
Senior Functional Tester
About the role
Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented Salesforce Tester to design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test strategies that ensure the quality, stability, and performance of Salesforce solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Salesforce functional testing, integration testing, and release validation across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Agentforce and custom Salesforce applications.
Key Responsibilities
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Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Salesforce applications.
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Validate Salesforce configurations, customizations, workflows, flows, validations, reports, dashboards, and Apex components.
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Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and UAT testing for Salesforce releases.
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Ensure quality and stability of Salesforce solutions by identifying defects early and validating fixes thoroughly.
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Execute API and integration testing involving Salesforce and third-party systems.
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Log, track, and manage defects using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
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Collaborate closely with Salesforce Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Release Managers.
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Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release readiness activities.
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Support data validation and migration testing using Salesforce Data Loader or equivalent tools.
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Contribute to test automation initiatives using tools such as Selenium, Provar, or equivalent (if applicable).
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Ensure compliance with Salesforce best practices and organizational quality standards.
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Prepare test execution reports, defect metrics, and release sign-off documentation.
Skill Requirements
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Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and core components.
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Hands-on experience with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and custom Salesforce objects.
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Proven experience in designing and executing manual test cases for Salesforce applications.
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Knowledge of Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC) from a testing perspective.
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Experience with integration testing (REST/SOAP APIs).
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Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
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Experience using test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Test Rail).
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Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Other Requirements
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Experience with Salesforce test automation tools (Provar, Selenium, Copado Robotic Testing).
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Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Salesforce deployment tools (Copado, Gearset, SFDX).
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Salesforce certifications such as:
Salesforce Administrator
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Salesforce Platform App Builder
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Salesforce Accredited Professional – Quality Assurance (preferred)
Required skills
Salesforce testing
Regression testing
Integration testing
UAT
Defect tracking
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