Salesforce SDET

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Missouri and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

The Opportunity

The Software Development Engineer in Test I (SDET I) will be an integral part of our development team, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test solutions to validate the functionality, performance, and security of DAT's business applications (i.e. Salesforce). You will collaborate closely with developers, administrators, and quality assurance team members to identify test requirements and drive the continuous improvement of our testing processes. This role requires an understanding of Salesforce functionality, excellent problem-solving skills, and experience implementing software testing best practices.

Key Measures For Success:

• Assist with building effective automated and manual test strategies, and document using team-approved tools and formats.
• Continuously increasing testing efficiency.
• Ensure test cases are effective at identifying defects.
• Ensure automated testing is built and used whenever possible.
• Ensure testing dependencies are well-documented for developers.
• Assist with implementing and continuously improving regression testing strategy, to have a test effectiveness percentage of 100%, meaning that all defects were found before going live.
• Ensuring test coverage is 75% on existing classes and 85% on newly introduced classes.
• Properly document test cases and outcomes for auditing purposes.
• Identify and monitor defects in the code or configuration that impact the functionality/quality of the application(s).

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Test Automation: Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using industry-standard testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Apex, Lightning Web Components, Cypress, etc.) to ensure the quality of Salesforce applications.
• Test Strategy: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define comprehensive test strategies, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing, for Salesforce applications.
• Test Planning: Create test plans, test cases, and test data in accordance with project requirements, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
• Defect Identification: Investigate, document, and track software defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Continuous Integration: Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to support the development team's efforts to deliver high-quality software with speed and efficiency.
• Work with the team's engineers to incorporate and maintain automated testing in the team's CI/CD process.
• Work with the team's engineers to ensure all required automated testing is performed via the CI/CD process.
• Performance Testing: Design and execute performance and load testing scenarios to identify bottlenecks and optimize the performance of Salesforce applications.
• Security Testing: Collaborate with security teams to perform vulnerability assessments and ensure the security of Salesforce applications.
• Requirements Verification: Confirm that products meet functional and non-functional business requirements.
• Reporting: Generate and maintain test reports and provide clear communication on the status of testing efforts to stakeholders.
• Documentation: Document test processes, procedures, and results to ensure traceability and knowledge sharing within the team.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• 1+ years of hands-on manual and automation testing experience with one of the following Salesforce Clouds: Sales, Service, CPQ, or Billing. If no experience with Salesforce; 2+ years of hands-on manual and automation testing experience leveraging software testing methodologies, including functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• 1+ years of proven experience as a Salesforce Administrator, Developer, or in a similar role with a deep understanding of Salesforce capabilities and best practices is preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce technologies, including Apex, Lightning Components, and Visualforce is preferred.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks and scripting languages used within them (e.g., Java, Javascript, TypeScript, Python, SF CLI) is required.
• Development experience in the following programming languages: Apex, Javascript, and Typescript is a plus.
• Experience with building out test automation, specifically with Cypress or Selenium is strongly preferred.
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRails, Zephyr) in designing test cases, organizing test suites, executing test runs, and tracking test results is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD, pipelines, and DevOps; specific experience with GitHub Actions is a plus.
• Familiarity with REST/SOAP API testing using tools like Postman, Newman, or similar.
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge and experience with JIRA for user stories and project workflow.
• Experience with agile methodologies and application lifecycle development.
• Ability to monitor and track defects through team-approved tools.
• Ability to direct and track test activities of other team members.

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Testing automation certification(s), such as Certified Selenium Engineer, CAST (Certified Associate in SW Testing), Certified Software Test Automation Specialist (IIST), or Certified Agile Tester (CAT) is preferred.
• Salesforce certification(s), such as Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator, Salesforce Platform App Builder, Salesforce Platform Developer I, or CPQ Specialist is preferred.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.,