Environment & Release Lead

My client is a global IT consultancy currently recruiting for a Environment & Release Lead

The role is a 3 month contract and will require SC Clearance,

£450pd inside ir35

Remote with occasional travel to client site

Job Description
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Environment & Release Lead to manage Salesforce environments and oversee the end-to-end release life cycle. This role is critical in ensuring smooth, automated, and reliable deployments across Salesforce, MuleSoft, and Heroku platforms.
The ideal candidate will bring strong DevOps expertise, hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling, and a deep understanding of environment management and release governance within complex enterprise ecosystems.

Main purpose of the job
As part of a successful and expanding the team, you will work alongside key stakeholders to support the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure Salesforce-based solutions. You will be responsible for managing environments, coordinating releases, and implementing DevOps practices that enable continuous delivery and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities
Environment Management

. Maintain and manage development, test, training and production environments to ensure consistency and reliability.
. Configure and optimise infrastructure to support efficient development and testing activities.
. Collaborate with development and operations teams to resolve environment-related issues.

Release Management

. Define and implement release management processes and governance.
. Plan and coordinate release schedules to minimise disruption and maximise system availability.
. Work closely with development teams to automate deployments and enable CI/CD pipelines.

DevOps Implementation

. Champion DevOps practices, fostering collaboration between development and operations teams.
. Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Copado, Bitbucket Pipelines, or similar.
. Monitor and optimise system performance, reliability, and scalability.
. Enforce best practices in version control, code quality, and security.
. Support cloud deployments across Salesforce, MuleSoft, and Heroku environments.

Communication & Collaboration

. Act as a liaison between development, QA, and operations teams.
. Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and manage expectations around releases.
. Provide regular updates on release status, environment health, and performance metrics.

Continuous Improvement

. Stay up to date with industry trends in DevOps, Salesforce, and release management.
. Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes and system reliability.
. Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and learning.

Qualifications and experience

. Proven experience in environment and release management within Salesforce ecosystems.
. Strong understanding of DevOps principles and practices.
. Hands-on experience with tools such as Copado, Gearset, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, or similar.
. Experience with Salesforce, MuleSoft, and Heroku environments.
. Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
. Familiarity with cloud deployments and containerisation technologies.
. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Other skills

. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
. Ability to work in fast-paced, collaborative environments.
. Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies.