Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago · 9 hours ago
Sr QA Analyst
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $151K/yr
6+ years expFederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is committed to a high performing, engaged workforce, and they are seeking a Senior QA Analyst. This role is responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and scalability of Salesforce solutions, leading quality assurance efforts across manual and automated testing, and mentoring junior QA engineers.
Banking
Responsibilities
Elevate Salesforce quality and release confidence by designing and executing robust manual and automated test strategies across Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and complex integrations—ensuring stable, scalable, and defect-resistant releases
Accelerate delivery through automation and data excellence by strengthening Selenium/Playwright and API automation frameworks while implementing reliable test data creation, masking, and refresh strategies across multi-org Salesforce environments
Reduce production risk and defects by validating end-to-end workflows, Apex, flows, integrations, and data integrity using SOQL and API testing, while proactively identifying issues early in the Agile lifecycle
Strengthen QA maturity and team capability by mentoring junior QA engineers, driving best practices in quality engineering, and continuously improving QA processes, standards, and reporting through Azure DevOps
Design, develop, and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Salesforce Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud implementations
Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks using Selenium or other test automation tools
Validate Salesforce configurations, customizations, workflows, flows, Apex code, and integrations with external systems
Ensure data integrity and accuracy through effective test data management practices, including data creation, masking, and refresh strategies
Identify, document, and track defects; collaborate with development teams to ensure timely resolution
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and provide quality-related input during sprint planning and backlog refinement
Support release planning by executing smoke tests and production validation activities
Mentor junior QA analysts and promote best practices in quality engineering and automation
Continuously improve QA processes, standards, and tools to enhance test coverage and efficiency
Track and report all results, problems and defects throughout the testing cycle using Azure DevOps
Represents testing team and participates in reviews of use cases and other requirements documentation to obtain an understanding of systems changes in preparation for test case development
Expected to provide valuable input on process improvements
Strong understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, including standard objects, custom objects, flows, validation rules, and integrations
Experience creating comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for core Salesforce functionality
Proficiency in SOQL for backend data validation, troubleshooting, and verifying data integrity across objects
Hands on experience with API testing (REST) using Postman or similar tools
Ability to validate end to end workflows, data flows, and system integrations with upstream and downstream systems
Familiarity with Salesforce sandbox environments, release cycles, and deployment processes
Strong knowledge of defect logging and tracking using Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise Jira, or similar platforms
Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, Python
Experience with test automation using Selenium or Playwright for Salesforce UI testing
Experience with API automation (e.g.,RestSharp, RestAssured)
Experience working with BDD frameworks (e.g., SpecFlow, Cucumber)
Skilled in data setup and data validation testing within Salesforce environments
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with product owners, developers, and business analysts
Ability to ensure thorough regression, functional, integration, and UAT test coverage for Salesforce releases
Salesforce Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud testing
Test automation (Selenium or equivalent tools)
Manual and automated test case design and execution using Selenium, Playwrite or similar
Test data management, data flows and data seeding validation
Defect tracking and test management tools with Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise
SQL and basic scripting for test validation
Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 3+ years testing Salesforce applications
Strong understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, including standard objects, custom objects, flows, validation rules, and integrations
Experience creating comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for core Salesforce functionality
Proficiency in SOQL for backend data validation, troubleshooting, and verifying data integrity across objects
Hands on experience with API testing (REST) using Postman or similar tools
Ability to validate end to end workflows, data flows, and system integrations with upstream and downstream systems
Familiarity with Salesforce sandbox environments, release cycles, and deployment processes
Strong knowledge of defect logging and tracking using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms
Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, Python
Experience with test automation using Selenium or Playwright for Salesforce UI testing
Experience with API automation (e.g.,RestSharp, RestAssured)
Experience working with BDD frameworks (e.g., SpecFlow, Cucumber)
In-depth understanding of Salesforce architecture, data model, and security concepts
Knowledge of Salesforce-specific testing challenges, including multi-org environments and complex integrations
Familiarity with API testing tools and techniques (e.g., REST/SOAP validation)
Strong understanding of test data management concepts and best practices
Ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios
Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Skilled in data setup and data validation testing within Salesforce environments
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with product owners, developers, and business analysts
Ability to ensure thorough regression, functional, integration, and UAT test coverage for Salesforce releases
Salesforce Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud testing
Test automation (Selenium or equivalent tools)
Manual and automated test case design and execution using Selenium, Playwrite or similar
Test data management, data flows and data seeding validation
Defect tracking and test management tools with Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise
SQL and basic scripting for test validation
Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
Retirement program (401k and Pension)
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Lifestyle Spending Account
Competitive PTO plan
11 paid holidays per year
Company
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Our Mission: To partner with our members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide them competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment in the Bank, and support for their community investment activities.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Eric Geiger
Chief Technology Officer
Mike Zeifert, CFA
SVP, Chief Credit Officer
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