Salesforce Test Automation Engineer

Salesforce Test Automation Engineer (Selenium / AccelQ)

Location: Hybrid, Naperville, IL

Role Summary:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for Salesforce applications across Sales, Service, and AWS Connect. Drive automation-first QA strategy using Selenium and/or AccelQ to improve release velocity, quality, and regression coverage

Key Responsibilities

Automation Strategy & Framework

• Build and maintain robust UI automation frameworks using Selenium (Java/C#/JS) or AccelQ (codeless automation platform).
• Define automation test strategy aligned with Salesforce release cycles (3x yearly) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement modular, reusable test components for LWC, Aura, and standard Salesforce UI.

Salesforce-Specific Testing

• Automate validation of:
• Sales Cloud (Leads, Opportunities, Forecasting)
• Service Cloud (Cases, Entitlements, Omni-channel)
• Experience Cloud (Partner/Customer portals at scale 30k+ users)
• AWS Connect
• Handle dynamic Salesforce DOM, iframe handling, and Lightning components.

AccelQ Automation (if applicable)

• Design codeless test scenarios using AccelQ for faster business-driven automation.
• Integrate AccelQ with CI/CD pipelines for continuous regression.
• Enable business-user collaboration via low-code test design and reusable flows.

Test Data & Environment Management

• Manage test data using:
• Synthetic data generation
• Salesforce sandboxes (Full/Partial/Dev)
• Ensure test isolation and repeatability across environments.

Quality Engineering & Governance

• Define automation KPIs:
• % regression coverage
• Execution time reduction
• Defect leakage
• Enforce shift-left testing, automation-first mindset.

Required Skills

Core

• 4–10+ years in QA Automation with enterprise salesforce applications
• Strong experience in:
• Selenium WebDriver (Java/C#/JavaScript preferred)
• OR AccelQ automation platform
• Salesforce Lightning UI automation experience

Salesforce Knowledge

• Understanding of:
• LWC, Aura components
• Salesforce object model & security
• AWS Connect

AccelQ-Specific (if applicable)

• Experience building codeless automation suites
• Integration of AccelQ with CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of test case design using flow-based modeling