Lead Salesforce QA Engineer

Overview

Lead Salesforce QA Engineer  Salesforce Testing Lead is responsible for driving the end-to-end quality engineering strategy, execution, and governance for Salesforce implementations across the enterprise. This role oversees functional testing, integration validation, regression automation, and release readiness for Salesforce Clouds (Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing, etc.). The Testing Lead partners with product owners, scrum teams, architects, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, high-quality, and compliant Salesforce releases.

• Lead the overall testing strategy, planning, and execution for Salesforce programs across multiple clouds and integrations.
• Define QE standards, best practices, and processes for Salesforce release cycles including CI/CD, sandbox strategy, and regression planning.
• Oversee all testing phases: functional, system, SIT, UAT support, integration, performance (when applicable), and automation.
• Create comprehensive test plans, test scenarios, test scripts, and acceptance criteria for user stories and enhancements.
• Manage defect lifecycle, including triage, prioritization, root-cause analysis, and closure.
• Ensure consistent regression coverage across releases with traceability to requirements.
• Drive validation of complex integrations with middleware, core systems, data platforms, and third-party applications.
• Define and implement automation strategy for Salesforce UI and API tests using tools such as Selenium, Provar, Copado Robotic Testing, or Playwright.
• Build and maintain lightweight, sustainable automation suites aligned to sprint cycles and CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with Dev Ops teams to integrate automated tests into build pipelines for smoke and regression checks.
• Work closely with release managers on deployment readiness, sandbox refresh planning, and production validation.
• Support post-deployment smoke tests and ensure rapid root-cause analysis for high-velocity releases.
• Collaborate with product owners, business SMEs, and Salesforce functional consultants to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Provide clear status updates, quality metrics, and risk assessments to leadership.
• Work cross-functionally with developers and architects to ensure alignment on business rules, data models, and technical changes.
• Lead and mentor onshore/offshore QE teams, ensuring alignment on test strategy, execution quality, and communication.
• Conduct code reviews for automation scripts and provide guidance on test design.
• Foster a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and shift-left practices.

• 6–10+ years of QA experience with 4–5 years specifically in Salesforce testing.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce data models, security model, workflows, automation (Flows, Process Builder), and Lightning components.
• Experience with API testing (Postman, REST/SOAP).
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, Provar, Playwright, Copado RT, Gearset automation).
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Copado, Gearset, Azure Dev Ops, or Git Hub Actions.
• Familiarity with SOQL/SOSL, data loading tools, and integration patterns.

• Expertise in Agile/Scrum delivery, refinement, story estimation, and backlog grooming.
• Strong test planning, defect management, and risk-based testing techniques.
• Ability to lead distributed teams and manage vendor/partner resources.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Salesforce Admin or QA-focused certifications (e.g., Salesforce Certified Administrator, Platform App Builder, or CTA testing modules).
• Experience with large-scale enterprise Salesforce programs.
• Knowledge of Dev Ops and release management tools like Copado or Gearset.
• Experience with performance, security, and accessibility testing for Salesforce.

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