Hybrid Release Engineer/Manager

at Stealth Solutions, Inc.

• Job title: Release Engineer/Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Salesforce Release Engineer/Manager overseeing end-to-end release management in federal defense program. Leading CI/CD processes and ensuring compliance with DoD standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Salesforce release management for a federal defense program, ensuring all deployments align with DoD cybersecurity, audit, and configuration-management standards.
• Define and manage a secure, compliant ALM strategy including version control, sandbox strategy, branching/merging, and release governance.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines appropriate for controlled defense environments using SFDX, Metadata API, Git-based workflows, and approved DevOps tools.
• Oversee all Salesforce environments (DEV, QA, UAT, staging, production), enforcing principles of least privilege, separation of duties, and strict governance.
• Manage release calendars, change-freeze periods, communications, deployment checklists, and documentation required in a federal change-control process (e.g., CAB approvals, audit logs).
• Execute deployments using packages, metadata deployments, and automated pipelines; ensure all testing, security scanning, and regression steps are completed.
• Maintain configuration control: capture any production-level changes (hotfixes) and ensure they are incorporated back into version control for audit completeness.
• Partner with Architects, Developers, QA, Cybersecurity, and Government Product Owners to ensure secure, timely, and reliable releases.
• Provide release documentation, change records, rollback plans, and audit-ready artifacts aligned with federal program requirements.
• Monitor Salesforce seasonal releases and communicate impacts to the defense client, including security implications and required readiness activities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to maintain a DoD security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• 3–5+ years of experience in Salesforce release engineering, DevOps, or ALM roles
• Deep understanding of Salesforce development lifecycle, metadata types, and deployment models (org-based and package-based)
• Expert-level knowledge of: Salesforce release management best practices, Sandbox/environment strategy, Git-based version control and merge strategies, CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce (SFDX, Ant, CI tools), Unlocked/manged packages, scratch orgs, API-based deployments
• Experience managing releases in secure or regulated environments (DoD, DHS, FedRAMP High, or similar)
• Familiarity with risk-based deployment planning, rollback procedures, and operational readiness reviews
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with technical and non-technical federal stakeholders
• Ability to produce audit-ready artifacts and comply with strict CM/QA processes.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off