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Pearson is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer II to drive testing strategy, automation, and release confidence for Salesforce and Agentforce implementations. The engineer works with product, engineering, architecture, and business teams across the software development lifecycle. It also includes validating AI-powered capabilities and mentoring other quality engineers.

Highlights

Define testing strategies for Salesforce, Agentforce, and integrated enterprise solutions.
Plan testing across multiple initiatives and releases, including coverage models and release-readiness criteria.
Test complex end-to-end business processes, integrations, APIs, and data validation.
Validate Agentforce workflows, conversational experiences, prompt-driven interactions, and guardrails.
Develop scalable automation frameworks and continuous testing solutions.
Hold a bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Bring typically 4+ years in software quality assurance or quality engineering.
Show strong Salesforce platform testing and enterprise integration experience.
Prefer Selenium, Playwright, Provar, or Tosca, plus Postman, SOQL or SQL, Azure DevOps, and Jira.
Hybrid work model based in Chennai with three days a week in the office.

Quality Assurance Engineer II Full Description

Role: Software Quality Engineer II Location: Chennai - Hybrid (3 days in office per week)

Job Summary

As a Software Quality Engineer II, you will serve as a senior quality engineering professional responsible for driving testing strategy, automation excellence, and release confidence across complex Salesforce and Agentforce implementations. You will play a critical role in ensuring scalable, high-quality solutions by partnering with product, engineering, architecture, and business teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

This role requires advanced expertise in test planning, automation strategy, risk management, integration testing, AI solution validation, and quality governance. The successful candidate will be recognized as a trusted quality leader who influences engineering practices and continuously improves quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Test Leadership

Define comprehensive testing strategies for Salesforce, Agentforce, and integrated enterprise solutions.
Lead test planning activities across multiple initiatives and releases.
Establish quality objectives, coverage models, and release-readiness criteria.
Identify quality risks early and drive appropriate mitigation strategies.
Provide informed recommendations regarding release readiness and production deployment decisions.

Advanced Testing & Engineering

Design and oversee test coverage for complex end-to-end business processes.
Lead integration, API, data validation, and cross-platform testing efforts.
Validate AI-powered capabilities, including Agentforce workflows, conversational experiences, prompt-driven interactions, guardrails, and decision logic.
Drive adoption of risk-based testing and quality engineering best practices.

Automation & Innovation

Lead development of scalable automation frameworks and continuous testing solutions.
Improve automation coverage, execution efficiency, and quality metrics.
Introduce AI-assisted testing approaches to improve productivity and effectiveness.
Establish testing standards and reusable frameworks supporting enterprise delivery.

Mentorship & Collaboration

Mentor and coach Quality Engineers across testing methodologies, automation, and quality practices.
Provide technical leadership during defect triage, root cause analysis, and release activities.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Developers, and Delivery Leaders to establish shared ownership of quality.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the quality engineering function.

Quality Governance

Define and monitor quality metrics, defect leakage trends, automation effectiveness, and release health indicators.
Contribute to quality audits, governance reviews, and organisational quality initiatives.
Support continuous improvement efforts aimed at reducing production defects and increasing delivery confidence.

Required Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills

Test Strategy and Planning
Advanced Quality Engineering Practices
Automation Framework Design
API and Integration Testing
Risk-Based Testing
Release Validation and Governance
Test Data Management
Defect Prevention and Root Cause Analysis
Quality Metrics and Reporting

Preferred Technical Experience

Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Experience Cloud
Salesforce Platform Architecture
Agentforce
CI/CD Pipelines
Postman/Testfully
Selenium, Playwright, Provar, Tosca or equivalent
SOQL or SQL
Azure DevOps
Jira

Pearson Power Skills

Strategic Thinking
Leadership and Influence
Collaboration
Communication
Critical Thinking
Continuous Learning
Adaptability
Artificial Intelligence Literacy

Qualifications (Education & Experience)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Typically 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering.
Proven experience leading testing efforts for large-scale enterprise systems.
Strong experience with Salesforce platform testing and enterprise integrations.
Demonstrated experience driving automation initiatives and quality improvements.
Experience mentoring and developing Quality Engineers.
Salesforce certifications and automation certifications are highly desirable.

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Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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