Principal Quality Assurance Engineer - Labor Management Scheduling

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is driven by a dynamic technology team of 2,300+ professionals delivering innovative solutions to 1,400+ stores and 200,000+ associates across 8 states.

From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every levelinternships through technical leadership.

Join a company consistently ranked among Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work For and help us build more than great subsbuild the future of technology at Publix.

Become part of the Labor Management team, designing, building, and delivering a robust application that supports Publix business areas in managing labor activities such as forecasting, time attendance and scheduling. In this role, you will define, lead, and elevate the overall strategy for end-to-end manual and automated testing for the labor management scheduling team.

Location: Hybrid (Lakeland, FL)
Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worldscollaborate in person and innovate remotely.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
• Operational Efficiency: Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness.
• Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
• Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learningyour ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your Impact:

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers across manual and automated testing, fostering a high-performing quality culture
• Define and drive the overall quality strategy, standards, and best practices across labor management initiatives
• Own end-to-end test planning, including estimating efforts, developing test strategies, and ensuring comprehensive system coverage
• Develop, manage, and execute test cases, test scripts, and automated tests across UI, API, and backend layers
• Embed quality throughout the SDLC by integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines and promoting shift-left testing practices
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and leadership teams to align quality goals with business outcomes and release readiness
• Manage test assets and workflows using Azure DevOps, including test cases, backlog, and execution tracking
• Facilitate defect management through identification, tracking, root cause analysis, and resolution across the project lifecycle
• Analyze requirements, design documentation, and release materials to translate them into effective test scenarios and validation strategies
• Establish and track quality metrics and KPIs, delivering clear test reports and insights to support go/no-go decisions and continuous improvement

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• Bachelors degree in computer science, business, or related analytical field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance in a Windows environment.
• 2+ years of experience using Jira, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps for managing tasks and defects.
• 4+ years creating automation test plans with modern automation tools and frameworks
• 2+ years of experience lead quality assurance teams, leading manual and automated testing strategies
• 2+ years of experience writing SQL queries and performing database validations and manipulation.
• Experience aligning testing to business requirements and acceptance criteria
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to define automation strategy (what/when/how to automate), guide teams in building scalable and maintainable frameworks, ensure automation is integrated effectively into CI/CD pipelines

• Experience implementing AI for test case generation, automation enhancement, and UI testing
• Experienced in applying Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Skilled in automation testing using Selenium or Playwright for .NET.
• Experienced with .NET test automation frameworks such as NUnit and xUnit.
• Competent in both manual and automated testing of REST, SOAP, and JSON APIs using tools like Postman, SoapUI, and automation libraries such as Rest Assured and RestSharp.
• Familiar with development tools like Visual Studio IDE, Eclipse, and IntelliJ.
• Experienced in utilizing Microsoft Azure DevOps for Test Plans, Repos, and Pipelines, including the integration of test automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Adept at conducting performance testing for APIs, backend systems, and user interfaces.
• Competent in both manual and automated testing of REST, SOAP, and JSON APIs using tools like Postman, Bruno, SoapUI, and automation libraries such as Rest Assured and RestSharp

• 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)