Senior Cloud Operations Engineer, CX

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Senior Cloud Operations Engineer, CX to oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of Salesforce releases across multiple environments. This role ensures that new features, enhancements, and bug fixes are delivered efficiently, safely, and with minimal disruption to business operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, DevOps practices, and release governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Release Planning & Coordination
• Own the end-to-end release lifecycle for Salesforce, including sandbox refreshes, metadata deployments, and production releases.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, QA, and business stakeholders to define release scope and timelines.
• Maintain and communicate a forward-looking release calendar.
• Environment & Deployment Management
• Manage Salesforce environments (Dev, QA, Production) and ensure proper version control and configuration.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines using tools (Gearset).
• Ensure proper data masking and seeding strategies for non-production environments.
• Governance & Compliance
• Enforce release governance policies, including change management, risk assessments, and rollback plans.
• Ensure compliance with internal audit, SOX, and data security standards.
• Quality Assurance
• Coordinate with QA teams to ensure thorough testing and validation of releases.
• Monitor post-release performance and manage hotfixes or emergency patches as needed.
• Documentation & Communication
• Maintain detailed release notes, deployment guides, and environment documentation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for release-related communications.
• Document and communicate any changes to the CI/CD pipeline process

Qualifications

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in Salesforce administration, development, or release management.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce metadata, change sets, and deployment tools.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., GitHub) and CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform App Builder, Administrator, DevOps Specialist).
• Experience with enterprise DevOps tools like Copado, Gearset, or AutoRABIT.

Requisition ID: 8815

Reporting to: Manager, Project Manager, CX
Role Type: Individual Contributor

What’s in it for you?

Join an ever-growing, market disrupting, global company where the teams – comprised of the best of the best – work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment! As the market leader, every day at NICE is a chance to learn and grow, and there are endless internal career opportunities across multiple roles, disciplines, domains, and locations. If you are passionate, innovative, and excited to constantly raise the bar, you may just be our next NICEr!

Enjoy NICE-FLEX!

At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.