Description

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 260,000+ associates across 8 states. 

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

Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than great subs—build the future of technology at Publix. 

We’re hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer for our Vendor Funding Accounting team within Publix Technology's Finance Systems organization. In this role, you will define and drive the overall testing strategy for a multi-year enterprise platform replacing a critical legacy finance solution. You will partner closely with software engineers, business analysts, product owners, architects, and business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a high-quality, scalable, and reliable solution that supports vendor funding and accounting processes across Publix.

We are looking for a senior-level quality engineer who can lead quality efforts across multiple workstreams, establish automation standards, mentor other QA resources, influence project direction, and provide clear communication on quality risks, testing progress, and release readiness.

Location: Hybrid (Lakeland, FL): To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL. 
Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds - collaborate in person and innovate remotely.  
Interview Process: Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus.

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 learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

 
Your Impact 

Lead quality assurance activities across the vendor funding product portfolio and modernization roadmap
Define test strategies, test plans, test data requirements, and quality metrics for complex initiatives
Design and implement scalable automated testing solutions using Playwright with Python or C#
Establish and maintain automation standards, frameworks, and CI/CD testing practices
Leverage AI-assisted engineering and testing tools to accelerate test design, automation development, defect analysis, and quality validation activities
Evaluate and promote AI-enabled quality engineering practices that improve test coverage, increase delivery velocity, and enhance overall product quality
Drive functional, integration, regression, API, data validation, and end-to-end testing efforts
Validate financial calculations, accounting processes, data transformations, and reporting accuracy
Use SQL to analyze and validate large data sets across multiple systems and environments
Partner with developers and business analysts to identify testing risks, gaps, and dependencies early in the delivery lifecycle
Facilitate defect triage, root cause analysis, and release readiness reviews
Mentor and provide technical leadership to other Quality Assurance Engineers
Develop and communicate quality metrics, test coverage metrics, defect trends, and release recommendations to project leadership
Lead continuous improvement efforts that enhance testing practices, automation capabilities, and overall product quality across the team 
Utilize Azure DevOps test plan creation and management

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Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related analytical field, or equivalent experience
4+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
3+ years of experience developing and executing automated testing solutions for front-end, back-end, and APIs
3+ years of experience using SQL to create and execute complex queries for test validation and data analysis
2+ years of experience creating test strategies, test plans, and automation approaches for enterprise applications
2+ years of hands-on test automation experience using Playwright or other test automation tools
1+ years of experience providing technical leadership to Quality Assurance Engineers, including mentoring, test strategy development, and establishing testing best practices
Experience testing APIs, integrations, ETL processes, and data-intensive applications
Experience working with Azure DevOps for test management, defect tracking, and release support
Experience leading testing efforts on complex projects involving multiple teams and stakeholders
Experience working in Agile product teams and supporting continuous delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience testing financial, accounting, ERP, or enterprise business applications
Experience validating financial calculations, ledger postings, accruals, rebates, incentives, or settlement processes
Experience testing container-based applications
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
Experience testing microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures
Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or large-scale data platforms
Experience implementing test automation frameworks from the ground up
Experience performing data reconciliation testing between legacy and modernized platforms

Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Benefits Information

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)

Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

**Please note that Publix will not sponsor any hire for this position for a visa or permanent residence**

***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.***

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer - Finance Systems (Hybrid)

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