Software Testing Engineer III, Salesforce

Overview

As an Experienced QA Engineer focused on Salesforce and integrated enterprise systems, you will apply strong manual testing expertise with hands-on Java test automation to validate business requirements, identify quality risks, and support successful software releases.

What you'll do

• Design and execute end-to-end and integration test scenarios across multiple system components.
• Analyze defects, defect trends, and quality metrics to uncover underlying system, process, or coverage issues.
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases and test scenarios for business logic, integrations and cross-system workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to align on testing approaches and quality standards.
• Perform testing activities for Salesforce and enterprise integration initiatives, combining strong manual testing with automation where applicable.
• Contribute to automated test coverage.
• Review automation results, investigate failures and maintain stable regression coverage.
• Contribute to release validation by reporting test results, defects and identified quality risks.
• Identify defects and quality risks and communicate them clearly to the team.
• Execute testing activities according to established quality gates and processes.
• Track testing progress and contribute to quality reporting and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement in test coverage, test execution efficiency, and overall testing process.
• Share testing knowledge and collaborate with team members on consistent QA practices.
• Manage defect lifecycle, including triage, prioritization, escalation, and clear communication of quality risks.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in software testing / QA engineering, including hands-on experience with Java-based test automation.
• Strong understanding of manual test design techniques, risk-based testing, release quality assessment, automation strategy and QA methodologies.
• Experience creating and maintaining test plans, test designs, test cases and test reports.
• Solid experience with defect management, including severity and priority assessment, defect trend analysis, and risk communication.
• Hands-on experience with API testing, web services, integration validation, automated API checks and test evidence collection.
• Practical experience with Java programming for test automation.
• Ability to write SQL/SOQL queries for data validation, troubleshooting, and test evidence collection.
• Experience defining or applying quality gates, test metrics, and release readiness criteria.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and contribute to testing process improvements.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum development process.

Nice to have

• Experience contributing to automated testing initiatives.
• Salesforce certifications.
• Background working in regulated environments (such as SOX, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates.
• Experience testing complex integrations across multiple systems.
• Understanding of Salesforce architecture and customization (Apex, flows, etc.).
• Advanced experience with Java-based automation frameworks and CI/CD-integrated test execution.

Details

• Location: Remote, United States.