DevOps Architect (CAN)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026. Salesforce scores B on the Alion truth index.
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword - it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
The Experience
The Salesforce DevOps Architect is responsible for advising, designing, and managing deployment orchestration solutions for complex Salesforce implementations. This role requires close collaboration with Delivery Managers, Technical Architects, Solution Architects, and Account Teams, as well as direct client engagement to architect DevOps solutions tailored to their needs.
The DevOps Architect ensures solutions align with industry best practices to drive long-term customer success. This hands-on role involves architectural work and, when necessary, deployment execution. You are both a big-picture thinker and an in-depth problem solver, with
broad and deep technical expertise. You take pride in designing resilient systems that withstand high volumes and critical demands while balancing technical and enterprise-level considerations.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Collaborate with client stakeholders to define requirements, deliverables, and manage expectations.
Assess existing DevOps processes, tools, and practices, recommending improvements.
Design, present, and implement best-fit DevOps solutions, considering customer needs, tool preferences, and commercial constraints.
Drive the selection and implementation of DevOps tools and technologies.
Lead DevOps design sessions, architect solutions, and document best practices.
Develop and enforce DevOps frameworks and governance models for consistency across deployments.
Provide oversight and governance of Salesforce projects.
Ensure successful continuous delivery deployments across environments.
Support pre-sales activities, including discovery sessions, technical deep dives, and proof-of-concept (PoC) development.
Collaborate with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations.
Champion an AI-first development workflow by utilizing advanced AI developer assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate Salesforce Field Service solution development, Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, mobile application development, and integrations while maintaining platform security, performance, and Salesforce best practices.
Practical fluency in using AI coding assistants and modern development ecosystems to maximize development productivity, optimize Field Service solutions, document custom implementations, and deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality customer solutions.
Travel to client sites as needed (estimated 50-75%).
You're Our Person If...
10+ years of CRM experience, with at least 8 years on the Salesforce platform.
Expert knowledge of the Salesforce product suite, including Sales, Service, Experience, Industries (Vlocity), and Data Cloud.
Strong understanding of environment management, release management, version control best practices, and deployment methodologies.
Understanding of branching strategies such as Git Flow, Trunk-based development, Feature branching
Salesforce Development Lifecycle - Metadata API, SFDX (Salesforce DX), Salesforce CLI, Apex, SOQL, Lightning Web Components (LWC).
Salesforce Release & Deployment Strategies - Sandbox management, Source-driven development, Change sets, Unlocked & Managed Packages.
Experience with CI/CD tools: Copado, Flosum, Gearset, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI.
Experience with Version Control Systems - Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure Repos.
Strong grasp of software configuration management (Chef) and release management.
Experience with Docker image building, orchestration, and pipelines.
Experience with test automation (Provar, TOSCA, TestNG, Selenium, WebDriver, JUnit, JMeter, ApexUnit).
Experience managing code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube, Checkmarx, PMD).
Understanding of Performance Monitoring - Salesforce Event Monitoring, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor.
Experience with security integration into CI/CD pipelines.
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, or equivalent experience.
Salesforce certifications (active or ability to obtain upon hire).
Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian Government Security Clearance. Candidates are not required to hold an active clearance at the time of application or interview; however, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain clearance as a condition of employment.
- Reliability Clearance: Requires providing 5 years of verifiable work and residence history, generally from within Canada.
- Secret Clearance: Requires providing 10 years of verifiable work and residence history, generally from within Canada
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance andbe your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you cando your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what’s possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.For Ontario-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is CAD 130,300 to CAD 179,200 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.This posting is to fill a vacancy on our team, unless otherwise noted.