DX, Salesforce CLI, Metadata API, Apex, and Lightning Web Components.
  • Strong working knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Copado, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps) and version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket).
  • Deep understanding of sandbox strategy, source-driven development, branching strategies, and release governance.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce deployment models, including Change Sets, Unlocked/Managed Packages, and Metadata deployments.
  • Exposure to test automation tools (e.g., PROVAR, CRT, TOSCA, Selenium, ApexUnit, JMeter) and code quality/security tools (e.g., SonarQube, PMD, Checkmarx).
  • Experience with Docker, orchestration pipelines, and security integration in CI/CD.
  • Understanding of performance monitoring tools (Salesforce Event Monitoring, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).
  • Strong client-facing communication skills and ability to lead small/medium projects or support architects on large-scale programs.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-first DevOps workflow
  • advanced AI developer assistants
  • accelerate CI/CD pipeline development
  • release automation
  • infrastructure configuration
  • deployment processes
  • AI coding assistants