Roles and Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for Salesforce applications, web applications, APIs, and data validation scenarios

- Create reusable automation components, utilities, shared libraries, and maintainable framework solutions aligned with industry best practices

- Leverage AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve automation development, test design, and productivity

- Validate critical end-to-end business processes across integrated enterprise applications

- Collaborate with engineering, product, business stakeholders, and subject-matter experts to translate requirements into automated test coverage

- Develop, execute, and maintain regression suites for high-risk and business-critical workflows

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support test reporting and quality gates

- Manage test data, dependencies, and environment readiness to ensure reliable execution

- Support functional, integration, regression, and release validation activities

- Document test strategies, automation coverage, assumptions, and known risks

- Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, automation frameworks, and engineering practices

Education & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience

- 5–6 years of hands-on experience in QA automation for enterprise web applications, Salesforce platforms, or integrated business systems

Required Skills & Qualifications Must Have

- 5–6 years of experience in test automation for enterprise applications

- Proven experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks, reusable components, shared libraries, and utilities

- Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI and end-to-end automation testing

- Experience testing Salesforce applications and business workflows

- Working knowledge of Salesforce platform concepts and integrated enterprise workflows

- Experience with UI, API, regression, integration, and end-to-end test automation





- Strong Java Script/Type Script skills for automation development

- Experience integrating automation suites with CI/CD pipelines

- Knowledge of test data management and validation techniques

- Solid debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills

- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with QA, Engineering, Product, and Business teams

- Effective written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to quickly learn new tools, technologies, and automation frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working with Salesforce Clouds and cross-application business processes

- Exposure to enterprise automation tools such as Copado Robotic Testing, Provar, Tricentis Tosca, Cypress, or similar platforms

- Experience with API automation, SQL queries, and data validation

- Exposure to containerized test execution environments and cloud-based test infrastructure

- Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve test automation efficiency and maintainability

- Understanding of automation metrics, test coverage analysis, and execution reporting

Soft Skills

- Strong ownership and accountability

- Quality-first mindset with attention to detail

- Agile and adaptable approach to problem-solving

- Collaborative and team-oriented mindset

- Ability to evaluate tools and solutions pragmatically based on business needs and maintainability

- Strong organizational and prioritization skills

- Continuous learning mindset with interest in emerging automation and AI technologies

AI Automation & Proficiency

- Working knowledge of AI-assisted tools and workflows (e.g., generative AI assistants, AI-powered coding/testing tools, or agentic AI platforms) relevant to the role's core function.

- Ability to apply effective prompting techniques to accelerate research, documentation, coding, or analysis tasks.

- Comfortable learning and adopting new AI-enabled tools as part of day-to-day work, with a willingness to continuously build AI fluency.

- Understanding of responsible AI use, including data privacy, security, and verification of AI-generated outputs before acting on them.

Originally posted on Himalayas

📌 QA Automation Engineer (India)
🏢 AHEAD
📍 India