Test Lead

Position Summary:

· Automation & QA Lead – Salesforce Projects

· Automation & QA for leading the end-to-end testing program for Salesforce projects. This includes planning, designing, executing, and delivering all testing activities while ensuring alignment with project milestones and stakeholder expectations.
Lead the complete testing lifecycle: strategy, planning, execution, and delivery. Collaborate with customers, consultants, cross-functional teams, and offshore QA teams.

· Prepare the Test Strategy Document, manage test deliverables, Risk assessment including test plans, test cases, defect reports, release sign off.

· Strong leadership and people management skills in a hybrid team environment.

Mandatory Skills:

· Salesforce certified Test Lead with experience in Automation scripts using TOSCA, Selenium, Testim and Postman.

· Dev-Ops model - CI/CD, TDD, BDD.

· Expertise Copado.

· Telecom and Health care experience with OSS and BSS architecture /Salesforce health cloud.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Test Lead with System, Regression, Integration, and UAT Testing across Salesforce and 11+ integrated applications.

· Test Planning, Execution, Review, and Defect Management in Integration , regression, UAT and PVT.

· Analyse, design, and develop test cases based on release requirements.

· Develop automation scripts for end-to-end testing using advanced tools across multiple applications.

· Manage defect lifecycle using ALM and JIRA: logging, triaging, RCA coordination, and resolution.

· Maintain automation portals for data cleanup, server restarts, deployments, configuration, credentials, and performance testing.

· Collaborate with business teams for BVT /PVT testing, providing functional flows and test data.

· Participate in business requirement walkthroughs and workshops to assess impact and align with the test plan.

· Daily /Weekly daily status reports to stakeholders and track delivery progress.

· Enhance and maintain automation infrastructure used by testers and stakeholders.

· Utilize Salesforce CRM, Copado (RPA), Testim, TOSCA and Online Triage Tools for automation and defect tracking.

· Develop and maintain Automation Scripts for progression and regression scenarios.

· Strong experience in Salesforce Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, and integrated systems.

· Leading the cross-functional and distributed QA teams.

Salary Range: >$100,000

Date of Posting: 19/ September /2025

Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.

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