Quality Engineer II - Java/AS400 (Supply Chain)

Walgreens Boots Alliance • Riverwoods, IL

246d • $79,300 - $127,000

About The Position

Completes test plans on pre-release, upgrades and current versions of software. Implements activities that impact important components / processes of the functional area. Operates within the context of defined procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of experience in a technical quality assurance role (to include academic experience and/or internships) OR High school / GED and at least 4 years of experience in a technical quality assurance role.
• Knowledge of the product delivery cycle.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Mathematics.
• 1 year of experience in software quality assurance or software test engineering.
• Knowledge of Material Handling solutions integrated with WMS systems.
• Experience with integration testing with vendor packages.
• Experience testing Java-based front-end applications and/or AS400 Synon-based applications.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit).
• Exposure to legacy systems and modern web technologies is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into the release workflow (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab).
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Actively involved in the daily operational activities that generally impact important components / processes of the technology QA function.
• Executing test plans on pre-release, upgrades and current versions of software.
• Evaluating compatibility of programs with existing communications hardware and software.
• Developing quality assurance software protocols to support established quality assurance standards.
• Writing code, testing protocols and plans.
• Identifying relationships of bugs to the software code.
• Identifying bugs and determining likely reasons for their causes and describes them in technical terms in 'bug reports.
• Designs first-level testing programs and protocols.
• Responsible for accurate documentation and communication to facilitate elimination of problems and to create efficient fixes.
• Escalate problems and roadblocks as they occur.
• Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks as they occur.
• Coordinates cross-functionally to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Collaborates with customers and advises about technical issues on active projects.
• May perform performance testing functions.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $79300 - $127000 / Salaried
• To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Health and Personal Care Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree