Salesforce Automation & Performance Tester

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Salesforce Automation and Performance Tester joining our Federal Services System Support and Oversight (FSSSO) program to remotely support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) activities.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Salesforce Automation and Performance Tester supporting CMS, you will be trusted to work with other Salesforce Testers of various skill levels to deliver high-quality Agile Salesforce solutions. In this role, a typical day will include:

• Developing a strategy to implement Salesforce Test Automation suites across 3+ scrum teams

• Developing and maintaining end-to-end automation testing frameworks and automation suites.

• Building, executing and maintaining automated tests, designing code and deploying automated test scripts, using Jenkins and Selenium Grid remote platforms.

• Performing Performance Testing, which may include:

  • Designing performance test scenarios to simulate the desired workload profile

  • Executing performance tests

  • Viewing and understanding real-time data and graphs displayed in Performance Center while tests are being executed.

  • Interpreting performance test data to determine system health under load.

• Experience understanding and interpreting customer business requirements, writing functional test cases and performing software quality tests.

• Designing and developing test and testing requirements for products, systems, software, and/or related technology using independent judgement.

• Partnering with applicable technology teams to determine testing parameters.

• Conducting quality assurance and design performance tests using established testing procedures.

• Providing troubleshooting for moderately complex testing errors and streamline testing procedures.

• Ensuring testing methodology and procedures meet company and industry standards.

• Preparing reports and advanced analysis for testing.

• Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technology and best practices relevant to the industry.

• Participating in Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, grooming, estimation) to support innovation and enhancement of applications through iteration/functionality testing.

• Participating and collaborating with team members to assess Story Point/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.

• Collaborating with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Developers) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.

• Developing and documenting end-to-end functionality test case narratives using task management system.

• Providing early exploratory testing during the development phase.

• Conducting peer reviews of test cases and test documents.

• Mentoring less experienced team members and writing manual test plans and create test cases for product(s) as needed.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Possess Valid Salesforce Certified Administrator certification and/or Salesforce Experience Cloud Consultant certification – Salesforce certification will be verified on Trailhead

Required Experience:

• 3+ years of relevant IT system testing experience.

• Hands-on experience testing Salesforce applications with any clouds, like Sales, Service and/or Experience Clouds.

• Hands-on experience developing automation test scripts from scratch and performing other test automation activities.

• Experience designing performance test scenarios to simulate the desired workload profile and then executing performance tests.

• Experience working and understanding large, complex Salesforce projects, with proficiency in navigating Salesforce and comprehensive understanding of Salesforce terminology.

• Experience executing Test Plans, Regression Test Suites including UI, back end, Salesforce components & Integrations using Web and API automation.

• Experience using Selenium Webdriver, Cucumber, or an equivalent, and with RESTful services, integrating them with Jenkins/GitHub.

• Ability to view and understand real-time data and graphs displayed in Performance Center while tests are being executed to determine system health under load.

• Expertise in QA Test management, Functional and Non-Functional testing, and a strong understanding of Salesforce best practices.

• Experience understanding and interpreting customer business requirements, writing functional test cases and performing software quality tests.

• Experience working in a team environment supporting and resolving IT related issues.

• Expert experience developing testing documentation, such as Test Summary Reports and requirements traceability reports.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills are required.

• Ability to prioritize effectively.

• Experience working in a Scrum and/or SAFe Agile environment

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical topics to various stakeholders, management levels, and non-technical audiences.

• Expert experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA.

• Candidate must be willing and able to obtain a CMS Public Trust clearance.

• Candidate must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working and/or interfacing with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

• Proficiency with data exchange tools and technologies including APIs.

• Ability to resolve issues with little oversight; ability to gather and analyze information skillfully and develop alternative solutions.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home ***remove if ineligible***
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.