Salesforce QA Tester

Department:
Technology & Product

Location:
Remote, UK

Description
Alcumus is a leading provider of compliance, risk management, and workforce development solutions. Our mission is to enhance the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our clients' operations through innovative technology and services. We believe in creating a culture of excellence and continuous improvement, empowering our team to deliver exceptional results and drive success for our clients.

At Alcumus, we are committed to fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment where creativity and collaboration thrive. Our team is passionate about making a positive impact and is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. By joining Alcumus, you become part of a community that values innovation, respects diverse perspectives, and encourages ongoing professional growth.

The
Salesforce QA Tester
role plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, reliable Salesforce solutions by leading the testing efforts across the software development life cycle. This position involves
collaborating with cross-functional teams
to ensure that customisation, integrations, and core Salesforce functionalities meet business and technical requirements.

What that means day to day

• Test Planning:
  Collaborate with the development, business analysis, and project management teams to understand project requirements, define test strategies, and develop comprehensive test plans.
• Test Case Development:
  Design, document, and maintain detailed test cases and test scenarios to validate Salesforce functionality, customizations, and integrations.
• Manual Testing:
  Perform thorough manual testing of Salesforce applications, identifying and documenting defects, and working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Automation Testing:
  Develop and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks to improve testing efficiency, coverage, and repeatability.
• Regression Testing:
  Conduct regression testing to ensure that existing functionalities are not adversely affected by new changes or updates.
• Performance Testing:
  Evaluate the performance and scalability of Salesforce applications, identify potential bottlenecks, and recommend optimisations to improve performance.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT):
  Coordinate and conduct UAT sessions with business stakeholders to validate that the solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Defect Management:
  Track, manage, and report defects using a defect tracking system, ensuring that all issues are addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Stay updated with the latest Salesforce features, best practices, and industry trends to continuously enhance testing processes and methodologies.
• Collaboration:
  Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of high-quality Salesforce solutions.
• Documentation:
  Prepare and maintain comprehensive documentation of test plans, test cases, test results, and defects to ensure transparency and traceability.
• Risk Assessment:
  Identify potential risks and issues related to Salesforce implementations and provide recommendations for mitigation.
• Training and Mentoring:
  Provide guidance and support to junior testers and team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to enhance the overall testing capability of the team.
• Test Environment Management:
  Set up and manage test environments, including configuring Salesforce sandboxes and ensuring data integrity.
• Reporting:
  Generate and distribute test execution status reports, highlighting key metrics, test coverage, and defect trends.

What you'll need to be successful
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience:
Minimum of 3 years of experience in software testing, with at least 2 years focused on Salesforce QA testing, with a focus on
Automation.
Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in testing Salesforce applications, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and custom solutions.
• Proficiency in Automation Testing ideally Playwright or Cypress.
• Writing test scripts.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Familiarity with defect tracking systems, such as Jira or Bugzilla.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with the capability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications:
  Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Advanced Administrator, or Salesforce Platform App Builder certification.
• Experience:
  Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and participating in Agile development teams.
• Technical Skills:
• Familiarity with Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components.
• Knowledge of Salesforce integration tools and techniques, such as REST/SOAP APIs and middleware solutions

What you'll get in return
We have a
hybrid workplace policy,
where you will work from the office 3 days per week. We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work and below are some of the perks and benefits we offer:

Personal Health & Wellbeing / Benefits

Enhanced Parental Leave

Generous annual leave

Healthcare Plan

Annual Giving Day – an extra day to give back to yourself or your community

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Future Planning

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance – 3X base salary

Rewards Program – access to discounts and cashback

LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don't feel you meet all the requirements?
Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we do consider where an individual might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us

Bring Your Whole Self to Work.
We are proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply:

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:
• An initial discovery call with the recruiter
• A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
• Additional interview (likely face to face) with the stakeholders you'll be working with closely in the role

We're keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.