Salesforce Tester

Job Title: Salesforce Tester
Location: Remote (USA)
Duration: Fulltime


Position Summary:
We are looking for a Salesforce Tester to join our Quality Assurance (QA) team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for validating Salesforce functionality, integrations, and customizations to ensure high-quality deliverables. This role requires strong testing skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work closely with Salesforce Developers, Admins, and Business Analysts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Planning & Execution
• Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to design test cases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute manual and automated test scripts for Salesforce applications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing across Salesforce environments.
• Ensure testing covers Salesforce standard objects, custom objects, workflows, reports, dashboards, and Lightning components.
• Automation & Tools
• Create and maintain automated test suites using tools such as Selenium, Provar, or Tosca.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Use test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Quality & Collaboration
• Log, track, and retest defects ensuring timely resolution.
• Work closely with Salesforce Developers, Admins, and Product Owners to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Validate data migrations, APIs, and integrations with third-party systems.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
• Compliance & Best Practices
• Ensure test processes align with organizational standards and compliance requirements.
• Advocate for QA best practices within Salesforce development lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2–5+ years of QA/test experience, with at least 1–2 years in Salesforce testing.
• Technical Skills
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, or Marketing Cloud).
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies (functional, regression, UAT, performance).
• Experience with test automation tools (Provar, Selenium, Tosca, UFT, or similar).
• Familiarity with Salesforce testing frameworks (Apex Test Classes, SFDX).
• Proficiency with SQL/SOQL for data validation.
• Soft Skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Preferred Certifications (a plus):

• Salesforce Certified Administrator or Platform App Builder
• ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation or Advanced)
• Provar Automation Certification