Salesforce Data Migration Test Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
Job Summary :
We are seeking a detail-oriented Salesforce Data Migration Test Engineer with 3+ years of experience in testing large-scale Salesforce data migration projects. The ideal candidate will ensure data accuracy, completeness, integrity, and reconciliation during migration from legacy systems or other CRMs into Salesforce platforms such as Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design and execute test strategies and test cases for Salesforce data migration activities.
- Validate data loads into Salesforce using ETL tools and migration utilities.
- Perform source-to-target data mapping validation and reconciliation.
- Conduct record count checks, field-level validations, transformation rule testing, and referential integrity checks.
- Validate migrated data across Sales Cloud and Service Cloud objects (Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, Cases, etc.).
- Test deduplication, data cleansing, normalization, and enrichment rules.
- Perform pre- and post-migration validation and reconciliation reports.
- Execute regression testing to ensure business processes function correctly after data loads.
- Validate security, sharing rules, and data access after migration.
- Log and track defects in JIRA/Azure DevOps and work closely with developers and data teams.
- Support mock migrations, dry runs, cutover rehearsals, and production go-live validations.
- Create test summary reports and sign-off documents.
- Collaborate with business analysts, Salesforce admins, and ETL developers.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- 3+ years of experience in QA/testing with hands-on Salesforce data migration projects.
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce data model and standard objects in Sales & Service Clouds.
- Experience validating data migration using ETL tools such as Informatica, MuleSoft, Talend, Data Loader, or custom scripts.
- Strong understanding of data quality principles and reconciliation techniques.
- Ability to write SOQL queries and basic SQL for backend data validation.
- Experience testing transformations, lookups, and relationships.
- Knowledge of duplicate management and data cleansing processes.
- Familiarity with Salesforce security model, roles, and sharing rules.
- Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Good to Have :
- Salesforce Administrator or related certifications.
- Experience in large CRM transformation programs.
- Knowledge of data governance and compliance standards.
- Automation exposure for data validation using Python or SQL scripts.
- Experience with reporting tools for reconciliation dashboards
Total Experience : 3 - 6 years
Skills
Automation Testing, Salesforce, Data Migration, ETL, SQL, Salesforce Testing, SFDC Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud, Informatica, MuleSoft, Talend