Lead Salesforce Test Engineer

AXA Health; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 58,500 - 71,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy or sell extra leave

Wellbeing services and resources

AXA employee discounts

Job summary

A leading health services provider in the UK is seeking a Lead Salesforce Test Engineer to join their Digital team. The role involves supervising test engineers, overseeing testing activities, and leading test automation projects within a CI/CD environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Salesforce testing and strong leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary up to £65,000, annual bonuses, and generous benefits including private medical cover and 28 days annual leave plus public holidays.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Salesforce testing, including leadership or senior SDET experience.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Expertise using test automation frameworks and tools to design and implement test automation suites.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide a team of test engineers, sharing best practices.
• Oversee testing activities within a team responsible for frequent code deployments.
• Lead the technical design, implementation and maintenance of test automation projects.

Skills

Salesforce testing

Test automation

Manual testing

Process improvements

Leadership

Tools

Provar

Copado Robotics Testing

Job description

Lead Salesforce Test Engineer

It’s an exciting time to join the Digital team at AXA Health as we invest in the UK&I businesses to transform and deliver new digital services, streamline and automate processes. We’re looking for an experienced Lead Salesforce Test Engineer to join our Engineering team, to help with the delivery of our digital roadmap, develop our people and capabilities, and support our Engineering strategy to drive improvements across all teams.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work in a product‑led operating model where all our teams align with value streams, allowing ideas to move from conception to completion with minimal handoffs. Our current focus is on developing a Single Digital Platform based on Salesforce with significant .NET estate, Azure services, and React frontend web applications.

As a Lead Salesforce Test Engineer, you will learn about recent technology trends, influence the organisation to make the right choices, and collaborate with highly dedicated engineers who respect opinions and strive for continual improvement.

You will contribute to a motivating atmosphere where people feel energized and enthusiastic about achieving common goals.

Work arrangement: At AXA we work smart; you’ll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home and could move to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We also consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing

• Line manager: supervise and guide a team of test engineers, sharing best practices in manual test execution and exploratory testing in complex end‑to‑end environments on our Salesforce platform.
• Oversee testing activities within a team responsible for frequent code deployments and delivery of business value to production environments.
• Hands‑on: uplift existing capabilities, focusing on test automation.
• Lead the technical design, implementation and maintenance of test automation projects within a CI/CD environment.

What you’ll bring

• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce testing, including leadership or senior SDET experience.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Expertise using test automation frameworks and tools to design and implement test automation suites.
• Experience with Provar or Copado Robotics Testing (CRT) would be advantageous.
• Experience with load testing / simulating load with ability to evidence and report on results.
• Extensive experience in manual testing approaches; although automation is crucial, proficiency in effective manual testing methods is required.
• Proven experience implementing process improvements to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer

• Competitive annual salary up to £65,000 dependent on experience.
• Annual company & performance‑based bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions).
• Life assurance up to 10x annual salary.
• Private medical cover.
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave.
• Wellbeing services & resources.
• AXA employee discounts.

To apply, click the ‘apply for this job’ button; you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics.

If you have a long‑term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to lauren.standen@axa‑insurance.co.uk.

#FeelgoodHealth

Who we are

At AXA Health, we’re passionate about helping our members put their health first, whether that’s individuals and families, small businesses, or huge corporates. From fast access to diagnosis and treatment, to guidance and tools that can help them manage their health every day, not just when there’s a problem, our members can be confident we’ll guide them, every step of the way.

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at AXA Health by 2x.