Sr. Release Engineer & Administration Manager (Salesforce)

Sr. Release Engineer & Administration Manager (Salesforce) Job Overview Sr. Release Engineer & Administration Manager (Salesforce) is responsible for owning the end‑to‑end Salesforce release lifecycle and core platform administration. This role serves as a technical expert and execution leader, ensuring reliable deployments, platform stability, and strong governance across a complex Salesforce ecosystem. Key Responsibilities DevOps & Release Management Manage DevOps across multiple Salesforce orgs including pipelines, environments, and promotion paths. User stories, commits, and deployment artifacts. Automated validations, test level enforcement, and rollback strategies. Define and enforce branching and deployment strategies aligned with DevOps best practices. Manage release cycles, including planned releases, hotfixes, emergency fixes, and freeze windows. Ensure all deployments meet quality gates (test coverage, static code analysis, approvals). Troubleshoot Copado deployment failures, conflicts, and metadata issues. Partner with Copado support and Salesforce teams for upgrades, enhancements, and best practices. Act as senior technical advisor to product, development, QA, and business teams on release feasibility and platform constraints. Participate in design and planning discussions to influence solutions that align with release strategy and platform best practices. Lead Salesforce administrative operations, including user provisioning, roles, profiles, permission sets, security controls, MFA, login IP relaxations, audit logging, monitoring, and compliance support. Perform advanced Salesforce administration across applicable clouds (Sales, Service, Experience, Industry). Design and maintain scalable configurations including objects, fields, automation, validation rules, flows, and security controls. Coordinate Salesforce seasonal releases and mandatory platform updates. Ensure compliance with enterprise security, audit, and data protection requirements. Own operational runbooks and incident response for Salesforce production issues. Support audits and internal controls by ensuring changes align with governance, security, and compliance requirements. Environment Strategy & Platform Stability Own Salesforce environment strategy (Dev, SIT, UAT, Pre‑Prod, Prod). Govern sandbox creation, refresh schedules, and data seeding strategies. Manage forward and backward promotions using Copado while keeping multi‑orgs in sync. Oversee production deployment users, access provisioning, and segregation of duties. Ensure platform changes are deployed with minimal disruption and clear communication to stakeholders. Identify opportunities to improve release efficiency, automation, and reliability. Evaluate and recommend Salesforce DevOps tools, processes, and best practices. Establish and track operational metrics such as deployment success, defect escapes, and rollback. Stay current on Salesforce seasonal releases, DevOps advancements, and platform changes. Qualifications Minimum 8 years progressive IT experience with 5+ years on the Salesforce platform and supporting enterprise‑scale Salesforce implementations with multiple stakeholders. Experience with Copado DevOps tool in an enterprise environment. Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline. Salesforce + Copado certification is a plus. Proven experience managing Salesforce releases using Copado across multiple teams and orgs. Strong knowledge of Salesforce metadata and deployment dependencies; Copado pipelines, user stories, and quality gates; CI/CD concepts and release governance. Strong ability to analyze system requirements and design effective data solutions. Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex release issues. Exceptional attention to detail and quality. Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment. Excellent communication skills, with ability to influence without authority. Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross‑functional departments. Strong orientation toward results coupled with reputation for integrity, creativity and good judgment. Must be able to challenge existing practices when appropriate. Strong background in Agile delivery and enterprise governance. Benefits Medical, dental, and vision plans with no‑cost and low‑cost options. Annual employer HSA contribution. 401(k) matching and immediate vesting. Vehicle purchase and lease discounts and monthly vehicle allowances by job level: $350 (Associate/Sr. Associate), $800 (Director), $900 (Executive Director), $1,000 (VP or Above). 100% employer‑paid life and disability insurance. No‑cost health and wellbeing programs, including gym benefit. Six weeks of paid parental leave. Paid Volunteer Time Off and company donation to charity. Job Location Primary Location: United States, Texas, Plano Work Locations: Dallas, TX 6100 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 2000, Plano 75093 Employees in this class are subject to extended periods of sitting, standing, and walking, vision to monitor and moderate noise levels. Work is performed in an at‑home and office environment. Hyundai Capital America is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture for our workforce. #J-18808-Ljbffr