IT - Senior DevOps Engineer

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.
Job Overview And Responsibilities
This position will be based in Pune, India.

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies—in you, in your future colleagues, and in all your differences. And, of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for:
As a Senior Salesforce DevOps Engineer reporting to the Salesforce Technical Manager, your focus will be to lead and manage the end-to-end release and deployment processes within our Salesforce environment, in strong collaboration with the Salesforce Technical Architect, Tech Leads, and Release Manager. This senior position will provide expertise to manage a complex landscape, multiple parallel projects, and Copado tool. Key responsibilities include deployment execution, environment strategy, process improvement, and release management.

We count on you for:

• Lead Deployment Execution and Support: Execute deployments in integration environments and manage back promotions/retrofits into project sandboxes. Support developers in the deployment process, ensuring adherence to defined processes and best practices.
• Environment and Branch Strategy: Oversee the setup and maintenance of development, testing, and production environments. Define and implement branching strategies for long-run projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and operational efficiency, in coordination with Technical Architect.
• Stakeholder Communication and Coordination: Serve as the main point of contact for all matters related to release and deployment management. Ensure clear and consistent communication with all stakeholders, including project teams, management, and external partners.
• Process Improvement and DevOps Initiatives: Drive continuous improvement in the release and deployment process through the introduction of new pipelines and automation tools. Work closely with the technical team to identify and implement DevOps practices that enhance collaboration and efficiency.
• Release Management and Planning: Assess the project landscape to determine the most effective release cadence. Support project managers and deployment managers in planning releases according to build duration and UAT period needs. Plan and coordinate Cutover activities for projects, ensuring seamless integration with ongoing maintenance and other projects.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Expertise in Copado, including hands-on experience with deploying, managing, and troubleshooting within the Copado environment. Familiarity with Copado’s features and best practices for Salesforce deployment and CI/CD processes. Certification is mandatory.
• 5+ years of experience in release and deployment management and 3+ years within a Salesforce environment.
• Strong knowledge with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, branching strategies, and automation tools.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a proven track record of working collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and teams simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Good knowledge of Salesforce architecture, environment management, and deployment methodologies.
• Fluent in English is mandatory (Portuguese or French are nice to have).
• Experience as a Salesforce developer, to support during merge conflicts, is a big plus.
  
  

Skills And Behavioral Competencies

• Collaboration Skills: Exceptional ability to collaborate across teams, build a strong community, and resolve conflicts effectively, balancing best practices with business needs.
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership abilities with history managing release management teams on complex projects.
• Team Spirit and Resilience: A proactive and adaptive approach, fostering a collaborative team environment and demonstrating resilience when tackling challenges.
• Communication Skills: good capabilities to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related engineering field
  
  

Language Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
What’s In It For The Candidate

• Be part of and contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime change journey
• Join a dynamic team that is going to tackle big bets
• Have fun and work at a high pace
  
  

About Us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.