Sr. QA Automation Engineer – POS Modernization

Publix Super Markets • Lakeland, FL

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

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 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. Join the Point-of-Sale Modernization team! As a Sr. Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, you will work on a highly complex, cross-platform effort with varying technology solutions (infrastructure, software, middleware, etc). This candidate will work closely with the project team and testers to ensure quality assurance activities are planned, executed, and the results are reported. In addition, the position will be responsible for the creation of automated test cases using industry-standard programming languages.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related analytical field, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• 3+ years automating .NET application testing across UI, integration, and back-end workflows using Selenium or Playwright
• 3+ years building automation strategies and frameworks with Java, C#, Python, TypeScript, or .NET
• 3+ years working with enterprise data and cloud platforms like Kafka or Azure Databricks, plus test frameworks such as NUnit or xUnit
• 3+ years creating and maintaining manual and automated web tests using Azure DevOps, ALM, or Jira, with CI/CD integration
• 3+ years validating data quality and ETL processes with strong SQL skills
• 5+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• Experience with manual and automated testing of REST/SOAP/JSON APIs using tools like Postman and SoapUI
• Experience working with automation libraries such as Rest Assured or RestSharp
• Familiarity with development tools including Visual Studio IDE, Eclipse, or IntelliJ
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps Test Plans, Repos, Pipelines, and Key Vault including integrating test automation frameworks into CI/CD pipeline

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and development of automated test cases using industry-standard programming languages
• Review project requirements, high-level system designs, and user stories
• Derive test strategies and test plans to effectively test the solution
• Provide testing leadership to the project teams to execute the test plan
• Create testing documentation to finalize testing cycles

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level