Senior Salesforce/AWS DevOps Engineer

Job Summary

Client: NJ Dept of Education

Location: 3 days/week onsite in Trenton, NJ

Time Zone: EST

Project Start: ASAP

Project Duration: 6-month contract + extension

Job Description

We are looking for a Salesforce/AWS DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract opportunity with extension. This position is a hybrid opportunity in Trenton, NJ. As a Senior Salesforce & AWS DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in managing, optimizing, and securing release processes across both the Salesforce ecosystem and AWS cloud infrastructure.

What You Ll Do

• Manage and optimize established Copado-driven automated release workflows and CI/CD pipelines across Salesforce teams to ensure efficient, timely deployments
• Understand the Salesforce Meta-data , merge conflicts management using git & Salesforce
• Implement Quality gates for Security, Test Coverage and other best practices
• Implement Change governance and communication for Shared Production infrastructure with multiple independent internal teams and vendors
• Develop and enforce version control and branching strategies using Git and Copado to maintain consistency across all environment phases
• Architect, provision, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using Terraform to support enterprise environments and applications
• Design and manage cloud-native CI/CD pipelines using AWS DevOps tools or Jenkins to automate application and infrastructure provisioning
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to integrate automated testing into both the Copado and AWS pipelines, ensuring high code quality
• Monitor system performance using Salesforce tools and AWS monitoring services, proactively identifying and resolving operational bottlenecks
• Maintain documentation for release processes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform configurations, and cloud environments to ensure transparency and knowledge sharing
• Stay updated on industry trends and DevOps best practices across both SaaS and public cloud ecosystems to continuously improve release efficiency

Requirements

Required

• 10+ years of Enterprise DevOps Experience (SaaS & Cloud ecosystems)
• 5+ years of experience understanding the Salesforce meta-data for Change and Release using SFDX, Copado and Git
• 5+ years of experience with Copado & Automated Salesforce Release Management
• 7+ years of experience with AWS DevOps Tools, Services & Cloud Architecture
• 7+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform
• 7+ years of CI/CD Pipeline Orchestration via Jenkins or AWS CodePipeline experience
• 7+ years of Scripting & Automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar)
• 7+ years of Git Version Control & Branching Strategies experience

Preferred

• 7+ years of Containerization (Docker, ECS/EKS) experience
• Agile/Scrum Framework Methodology experience
• Strong scripting capabilities (Python, Bash, or similar) to automate operational workflows

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitors