QA Automation Engineer

Job Title: QA Automation Engineer – Salesforce
Location: North Carolina (NC) – Hybrid/Onsite
Employment Type: W2 Only
Visa: H1B Transfer Accepted
Experience: 12+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced QA Automation Engineer with Salesforce expertise to lead quality assurance initiatives for enterprise-scale Salesforce applications. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in test automation, Salesforce platform testing, API validation, CI/CD integration, and Agile delivery environments. The candidate will be responsible for designing automation frameworks, ensuring end-to-end quality, and mentoring QA teams.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce QA Automation experience.
• Strong experience testing Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and custom applications.
• Expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Cucumber/BDD, or Provar.
• Experience with Salesforce Lightning, Apex, LWC, Flows, and Triggers validation.
• Strong API testing experience using Postman, REST Assured, SOAP UI, or similar tools.
• Experience with SQL/SOQL for backend data validation.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for Salesforce applications.
• Create and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate Salesforce configurations, workflows, Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and integrations.
• Perform API testing and backend database validation.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Release Managers to ensure quality deliverables.
• Analyze defects, perform root cause analysis, and drive issue resolution.
• Lead test planning, estimation, execution, and reporting activities.
• Develop QA metrics, dashboards, and quality reports for stakeholders.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and establish testing best practices.

Technical Skills

• Automation Tools: Selenium, Provar, Cypress, ACCELQ, Katalon
• Programming: Java, JavaScript
• Frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber BDD
• Salesforce: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, CPQ
• API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, SOAP UI
• CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub
• Test Management: Jira, Xray, TestRail
• Databases: SQL, SOQL
• Version Control: Git, Bitbucket

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Administrator or Salesforce Platform certifications.
• Experience with Financial Services Cloud, CPQ, or Salesforce integrations.
• Experience leading QA teams and enterprise-level testing programs.
• Exposure to performance testing and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).