Adv. Quality Engineer

Kroger Tech & Digital in; Cincinnati (OH); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Tech & Digital seeks an Advanced Quality Engineer to enhance QA processes in an Agile/Scrum environment. The role involves leading quality assurance initiatives, mentoring team members, and managing test automation efforts. Ideal candidates should have extensive QA experience, particularly in leading process improvements and utilizing automation tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in QA and software testing.
• 5+ years leading QA process improvements.
• Experienced in Agile/Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance programs in Agile/Scrum.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts.
• Manage QA projects and communicate quality issues.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

QA Process improvements

Automated Test Scripts

Risk-based testing

SQL

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related STEM field

Tools

Continuous integration tools

Defect Management tools

Test Case Management tools

Job description

Adv. Quality Engineer (Finance)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or foreign educational equivalent) in Computer Science or a closely related STEM field or equivalent based on combination of education and/or experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in a QA and software testing position;
• 5 years of experience in leading QA Process improvements;
• 5 years of experience developing and executing automated test scripts and working with automated test frameworks and runners;
• 3 years of experience with test case management and tools;
• 3 years of experience utilizing risk-based testing techniques;
• 1 year of experience using SQL or other query methods to validate changes in the database;
• 1 year of experience mentoring and coaching others (remote & onsite);
• Experience with defect management and tools;
• Managing test environments and data;
• Using continuous integration tools;
• Working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support quality assurance programs and processes in an Agile/Scrum environment with minimal guidance.
• Provide feedback and coaching on artifacts developed during requirements and analysis phases; author test cases/scripts; perform test execution.
• Guide testing efforts involving coaching, mentoring, code reviews, and contributing to frameworks, tools, processes, and best practices.
• Maintain and oversee automation test suites.
• Estimate QA efforts including test case design, scripting, data management, execution, and defect correction.
• Utilize quality metrics to foster quality improvements.
• Support CoE activities for continuous improvement.
• Manage QA projects, schedules, tasks, and deliverables.
• Communicate quality issues and recommendations to management.
• Consult on feature designs to ensure testability and coverage.
• Develop and maintain software quality dashboards.
• Automate test cases and libraries using open source and commercial tools.
• Lead and coach CI/CD and SDLC/TDLC practices.
• Automate workflows from ideation to operations.
• Support complex systems with integrations via APIs and multi-step authorization.
• Develop or recommend tools for testing planning, execution, and reporting.
• Position may be located at any Kroger Co. office in the U.S. or remote.