Salesforce Automation QA Engineer - Selenium / Appium

Key Responsibilities :

• Test Strategy & Planning : Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to create comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for Salesforce applications.
• Test Automation : Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and reusable automation test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing using industry-standard and Salesforce-specific automation tools.
• Test Execution & Analysis : Execute manual and automated tests across various Salesforce environments (e.g., Sandboxes, Production). Analyze test results, identify, and document defects with clear, concise, and reproducible steps.
• Defect Management : Track and manage defects throughout their lifecycle using bug tracking and project management tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, or TestRail.
• Salesforce Expertise : Perform testing for core Salesforce functionalities across different clouds (e.g., Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, etc.), including custom objects, flows, Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and third-party integrations.
• Backend & API Testing : Utilize SOQL queries for data validation and perform API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, or similar to validate integrations and data integrity.
• CI / CD Integration : Integrate automated test suites into the Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI / CD) pipeline using tools like Jenkins, Git, or Copado to enable faster and more reliable software releases.
• Collaboration & Communication : Work closely with cross-functional Agile teams (developers, product owners, and other QA engineers) to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables. Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Mentorship & Best Practices : Act as a subject matter expert and mentor junior team members on Salesforce testing best practices, automation frameworks, and tool usage. Drive continuous improvement in the QA process.

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