Principal QA Automation Engineer - Technology Architecture (Information Technology)
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest privately-owned food retailer in the nation with more than 1,200 stores and more than 200,000 associates throughout the Southeast. We are associate-owned, proud of our family atmosphere, and consistently named as one of the best companies to work for in America. We are largely debt-free and renowned for our financial performance as well as our premier customer service. Publix's Information Services (I/S) department is located in Lakeland, Florida and Alpharetta, Georgia and employs over 1000 associates. I/S provides the information technology required for all Publix business units including retail stores and all office and warehouse environments. The Publix I/S mission is to maximize the value of information technology to Publix associates and customers.
Please note, this is a hybrid position requiring 8 days per month on-site in Lakeland, FL.
Join Publix Technology - Where Innovation Meets Impact
Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is powered by a dynamic technology team of 2,100+ associates. We deliver modern, cutting-edge solutions to 1,400+ stores and over 200,000 internal team members across 8 states.
Whether you're passionate about IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure, we offer exciting career paths at every level - from internships to technical leadership.
Be part of a Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than just great subs - build the future of technology for Publix.
Join the Technology Architecture team! As a Principal Test Automation Engineer, you will join a team of software developers who are passionate about constantly improving the quality of our applications and process by transforming and leveraging your QA Automation expertise to create lasting contributions. In this career move, you will work on cross functional teams united by the vision to align IT and business units, increase agility, and meet expanding customer demands in an ever-changing digital economy.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with platform and application teams to define test scenarios, technical requirements, interfaces, and implementation strategies for cloud-native infrastructure, services, and applications.
- Provide leadership, consultation, and mentorship to teams in developing test strategies and authoring tests, fostering a culture of quality and accountability.
- Develop, document, and automate unit test cases derived from technical specifications, application packages, or programming logic.
- Prepare technical design deliverables with minimal supervision.
- Engage fully in all Agile ceremonies.
- Document acceptance criteria, test specifications, and manage test assets within Microsoft Azure DevOps.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or analytical discipline, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years software engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience conducting software quality assurance for enterprise applications
- 3+ years of experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Appium, PyTest)
- 3+ years of experience with API testing tools (Bruno, Postman, Newman)
- 3+ years of experience using modern programming in at least one or more modern scripting languages (Python)
- 1+ years of experience with Behavior-Driven Development (Gherkin, SpecFlow, Cucumber)
- Must be able to assess what level of automation testing is needed and associated toolset to achieve desired automation coverage
- Must be able to identify the testing scope of a PBI and create API tests as needed
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or Azure DevOps
- Experience debugging the configuration and integration of complex back-end systems
- Experience creating SQL queries to use in validating test results and setting up test data
- Experience working on team using Scrum framework or Agile methodology
- Strong understanding of OOP principles
- Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
- An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Group health, dental and vision plans
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
- Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)
