Salesforce Test Lead / Test Manager | Remote

Salesforce Test Lead / Test Manager | Remote

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Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The Salesforce Test Lead/Test Manager role involves leading QA initiatives for Salesforce implementations and integrations, requiring extensive experience in Salesforce testing and strong leadership capabilities. The candidate will be responsible for defining test strategies, managing QA teams, and ensuring high-quality deliverables in Agile/DevOps environments. This position is remote and requires a minimum of 8 years of QA experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role. The ideal candidate will also have hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and drive test strategy, planning, and execution for Salesforce applications (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud, Community/Experience Cloud).
  • Lead QA teams (onsite and offshore), assign tasks, monitor execution, and ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Collaborate with Salesforce Developers, Admins, Business Analysts, and Product Owners to ensure testing aligns with business requirements.
  • Perform functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing across Salesforce customizations, configurations, and workflows.
  • Validate Apex classes, Visualforce pages, Lightning Components, APIs, and data flows.
  • Ensure proper validation of Salesforce integrations with third-party applications (e.g., middleware, ERP, CRM extensions).
  • Implement and manage automation frameworks for Salesforce testing (e.g., Selenium, Provar, Copado, Tricentis Tosca).
  • Integrate test automation within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Copado DevOps).
  • Manage and track test execution and defects using JIRA, HP ALM, or qTest.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams for continuous testing, release readiness, and deployment validation.
  • Maintain QA documentation including test plans, scripts, execution reports, and defect metrics.
  • Provide test status updates, risk assessments, and quality metrics to senior stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and Salesforce best practices.

Key Skills:

  • 8+ years of QA/testing experience, with at least 3+ years in a Test Lead/Test Manager role.
  • Strong expertise in Salesforce testing across Sales, Service, Marketing, and Experience Clouds.
  • Knowledge of Apex, Visualforce, Lightning, APIs, and Salesforce data model.
  • Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, Provar, Copado, etc.).
  • Proficiency with Agile/DevOps methodologies, test management tools (JIRA, HP ALM, Zephyr, etc.).
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

JOB TITLE: SALESFORCE TEST LEAD / TEST MANAGER

JOB DURATION: 10+ MONTHS


JOB LOCATION: REMOTE

EXPERIENCE: 8+ YEARS


VISA: , GC-EAD, -EAD - ONLY

RATE: $50/HR ON W2

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Test Lead / Test Manager with strong expertise in Salesforce platforms to lead QA initiatives across Salesforce implementations and integrations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on Salesforce testing knowledge, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to design and drive test strategies in Agile/DevOps environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Test Leadership & Management

  • Define and drive test strategy, planning, and execution for Salesforce applications (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud, Community/Experience Cloud).
  • Lead QA teams (onsite and offshore), assign tasks, monitor execution, and ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Collaborate with Salesforce Developers, Admins, Business Analysts, and Product Owners to ensure testing aligns with business requirements.

Salesforce Testing

  • Perform functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing across Salesforce customizations, configurations, and workflows.
  • Validate Apex classes, Visualforce pages, Lightning Components, APIs, and data flows.
  • Ensure proper validation of Salesforce integrations with third-party applications (e.g., middleware, ERP, CRM extensions).

Automation & Tools

  • Implement and manage automation frameworks for Salesforce testing (e.g., Selenium, Provar, Copado, Tricentis Tosca).
  • Integrate test automation within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Copado DevOps).
  • Manage and track test execution and defects using JIRA, HP ALM, or qTest.

Agile / DevOps Collaboration

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams for continuous testing, release readiness, and deployment validation.

Governance & Reporting

  • Maintain QA documentation including test plans, scripts, execution reports, and defect metrics.
  • Provide test status updates, risk assessments, and quality metrics to senior stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and Salesforce best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of QA/testing experience, with at least 3+ years in a Test Lead / Test Manager role.
  • Strong expertise in Salesforce testing across Sales, Service, Marketing, and Experience Clouds.
  • Knowledge of Apex, Visualforce, Lightning, APIs, and Salesforce data model.
  • Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, Provar, Copado, etc.).
  • Proficiency with Agile/DevOps methodologies, test management tools (JIRA, HP ALM, Zephyr, etc.).
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

Desired Skills

  • Salesforce Certifications (Admin, Platform App Builder, or Salesforce Certified QA Specialist).
  • Experience with Copado DevOps Center or Salesforce DevOps tools.
  • Knowledge of data migration testing (ETL, Informatica, MuleSoft).
  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) integrated with Salesforce