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Salesforce QA Tester

Alcumus provides technology-led risk management solutions, helping organizations manage compliance, safety, and sustainability.

Alcumus

Employee count: 501-1000

Canada only

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Building innovative solutions; enabling safer workplaces for everyone.

We’ll create a safer working world, building software to support a global network of responsible buyers, suppliers and partners.

Today, at Alcumus we take the pain out of compliance for over 50,000 organisations globally, helping them protect their people, their operations, and the planet.

Keeping our network of hiring clients, suppliers, and contractors compliant with the standards that matter most, from health and safety and sustainability to ethical behavior by building best in class solutions.

The tech we build today, will create a better tomorrow.


As a Salesforce QA Tester, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our Salesforce solutions.

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 optimizations 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:

Experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in software testing, with at least 2 years focused on Salesforce QA testing.

Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in testing Salesforce applications, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and custom solutions.
  • 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:

Personal Health & Wellbeing
>🧠 Integrated mental health & wellbeing support
>🌴 Vacation – starting at 3 weeks
>💟 Wellness Days & Annual Giving Day – an extra to give back to yourself or your community

>🩺 Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
> 😴 End of the year, company-wide shut down for you to relax and recharge
Future Planning
>🏫 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 consider applications that 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.
Alcumus is 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 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.

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About Alcumus

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We are Alcumus, and since 1979, we've been dedicated to helping organizations of all sizes anticipate, manage, and avoid risks that could endanger their people, operations, and our planet. Our journey began with a focus on providing market-leading compliance and risk management solutions. Over the years, we have expanded our offerings significantly to include software, certification, accreditation, HR and health and safety consultancy, particularly for SMEs, and comprehensive training expertise. This evolution has shaped the Alcumus you see today – a partner committed to creating better, safer, and more sustainable workplaces.

Our core belief is that an organization's success is intrinsically linked not just to what they do, but how they do it. The way businesses manage risk, care for their employees and customers, and interact with the environment is paramount. At Alcumus, we work in partnership with our clients, empowering them to demonstrate their commitment to operating at the highest standards in the most responsible and digitally advanced manner. We achieve this through our passionate people and our innovative, software-led risk management solutions that span Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality Management. Our integrated approach to managing Health, Safety, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors extends across diverse industries, various locations, and complex contractor and supplier networks. The operational resilience, control, and valuable insights we deliver contribute to the ongoing success of over 45,000 customers globally. Our in-house specialists also provide SSIP contractor certification, supplier verification, HR consultancy, training, and UKAS accredited ISO certification and accreditation support. By fostering strong relationships with our customers, we gain a deep understanding of their unique needs, enabling us to provide tailored technology solutions, expert advice, and unwavering support. This helps them to effectively identify and minimize risks, navigate complex compliance landscapes, and ultimately, create safer workplaces for everyone.

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LinkedIn Learning

Access to LinkedIn Learning.

Flexible working hours

Offers flexible working hours.

Enhanced Parental Leave

Offers enhanced parental leave.

Generous annual leave

Provides generous annual leave.

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