Apex Systems · 1 day ago
Salesforce DevOps Engineer
Hoffman Estates, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75/hr - $80/hr
3+ years expApex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. They are seeking a Salesforce DevOps Engineer to lead the end-to-end release process across multiple Salesforce orgs, implement best practices for source-driven development, and orchestrate reliable deployments using Harness and SFDX.
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Responsibilities
Salesforce Release Engineering
Own the release lifecycle across sandboxes and production (feature branches → UAT → prod)
Implement source-driven development with Git (branching strategy, PR validation, merge gates)
Build pipelines for SFDX-based metadata & unlocked package deployments (retrieve/convert/deploy)
Maintain data and org shape strategies (scratch orgs, seeding, dependency management)
Enforce compliance (change controls, audit trails, approvals, segregation of duties) and rollback plans
CI/CD with Harness
Design, build, and maintain Harness pipelines for Salesforce and adjacent services
Configure triggers, approvals, canary/blue-green strategies, and environment promotion workflows
Integrate secrets management, artifact repositories, quality gates, and monitoring/alerting
Automation & Scripting
Write robust Bash/Shell scripts for pipeline tasks, pre/post-deploy hooks, validations, and log processing
Automate static code analysis, unit testing, and packaging (e.g., PMD, ESLint, Jest, Apex tests)
Create reusable runbooks and self-service automation for engineering teams
Quality, Security, & Observability
Implement quality gates (coverage thresholds, linting policies, SAST/DAST where applicable)
Monitor pipeline health, MTTR, change failure rate, and deployment frequency; drive continuous improvement
Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, and release managers to unblock teams and ship faster
Qualification
Required
3–5+ years in DevOps/Release Engineering (preferably with Salesforce-focused pipelines)
Hands-on with Salesforce CLI (SFDX), metadata API, and unlocked/package-based deployments
Proven experience designing CI/CD pipelines in Harness (or equivalent) with multi-stage promotions
Strong Shell/Bash scripting (error handling, idempotency, logging) and Linux fundamentals
Git mastery: branching strategies, PR workflows, merge checks, conflict resolution
Familiarity with code quality tooling (PMD, ESLint, Prettier, Jest, Apex tests) and test orchestration in CI
Excellent troubleshooting skills across pipelines, deployment logs, and environment issues
Preferred
Experience with Gearset, Copado, Flosum, or Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps integrated with Harness
Knowledge of Apex, LWC, Aura, and Salesforce metadata nuances (profiles, FLS, permission sets)
Experience with data seeding/masking (Salesforce sandbox data strategies)
Cloud exposure: Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP; container basics (Docker/K8s) a plus
Security & compliance: SOX/PCI, change management, audit evidence automation
Certifications: Salesforce Platform Dev I/II, Administrator, DevOps Center, Harness certs, AZ-900 or similar
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
401K program
HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
Corporate discount savings program
On-demand training program
Access to certification prep
Library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars
Certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
Company
Apex Systems
Apex Systems, a division of On Assignment, provides organizations with IT staffing solutions to address gaps in their current workforce.
1001-5000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Roger Wahman
Chief Technology Officer - SVP
Andrea Schiola
Global Head of Technology Partnerships, SVP, Principal
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