Salesforce - Automation Test Lead
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£500 Per day
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Remote
London, UK
Summary: The Automation Test Lead for Salesforce is responsible for leading the test automation strategy for a global Salesforce transformation program. This role involves designing and maintaining automation frameworks, driving the automation of complex business processes, and providing technical leadership to QA engineers. The position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure quality engineering throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end test automation strategy for a large-scale global Salesforce transformation programme.
- Design, build, maintain, and scale robust automation frameworks using Playwright.
- Drive automation of complex Salesforce business processes including lead conversion and opportunity management.
- Develop automated UI, API, and integration test suites across Salesforce and connected enterprise systems.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership to QA engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate closely with Salesforce developers, architects, product owners, and DevOps teams.
- Implement scalable test strategies for Salesforce releases and regression testing.
- Analyse defects, identify root causes, and work with engineering teams to improve system reliability.
- Contribute technically with strong coding and engineering capability.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions within fast-paced programme timelines.
Key Skills:
- Experience with Salesforce platforms including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.
- Proficiency in automation frameworks, particularly with Playwright.
- Strong coding and engineering skills.
- Experience in developing automated UI, API, and integration test suites.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and establish best practices.
- Experience in agile delivery environments.
- Strong analytical skills for defect analysis and root cause identification.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £500/Day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Automation Test Lead - Salesforce
UK-based (Remote) contract role (£500 per day outside IR35
6-month Contract
?Lead the end-to-end test automation strategy for a large-scale global Salesforce transformation programme covering Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and CPQ/RCA implementations.
?Design, build, maintain, and scale robust automation frameworks using Playwright, ensuring high test coverage, stability, and reusability across multiple Salesforce platforms.
?Drive automation of complex Salesforce business processes including lead conversion, opportunity management, case management, customer journeys, approvals, and CPQ workflows.
?Develop automated UI, API, and integration test suites across Salesforce and connected enterprise systems, validating data integrity and end-to-end business flows.
?Provide hands-on technical leadership to QA engineers and cross-functional teams, establishing automation best practices, coding standards, and CI/CD quality gates.
?Collaborate closely with Salesforce developers, architects, product owners, and DevOps teams to embed quality engineering throughout the SDLC and release lifecycle.
?Implement scalable test strategies for Salesforce releases, regression testing, smoke testing, and integration validation within agile delivery environments.
?Analyse defects, identify root causes, and work proactively with engineering teams to improve system reliability, performance, and overall product quality.
?Contribute technically with strong coding and engineering capability, leveraging previous development experience to support framework enhancements and automation architecture decisions.
?Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions within fast-paced programme timelines while operating as a senior hands-on.