Quality Assurance Lead

Who are we:

Turbostart is not just a startup fund and accelerator, we are a catalyst for builders and a powerhouse of innovation. Our mission is to propel early-stage startups into the future by providing unparalleled support in technology, marketing, strategy, and beyond. We're in the business of building tomorrow's leaders - today. After 6 Years and 5 Funds we have supported over 50 startups, spanning sectors, stages and geographies - and this is just the beginning!

Turbostart spans India, the Middle East, the US as well as Singapore - giving you the opportunity to gain exposure and see the impact of your work ripple across regions. Turbostart has also launched 5 Centers of Excellence across Tech, Marketing, Sales, UI/UX and Investment Banking to support the growth of our startup network.

Know more about us on https://turbostart.co/

Our portfolio company (under the same management)-Kenverse is a suite of SaaS based solutions, with an automation first approach, which provides organizations with the best of technology in today’s world, all through a single unified platform. Kenverse is a part of Turbostart’s Enterprise SaaS network of startups. Our vision is to build ground-breaking solutions to aid a transformative experience where cutting-edge solutions meet organizational excellence.

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Know more about us on https://www.thekenverse.com/

What we are looking for:

Role: Quality Assurance Lead – Salesforce Platforms

Kenverse is building AI-native SaaS platforms powered by modern cloud infrastructure and scalable architectures. As our products increasingly leverage Salesforce ecosystems, we are looking for a QA Lead who will drive quality engineering strategy across Salesforce-based applications and integrations.

This role goes beyond testing — you will define how quality is engineered into Salesforce implementations, integrations, and enterprise SaaS platforms from design through release.

Location: Bangalore

Experience Required: 10+ years

What you’ll do

Quality Strategy & Leadership

- Define and own the QA strategy for Salesforce-based products and integrated platforms. - Establish automation-first testing practices aligned with Salesforce development and release cycles. - Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing QA team across manual and automation testing. - Drive shift-left testing and embed quality early across configuration, customization, and integration stages. - Act as the quality champion across Engineering, Product, and Business teams.

Salesforce Testing & Automation Ownership

- Lead testing across Salesforce ecosystems including: - Sales Cloud - Service Cloud - Experience Cloud (preferred) - Custom Salesforce applications - Validate configurations including: - Flows - Apex classes & triggers - Lightning components - Validation rules & workflows - Design and oversee automation frameworks using: - Selenium (Java) for web/UI automation - Salesforce-compatible automation tools (Provar, Copado Robotic Testing, or equivalent) - API automation using Postman/Newman or similar tools - Ensure automation coverage across UI, API, and integration layers.

End-to-End Quality Governance

- Define test strategies, quality gates, and release readiness for Salesforce deployments. - Establish metrics-driven quality dashboards (defect leakage, regression health, release confidence). - Ensure regression stability across Salesforce releases and platform upgrades. - Standardize testing practices across multiple product and Salesforce teams.

DevOps & Continuous Testing

- Integrate automated testing within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Copado, Gearset, etc.). - Enable continuous testing aligned with Salesforce DevOps practices. - Collaborate with DevOps teams on sandbox strategy, environment stability, and release automation.

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Partner with Product Managers, Salesforce Architects, and Engineering Leads during requirement and solution design. - Participate in architecture discussions to ensure scalability and testability. - Provide leadership visibility into product quality, risks, and release readiness.

Process & Quality Improvement

- Drive best practices across SDLC, STLC, and Agile delivery models. - Introduce modern QA practices such as: - Risk-based testing - Test data management for Salesforce environments - Integration & contract testing - Observability-driven validation - Continuously improve testing efficiency and release velocity.

Our Ideal Candidate

Must Have

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - 10–12 years of experience in software testing and quality engineering. - Proven experience leading QA teams in Salesforce or enterprise SaaS environments. - Strong hands-on expertise in: - Salesforce testing (Sales Cloud / Service Cloud) - Apex & Lightning testing validation - Selenium (Java) automation frameworks - API testing using Postman or equivalent tools - Deep understanding of: - Salesforce release lifecycle & environments - SDLC, STLC, and defect lifecycle management - Agile/Scrum methodologies - Test strategy and release governance - Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. - Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills. - Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

Good to Have

- Experience with Salesforce automation tools - Exposure to Azure and/or AWS environments. - Understanding of microservices and external system integrations with Salesforce. - Knowledge of API security concepts (OAuth, JWT). - Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, New Relic, ELK, or Datadog. - Exposure to AI-enabled applications or intelligent automation testing. - Experience in EdTech or enterprise SaaS platforms.