Senior QA Automation Engineer - Hybrid, AI-Driven Testing

Publix Super Markets; Lakeland (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock ownership

Stock purchase

401(k)

Health, dental, vision

PTO

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Free meals

Job summary

Publix Super Markets Technology seeks a Senior QA Lead to guide a hybrid team performing manual and automated testing across UI, API, and backend systems. You will shape quality strategy and mentor engineers to ensure high product quality for forecasting and scheduling tools.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in QA, strong SQL, and Databricks experience, with Agile practice. The role is hybrid in Lakeland, FL, offering close collaboration with product and engineering and meaningful impact on Publix

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related analytical field, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• 4+ years hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test solutions across UI, API, or backend systems
• 2+ years of experience with defect tracking, root cause analysis, and test management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail)
• 2+ years of experience writing SQL queries and performing database validations and manipulation
• 1+ years of experience validating big data transformations, medallion architecture, and Databricks pipelines
• 1+ years of experience working in an Agile environment
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, including functional, integration, and end-to-end testing

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end automation testing for Forecasting team
• Define quality strategy, standards, and best practices across the organization
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test solutions across UI, API, and backend layers
• Own and execute comprehensive test planning, including test case design, traceability, and coverage optimization
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to clarify requirements, define acceptance criteria, and align on quality goals
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous quality feedback and shift-left testing practices
• Identify, document, and manage defects, including root cause analysis and defect prevention initiatives
• Validate end-to-end workflows across integrated, data-driven, and distributed systems
• Drive continuous improvement in test automation adoption, efficiency, and overall product quality
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality outcomes through clear reporting to support release readiness decisions

Skills

QA testing

Automation testing

SQL

Databricks

Azure DevOps

Jira

TestRail

Agile

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

TestRail

Job description

Publix Super Markets Technology seeks a Senior QA Lead to guide a hybrid team performing manual and automated testing across UI, API, and backend systems. You will shape quality strategy and mentor engineers to ensure high product quality for forecasting and scheduling tools.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in QA, strong SQL, and Databricks experience, with Agile practice. The role is hybrid in Lakeland, FL, offering close collaboration with product and engineering and meaningful impact on Publix