Salesforce QA Tester

Role: QA Automation Engineer

Duration: 04+ months

Location: Phoenix, AZ (3 days a week)

W2 Only

Looking for a detail-oriented and proactive QA Automation Engineer with experience testing enterprise applications on the Salesforce platform. This role is critical to ensuring end-to-end quality across custom Salesforce implementations including Lightning components, Apex code, Flows, integrations, and declarative configurations. You ll partner closely with product, development, and release teams to implement automation-first test strategies that reduce risk and accelerate delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for Salesforce applications (Lightning Web Components, Flows, Apex classes, REST integrations, etc.)
• Build reusable frameworks to test both UI and backend processes (e.g., using Selenium, Provar, Playwright, or custom frameworks with Java/Python)
• Create and maintain robust test cases for regression, smoke, and functional testing across multiple Salesforce orgs and configurations
• Validate end-to-end workflows including integrations with systems like DocuSign, MuleSoft, Kafka, Data Cloud, and external APIs
• Collaborate with Salesforce developers and admins to test both custom and declarative features
• Proactively identify quality risks in stories, features, and releases and define mitigation strategies
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Copado)
• Support and improve test data management strategies across sandboxes
• Contribute to QA standards, coding practices, and documentation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline
• 3 6 years of QA experience, with at least 2+ years in test automation for Salesforce
• Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform including data model, Apex, LWC, Flows, and Process Builder
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools like Cucumber, Karate, Selenium WebDriver, or similar
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python)
• Experience testing Salesforce REST and SOAP APIs
• Familiarity with Salesforce-specific test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Xray, Salesforce Test Automation Frameworks)
• Working knowledge of Git, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools
• Experience writing SOQL queries for test validation and troubleshooting
• Ability to read and debug Apex code and LWC (preferred but not mandatory)
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with Salesforce DX and scratch org workflows
• Performance or load testing background
• Salesforce certifications (QA or Platform Dev)