Technical Release Specialist

The Technical Release Specialist oversees the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring that software deployments are delivered reliably, efficiently, and with minimal risk. The role acts as the central coordinator across engineering, QA, product, and operations, driving standardised processes that improve release quality and accelerate time to market. The position works closely with stakeholders across the Technology and Product Engineering organisation.

• Establish and maintain consistent, repeatable deployment practices to reduce risk and improve quality.
• Implement structured release workflows that reduce production outages and business disruption.
• Serve as the central point of communication, aligning engineering, QA, product, and operations to prevent bottlenecks and duplicate work.
• Streamline approvals and release workflows to improve time to market for new features and updates.
• Oversee comprehensive testing, validation, and risk assessments to prevent errors and protect the customer experience.
• Provide day-to-day support for release management inquiries and requests.
• Coordinate scope of change, release details, and documentation generation.
• Maintain clear rollback plans to enable rapid recovery from deployment issues.
• Balance competing needs, resources, and timelines to keep releases on track.
• Manage the coordination and orchestration of release activities so engineering teams can focus on development.
• Plan and schedule environment refreshes to ensure data accuracy and alignment across development, testing, and production systems.
• Manage sandbox creation, updates, and general upkeep to support development and QA activities.
• Define and communicate production deployment windows to minimise business impact and ensure smooth release execution.
• Work with stakeholders across the Technology and Product Engineering organisation.
• Train and educate engineers and stakeholders on release management.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 4-6 years of progressive software development experience, including a minimum of 4+ years of hands-on Salesforce deployment.
• Experience managing the delivery of application change in an agile environment.
• Experience with Salesforce Lightning Framework, Apex, SOQL, and Visualforce.
• Proven track record of implementing complex Salesforce solutions and integrations.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and implementing releases in a demanding, fast-paced environment requiring a high degree of deadline-driven productivity.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce security models, sharing rules, and governance.
• Strong experience in Copado.
• Strong programming skills in multiple languages (Java, Python, JavaScript).
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to think and move quickly, managing difficult trade-offs to meet deadlines.
• Salesforce expertise across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Einstein Chatbot, Communities, Analytics Studio, Data Cloud, and Agentforce.
• Strong presentation and documentation skills.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Business Technology.
• Salesforce certifications.

• Remote

• An array of health plans to choose from, some as low as $0 per paycheck, including programmes for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
• Generous paid time off (PTO and sick leave).
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities based on performance.
• 401k with up to a 5% match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance.
• Eligibility for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and stock programme participation.
• Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
• Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

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