Salesforce Automation Engineer "W2 Only"

Position: Salesforce Automation Engineer

Location: Plano, TX- Onsite

Contract- W2

Experience: 5 years

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for UI, API, BE/microservices, and contract testing across Agile teams.
• Execute in-sprint, build verification, and regression tests using scalable automation frameworks.
• Identify opportunities and implement solutions for automation in test setup, data preparation, and environment configuration.
• Evaluate and adopt testing tools for functional and non-functional testing (e.g., accessibility, performance, metrics).
• Perform cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure consistent functionality and usability.
• Develop virtualized environments and manage staging of test cases and test data.
• Collaborate with product owners and developers during backlog refinement to ensure user story completeness and accurate effort estimation.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, ensuring smooth and frequent deployments.
• Request and manage test data requirements via coordination with the Center of Excellence (CoE) team.
• Maintain test scripts and frameworks in version control systems (e.g., Git) and report issues using tools such as JIRA.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in software test automation and quality engineering.
• Proven expertise in Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar programming languages for test automation.
• Strong experience with Salesforce and Mulesoft testing practices.
• Solid understanding of Agile/SAFe methodologies, including ceremonies and incremental delivery practices.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Postman, REST Assured, Cucumber, JUnit/TestNG.
• Familiarity with contract testing, API testing, and behavior-driven development (BDD).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, especially Jenkins, and related DevOps tools.
• Experience with test virtualization, mocking, and test environment management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with non-functional testing tools for accessibility, performance, and security.
• Familiarity with test data management tools and practices.
• ISTQB, Certified SAFe Practitioner, or other Agile-related certifications.