Salesforce Quality Assurance Tester

About the role

About Our Client:The organization operates within the federal contracting sector, providing Salesforce modernization services to government clients. It addresses challenges in migrating and upgrading critical Salesforce systems, such as transitioning from Salesforce Classic to Lightning, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and maintaining system integrity across complex integrations.

About the Opportunity:The Salesforce Quality Assurance Tester role supports a federal Salesforce modernization initiative by developing and executing comprehensive test plans to ensure the quality and functionality of Salesforce configurations, custom developments, and integrations. The position is vital for validating system accuracy, supporting Agile releases, and maintaining compliance within a regulated federal environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, cases, and scripts for Salesforce configurations, customizations, and integrations.
• Collaborate with government leads and Product Owners to clarify acceptance criteria and testing scope.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing across sprints and releases.
• Validate declarative configurations including Flows, approvals, validation rules, layouts, and Lightning App Builder.
• Test custom developments such as Apex, Lightning Web Components, and triggers; perform backend SOQL validations.
• Validate integrations between Salesforce and external systems to ensure data integrity.
• Log, track, and manage defects using Jira or Azure DevOps with clear documentation.
• Verify data integrity, migrations, and reporting/dashboard accuracy.
• Support release readiness, deployment validation, and post-cutover stabilization.
• Ensure QA practices align with governance, auditability, and compliance requirements.
• Present test summaries, defect reports, and quality status updates to government managers.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Math, Statistics, Operations Research, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of relevant experience; six years experience may substitute for education.
• Experience in QA and testing within Agile environments, including test planning and defect management.
• Ability to design and execute test cases from user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce declarative configuration and automation such as Salesforce Flow.
• Experience validating custom development (Apex, Lightning Web Components, triggers) and backend SOQL.
• Experience testing Salesforce integrations (e.g., MuleSoft, REST/SOAP APIs).
• Familiarity with defect-tracking and test-management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail).
• Preferred experience with Salesforce Classic to Lightning migration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to brief senior government stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to pass pre-employment qualifications for the organization.

Pay

Estimated starting salary range: $100,000 to $120,000. Pay commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)

Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and other potential benefits subject to change.