Engineer I

Skechers•Manhattan Beach, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Skechers is seeking an IT professional to support testing initiatives during a major retail transformation involving new retail platforms and systems across multiple countries. The role focuses on quality assurance for Retail Merchandising (O9), Retail Point-of-Sale (POS), and related retail applications. It is not remote and requires a regular commute to the office; some remote work may be approved on a case-by-case basis. The Engineer I develops and executes test plans and scripts, performs manual and automated testing, validates retail integrations and data, tracks defects and testing metrics, and collaborates with retail planning and technology teams. The position works in an Agile/Scrum environment and contributes to testing and reporting for global retail systems.

Requirements

4–5 years of experience in manual and automated testing.
3–5 years of QA/testing experience, including at least 2 years focused on Retail POS systems.
Hands-on experience with one or more Retail POS platforms, such as Oracle Retail XSTORE or Aptos.
Working knowledge of Retail Planning tools (O9).
Experience in web, API, and mobile testing.
Knowledge of MySQL, SQL, Postgres, or another Data Definition Language (DDL).
Experience liaising with groups of people across several geographies.
Experience with JIRA, ServiceNow, Zephyr, or other ticketing platforms.
Experience deriving test estimates and performing test planning, scheduling, and reporting.
Excellent communication and time-management skills.
Detail-oriented approach, creative problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently with little supervision and as part of a team.
Experience in integration testing with third-party and in-house applications.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with clients during User Acceptance Testing.
Prior experience testing Retail POS systems, ideally APTOS (Store6 and Aptos ONE), Oracle Xstore, MA SIM, or similar products.

Responsibilities

Design, review requirements for, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Retail Merchandising (O9) and related retail applications.
Create, maintain, and upgrade test plans and scripts; analyze test cases and provide regular progress reports.
Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing of retail POS and other IT systems for global locations.
Update and maintain automation for new features on POS and other retail systems; review automation results and log or follow up on defects.
Test integrations between POS systems and retail planning tools, including demand forecasting, open-to-buy, and financial planning.
Validate data flows between POS and planning modules, including sales actuals, inventory positions, and sell-through reporting.
Collaborate with the Retail Planning team to validate KPI calculations and reporting metrics at the POS level.
Validate allocation logic and rules engines in POS-connected systems to ensure correct inventory distribution across stores.
Test automated replenishment triggers based on POS sales data and stock-threshold parameters.
Identify, isolate, regress, and communicate bugs; log defects in a detailed, understandable, and reproducible manner and track assigned defects through closure.
Generate and publish daily defect reports from the Test/Defect Management Tool.
Work in an Agile/Scrum environment, participate in Scrum meetings, and provide QA estimates for Story Points during planning.
Publish daily status reports or help update existing reports.
Ensure required regression and daily testing activities for the Retail POS team are completed on time.
Track testing metrics, including test coverage, defect densities, and open defect counts.