Principal Quality Assurance Engineer - WMS

Publix • Lakeland, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Publix Technology as a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer and become part of the Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Configuration team, designing, building, and implementing a robust application that supports Publix growing distribution network of 10 Distribution Centers and 33 warehouses. High level WMS functions include receiving and putting away product, managing inventory, processing and selecting store orders, shipping and loading product, and integrating product movement with host systems. In this role, you will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of testing WMS configuration and supporting application functionality, ensuring solution quality throughout configuration, integration, and rollout implementation phases. You will analyze business and functional requirements, define acceptance criteria, and partner closely with functional, development, integration, and vendor teams to execute functional, system, regression, and automation testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business, or a related analytical field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• 4+ years of experience creating automation test strategies and writing, executing, and maintaining manual and automated test cases using industry standard tools and platforms (e.g., ALM, Azure DevOps, Jira) and programming languages.
• 3+ years of experience testing REST/JSON APIs and integrations using tools such as Postman, SoapUI, Rest Assured, or similar frameworks
• 4+ years of experience developing testing software frameworks and developing test scripts using industry standard programming languages like C#, Python.
• 3+ years of experience writing SQL queries and performing database validations
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience testing WMS product workflows
• 2+ years of experience performing as a “gate keeper” by providing test result summaries and recommendations to the project team to pass or fail a test cycle/release.
• 2+ years of experience mentoring and leading Quality Assurance Engineers on QA best practices and developing automated test cases.
• Experience with implementing, testing, or supporting modern WMS software packages, e.g., Blue Yonder, Infor, Körber, Manhattan Associates, SAP, etc.
• Experience designing and developing automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Bruno, etc.
• 1+ years of experience performing or leading performance, load, or scalability testing for large scale enterprise systems.
• 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
• Ability to work concurrently on multiple assignments with similar deadline

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end testing for modern warehouse management solutions
• Establish and implement quality assurance processes and testing strategies
• Embed QA throughout the delivery lifecycle, from design through implementation and stabilization
• Participate in business process and design sessions to refine requirements, define test scope, and estimate effort
• Estimate testing effort across configuration, integration, and rollout implementation phases
• Derive test scenarios from business requirements, designs, and technical documentation
• Create and manage test cases, test sets, and scripts using Azure DevOps
• Create and execute manual and automated tests validating end‑to‑end warehouse workflows
• Build and maintain automation frameworks for regression and integration testing
• Execute test cycles, validate results, and enforce release quality gates
• Drive defect triage, tracking, and resolution with development teams and vendors
• Report test status, quality metrics, and go/no‑go recommendations to stakeholders
• Perform hands‑on testing using warehouse and retail handheld devices
• Support Agile delivery with frequent, incremental production releases
• Lead performance testing to ensure scalability, reliability, and throughput
• Leverage AI tools to drive productivity improvements across the systems development lifecycle

Benefits

• 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.
• Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees