Salesforce & AWS Implementation Manager

At GDIT we build cutting-edge applications that help the end user accomplish their mission. We are GDIT. We stay at the forefront of innovation to solve complex technical challenges. 

GDIT is your place. Make it your own by discovering new ways to securely and expertly apply the latest technology. Own your opportunity at GDIT and you’ll be a meaningful part of improving how agencies operate. Our work depends on Salesforce/AWS Implementation Manager joining our team remotely to support Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

As a Salesforce/AWS Implementation Manager supporting CMS, you will lead a team of talented DevOps engineers while overseeing the configuration integrity of all enterprise applications, including Salesforce, AWS, Snowflake, Tableau, and our Copado DevOps platform. You will leverage industry best practices, including the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) framework, to drive efficiency, compliance, and velocity while maturing our practices toward DevSecOps. In this role, a typical day will include:

• Defining and executing the enterprise DevOps and Configuration Management (CM) roadmap, leveraging industry frameworks such as CMMI to establish process definitions, measurements, and continuous improvement standards.
• Leading, managing, and mentoring a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a high-performance culture aligned with best practices for process maturity and ownership.
• Defining and implementing a unified CM strategy leveraging GIT that standardizes practices across multiple, distinct platforms (Salesforce, AWS, Snowflake, Tableau, etc.), ensuring the consistency and traceability required for regulatory compliance and CMMI Maturity levels.
• Designing, building, and optimizing robust, automated CI/CD pipelines using tools like Copado (for Salesforce), Jenkins and AWS CDK, integrating automation efforts across all application lifecycles.
• Driving the evolution of our current DevOps practices into a full DevSecOps model, integrating security automated testing, compliance checks, and vulnerability management throughout the entire CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure lifecycle.
• Overseeing the configuration integrity of all application environments (Dev, Test, Prod), managing metadata and data integrity for enterprise platforms and ensuring effective and efficient change management processes across methodologies (SAFe Agile).
• Implementing rigorous auditing processes and controls to ensure all platform configurations adhere to internal policies, security standards, and regulatory requirements {e.g. CMMI compliance} and ensuring that all corrective actions are tracked to closure.
• Producing and providing input into program-level reports, metrics, and dashboards for CMMI Compliance, offering key CM measurement data to program management in accordance with established plans for data-driven decision-making.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years’ experience in configuration management for a software development organization.
• 5+ years of experience as a Release Manager, including Salesforce, in an enterprise-level environment.
• Expert with CMMI (specifically CMMI-DEV ML-3) process & framework.
• Expert understanding of configuration challenges and deployment strategies for enterprise SaaS/cloud platforms including Salesforce, AWS, and Snowflake. Strong understanding of metadata component types (custom fields, flows, Apex) within Salesforce.
• Expertise with branching strategies, version control (Git), pipeline automation, and orchestration using tools like Copado, Jenkins, AWS CDK, GitHub.
• Experience with Continuous Development/Deployment/Integration (CI/CD/I) design and best practices, and excellent knowledge in code deployment version conflict resolution.
• Experience working with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks such as, but not limited to: SAFe, Scrum, Kanban.
• Experience leading and/or managing a remote distributed team.
• Candidate must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Candidate must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience implementing complex Salesforce DevOps pipelines with Copado or similar tools.
• CMMI Associate Certification or higher.
• Active Salesforce, AWS, and/or Copado certifications
• Certified SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner or other Agile certification
• Experience integrating security best practices and compliance scanning into the CI/CD pipeline (DevSecOps).
• Hands-on experience with configuration management practices specific to data warehousing such and/or Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau
• Healthcare Service Industry or Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) experience
• Ability to manage time effectively, to work under time pressure, to meet schedules and deadlines, to multi-task, to plan, organize and prioritize work assignments and pay close attention to detail.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.