Job Listing Information

Quality Assurance Tester
  • 13-Apr-2026 to 27-Apr-2026 (UTC)
  • Trenton, NJ, USA
  • Full Time
  • Long Term Contract Length
  • 40 Weekly Hours

Complete Description:

- Under the direction of a supervisor in the Office of Information Technology at the New Jersey Department of Education, this position will be responsible for quality assurance of enterprise systems, with a primary focus on Salesforce-based applications and data modernization initiatives.

- The candidate will create functional and non-functional testing requirements, test solutions, and ensure that the systems meet the desired specifications for the Department's digital transformation.

 

Requirements:

- Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a related technical field.

- Experience: 5+ years experience in quality assurance of software systems.

 

Tasks and Responsibilities:

- Create test cases and acceptance criteria: Specifically for Salesforce Lightning components, custom objects, and automated Flows.

- Executes test cases under varying circumstances: Perform functional, regression, and integration testing between Salesforce and external data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, AWS).

- Document and evaluate test results: Maintain detailed logs of test execution within Agile management tools (Jira/Azure DevOps).

- Detect, log, and reports program bugs: Identify Salesforce-specific issues including validation rule failures, permission set conflicts, and integration bottlenecks.

- Track defects and troubleshoot errors: Work closely with developers to replicate bugs and verify fixes in sandbox environments.

- Create test procedures/training materials: Develop documentation for end-user testing and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) sessions.

- Identify and implement appropriate testing strategies: Determine when to use manual vs. automated testing (e.g., Playwright) for Salesforce UI and API layers.

- Collaborate with project team members: Partner with Salesforce Architects and Data Engineers on security requirements and customer-facing issues.

- Agile development experience: Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure quality is integrated into the SDLC.

- Salesforce Domain Expertise: Direct experience testing Salesforce CRM, including configuration, customization, and AppExchange integrations.

- Data Integrity Testing: Experience validating complex data migrations and real-time data syncs between cloud platforms.

- Public Sector Awareness: Ability to test applications against accessibility (Section 508) and data privacy standards relevant to educational data.

- Sandbox Management: Familiarity with managing test data and deployments across Salesforce Sandbox environments.

 

Fill the skill matrix below:

Skill

Required/Desired

Amount

Candidate's No. of years of experience

Manual Testing (System, Integration, Regression

Required

5

 

Salesforce Platform Testing (Lightning, Flows, Objects)

Required

4

 

Agile/Scrum Methodology

Required

5

 

Defect Tracking Tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, or ALM)

Required

5

 

API Testing (Postman or SoapUI)

Required

3

 

Test Case Design & Documentation

Required

5

 

Data Validation/SQL (Snowflake or similar)

Desired

3

 

Test Automation (Playwright, Selenium, or Copado)

Desired

3

 

UAT Coordination/Business Analysis

Desired

3