Automation Salesforce Tester

About the role

Program Overview: The Department of Veterans Affairs runs programs benefiting veterans and their families, providing healthcare, education, disability compensation, and other essential services.

Key Details: Location: Remote. Clearance / Suitability: Public Trust eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated and manual test strategies, plans, and cases.
• Design, build, and maintain automated Salesforce test cases using Provar.
• Create reusable automated tests across multiple Salesforce sandboxes and environments.
• Maintain and update automated test suites in response to functionality changes.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing.
• Validate Salesforce applications, including data models, security, automation, and integrations.
• Develop data-driven automated tests using locators, XPaths, and test design patterns.
• Document, triage, retest, and close defects with clear evidence and steps.
• Use Git and GitHub for test repository management, automation scripting, and version control.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD build pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Support testing, troubleshooting, and data validation with SOQL, Salesforce APIs, and metadata.
• Review Salesforce release changes and update automation to maintain coverage.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, product owners, and stakeholders to improve quality.
• Report on test progress, automation coverage, defects, risks, and release readiness.
• Contribute to the improvement of automation frameworks, standards, and processes.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of software quality assurance, testing, or test automation experience.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated test cases using Provar.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Provar, Selenium, or similar.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platform functionality, including data models, security, automation, and APIs.
• Experience creating and executing various tests (functional, integration, regression, etc.).
• Ability to build reusable automated tests across Salesforce environments.
• Knowledge of automation concepts including XPaths, locators, data-driven testing, and design patterns.
• Experience managing automation code with Git and GitHub.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated build/deploy processes.
• Basic knowledge of SOQL, Salesforce APIs, and metadata.
• Understanding of Salesforce release impacts and automation maintenance strategies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required government credentials, including a PIV card.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs or federal health IT programs.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Git, Microsoft 365, and Agile tools.
• Salesforce certifications such as Administrator, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer, or Application Architect.

Compensation

Salary Range: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00. Final compensation is based on technical skills, experience, education, certifications, and clearance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage through national providers