Salesforce QA Engineer

Location: London (1 day per week in the office)
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 + 10% Annual Bonus
Employment Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a growing Financial Services organisation seeking a Salesforce QA Engineer to join their technology team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA professional with strong automation testing expertise to play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of business-critical Salesforce applications and associated platforms.

Working within a collaborative Agile environment, you will work closely with Salesforce Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and key business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that support the organisation's strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Salesforce and integrated business applications.
• Perform both manual and automated testing across new developments, enhancements, integrations, and production releases.
• Build, maintain, and improve automated test frameworks and regression test suites.
• Collaborate closely with Salesforce Developers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Conduct functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing activities.
• Validate backend data and integrations using SQL queries and database testing techniques.
• Identify, document, and manage defects through to resolution.
• Support release coordination activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across QA processes and tooling.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations.

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 4 years' experience in Software Quality Assurance covering both manual and automated testing.
• Experience testing complex, business-critical platforms such as Salesforce CRM, financial services systems, or similar enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on automation testing experience using Selenium, SpecFlow (C# or Java), or comparable automation frameworks.
• Solid SQL skills with experience performing backend data validation and database testing.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments (Scrum and/or Kanban).
• Experience supporting release management and deployment activities.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £50,000 - £65,000 depending on experience.
• 10% annual performance bonus.
• Hybrid working model with just 1 day per week in the London office.
• Opportunity to work on business-critical Salesforce initiatives within a growing financial services organisation.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.