What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Tester (Contractor) position at HCM Staffing and Consulting?
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Description
- As a QA Tester Contractor, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and functionality of software applications through rigorous testing and analysis.
- Execute test cases and document results to ensure software meets specified requirements.
- Identify, report, and track defects and issues in the software.
- Collaborate with developers to understand features and functionalities to be tested.
- Perform regression testing to verify that new code changes do not adversely affect existing functionalities.
- Participate in test planning, test case design, and test case review activities.
Primary Skill Required for the Role:
- Testing - Automation Selenium
Level Required for Primary Skill:
- Advanced (6-9 years experience)
Additional Details for Role:
Looking for a detail-oriented and proactive QA Automation Engineer with experience testing enterprise applications on the Salesforce platform. This role is critical to ensuring end-to-end quality across custom Salesforce implementations including Lightning components, Apex code, Flows, integrations, and declarative configurations. You ll partner closely with product, development, and release teams to implement automation-first test strategies that reduce risk and accelerate delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for Salesforce applications (Lightning Web Components, Flows, Apex classes, REST integrations, etc.)
- Build reusable frameworks to test both UI and backend processes (e.g., using Selenium, Provar, Playwright, or custom frameworks with Java/Python)
- Create and maintain robust test cases for regression, smoke, and functional testing across multiple Salesforce orgs and configurations
- Validate end-to-end workflows, including integrations with systems like DocuSign, MuleSoft, Kafka, Data Cloud, and external APIs
- Collaborate with Salesforce developers and admins to test both custom and declarative features
- Proactively identify quality risks in stories, features, and releases and define mitigation strategies Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Copado)
- Support and improve test data management strategies across sandboxes
- Contribute to QA standards, coding practices, and documentation
Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline
- 3 6 years of QA experience, with at least 2 years in test automation for Salesforce
- Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform including data model, Apex, LWC, Flows, and Process Builder
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools like Cucumber, Karate, Selenium WebDriver, or similar
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python)
- Experience testing Salesforce REST and SOAP APIs
- Familiarity with Salesforce-specific test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Xray, Salesforce Test Automation Frameworks)
- Working knowledge of Git, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools
- Experience writing SOQL queries for test validation and troubleshooting
- Ability to read and debug Apex code and LWC (preferred but not mandatory)
- Strong communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset
Nice to Have:
- Familiarity with Salesforce DX and scratch org workflows
- Performance or load testing background
- Salesforce certifications (QA or Platform Dev)
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