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# QA Lead - Salesforce & Test Automation

- **Company:** Arcus
- **Location:** Milton, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Intrusion Detection Systems, JSON, Salesforce.Com, Selenium, TypeScript, Integration Tests, Playwright, Bitbucket, Software Coding
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://itjobpro.co.uk/job/qa-lead-salesforce-test-automation

## About the Role

Significant experience in a senior QA role, including direct line management of testing staff.
Demonstrated success moving a QA function from manual to automated testing.
Hands-on proficiency with modern automation frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium.
Practical experience of automated testing within Salesforce, including challenges such as shadow DOM, dynamic IDs and locators, and conditional rendering.
Strong coding skills in languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript or Java, alongside confidence working with HTML, CSS and JSON payloads.
Strong logical reasoning and system-level troubleshooting skills across interconnected cloud environments.
A thorough understanding of agile delivery and CI/CD pipelines, with experience of tools such as Bitbucket and Jira.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain technical matters and write clear documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
Fluent written and spoken English.
It would also be helpful to have

Management training or qualifications.
Experience using UTAM (Salesforce UI Test Automation Model).
Experience implementing AI-driven test generation.
About Arcus

## Description

Lead and develop the team: Line manage, mentor and coach our existing manual testers, setting clear performance goals, balancing workloads and supporting their development.
Own the QA strategy: Define and deliver the transition from manual testing to a robust automated testing framework, including AI-driven test generation.
Stay hands-on: Carry out manual regression, functional, UX and integration testing to build product knowledge and help address testing backlogs.
Build automation: Design, develop and optimise scalable automated test suites using frameworks such as Playwright and UTAM.
Manage Salesforce testing challenges: Ensure stability across managed packages and custom configurations, addressing the platform's particular automation constraints.
Work across teams: Partner with Implementation and Release colleagues to extend automation to customer upgrades and implementations, and communicate QA progress.
Support documentation: Help write and review product documentation, changelogs and policies alongside the Product team.
What you'll bring