Salesforce QA Automation Developer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Salesforce QA Automation Developer based in Canada. This role offers the opportunity to shape quality engineering for a modern Salesforce ecosystem within a high-growth technology environment. You’ll work across Salesforce customizations, automation, integrations, and frequent releases, helping ensure reliable and scalable solutions. The position combines hands-on test automation with manual testing, test strategy, environment management, and CI/CD practices. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, project teams, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into comprehensive test coverage. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex automation challenges, particularly within Salesforce Lightning interfaces and dynamic components. You’ll work with modern tools such as Playwright, Postman, Jira-integrated test management, and Salesforce DX-oriented deployment practices. With significant exposure to production systems and an emphasis on continuous learning, this is an opportunity to accelerate your technical growth while making a tangible impact. Review manual test cases for Salesforce customizations, including Lightning Web Components, Apex triggers, Flows, and declarative configurations, and identify opportunities for effective automation. Support and continuously improve automated testing throughout iterative development, system testing, and regression cycles across multiple Salesforce releases. Review user stories and functional requirements to ensure comprehensive test coverage across both standard and custom Salesforce objects. Execute manual test cases and scripts for features under development, using appropriate test management and tracking tools. Create and maintain test plans, test cases, scenarios, and automation scripts in accordance with established QA standards and methodologies. Develop robust test data management strategies to support reliable and repeatable testing. Establish, configure, and maintain Salesforce testing environments, including Sandboxes and Scratch Orgs. Participate in the development, deployment, and administration of QA processes, testing tools, and CI/CD technologies within the Salesforce ecosystem. Design, build, and execute automated functional tests using Playwright or comparable tools, with a particular focus on Salesforce Lightning interfaces, dynamic IDs, and Shadow DOM components. Perform API testing using tools such as Postman and validate integrations involving Salesforce REST and Bulk APIs. Contribute to continuous improvement of QA practices, automation coverage, deployment processes, and release quality across the Salesforce ecosystem. Requirements: 3+ years of professional software testing experience, including significant hands-on experience testing Salesforce applications such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Community Cloud. 2+ years of experience with automated functional testing tools, preferably Playwright, including experience addressing the specific challenges associated with Salesforce automation. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with a solid understanding of Salesforce security concepts such as Profiles, Permission Sets, and Sharing Rules. Experience with API testing using Postman, particularly Salesforce REST and Bulk APIs. Experience with Xray or similar test management platforms integrated with Jira. Practical experience working in Agile environments with frequent release cycles and Salesforce deployment processes. Familiarity with Salesforce DX, Copado, Flosum, or comparable CI/CD pipelines is highly valuable. Strong knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Git, combined with familiarity with Salesforce technologies such as SOQL and a basic understanding of Apex. Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Certified Administrator or Platform App Builder are considered strong assets. A B