Salesforce Test Lead

Overview

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About Position / Position Summary

• The Salesforce Testing Lead is accountable for defining and executing the end-to-end quality assurance strategy for Boeings enterprise Salesforce CRM platforms. This role provides technical leadership, automation strategy, and governance for Salesforce testing with a strong emphasis on Copado Robotic Testing (CRT) and DevSecOps integration.
• You will lead automation-first testing practices across multiple Salesforce clouds, ensuring releases meet Boeings standards for quality, security, compliance, and scalability in a large, regulated enterprise environment.
• This role partners closely with Product Managers, Pod Leads, Salesforce Developers, Architects, Release Management, and DevOps teams to embed quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and enable predictable, high-quality releases.

This role will be based out of Bengaluru, India.

Position Responsibilities:

• Own and define the Salesforce testing and quality assurance strategy, covering functional, regression, integration, API, UAT, and end-to-end testing.
• Lead automation-first testing initiatives using Copado Robotic Testing (CRT) as the primary automation platform.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient automated test suites aligned with Salesforce metadata-driven architecture.
• Embed automated tests and quality gates within Copado CI/CD pipelines to ensure release readiness and defect prevention.
• Drive the transition from manual testing to low-code/no-code automation, leveraging Copado Explorer and AI-assisted capabilities where applicable.
• Partner with Developers and Technical Leads to ensure test coverage for Apex, Flows, Lightning Web Components, integrations, and APIs.
• Oversee regression testing execution, parallel test runs, and environment-specific validation across sandboxes and production.
• Establish and track testing KPIs and quality metrics, providing clear visibility into release risk and readiness.
• Ensure compliance with Boeing security, audit, and regulatory standards throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Lead defect triage, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of test processes.
• Mentor and coach SF engineers and testers on Salesforce testing best practices and automation standards.
• Support UAT coordination with business stakeholders and validate production deployments.
• Stay current with Salesforce seasonal releases and Copado feature enhancements, proactively adapting test strategies.

The employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• A minimum of bachelors degree or higher is required.
• 12+ years of overall testing experience, with 7+ years focused on Salesforce testing.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Copado Robotic Testing (CRT) and Copado CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and security models.
• Experience testing Salesforce integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, event-based integrations).
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of STLC, test strategy, test planning, and automation frameworks.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (Jira, ADO, or similar).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Salesforce certifications such as Administrator, Platform App Builder, or Platform Developer I.
• Copado certifications (Copado Fundamentals I II, Copado Robotic Testing Certification).
• Experience with additional automation tools such as Selenium, Provar, or API automation frameworks.
• Experience in large, regulated enterprise environments (aerospace, manufacturing, defense, or similar).
• Exposure to risk-based testing, data migration validation, and environment management.
• ISTQB Test Manager or equivalent testing certification.

Typical Education Experience:

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 12 Plus years'' related work experience or masters degree with 11 plus years of experience with an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education

Bachelor''s Degree or Equivalent Required