Lead IT Analyst, Quality Assurance

OVERVIEW Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self‑determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a "mature start‑up." A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are. We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no‑holds‑barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip‑smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty. COMPANY Ulta, Inc. LOCATION 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 TITLE Lead IT Analyst (Quality Assurance) HOURS Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm DUTIES Develop test strategy document and provide relevant updates throughout project lifecycle. Develop risk mitigation & contingency plans as they relate to the test strategy. Own test script development and execution, data sourcing/data provisioning, defect analysis, and ensure proper test result documentation and processes are followed as per the test strategy. Lead QA test planning meetings and hold team accountable to following test strategy document. Work with project manager to determine preliminary QA project plan, necessary resources, project environment, and timeline. Provide key updates to project manager on test execution and progress and validate test execution quality. Prioritize and allocate tasks to multiple contracted resources (onshore and offshore). Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices, review QA deliverables. Conduct presentations regarding QA status and current issues; effectively escape risks and areas requiring management intervention. Responsible for all aspects of QA testing throughout the full project lifecycle (from Blueprinting through Implementation). Apply subject matter expertise to identify, develop, and implement techniques to improve product and process quality (Shift left approach). Leverage automation of regression test scripts to reduce time and resources required. Maintain full traceability between requirements, test cases, test execution, and defects. Prepare and maintain KT documentation for onboarding new analysts and for retaining information during staff roll‑off. Write SQL queries to validate software functions. Ensure complete testing coverage including functional, regression, automation, system integration, performance, and acceptance testing. Collaborate with applications team to ensure quality standards and business requirements are met within a specified timeline. Execute and update automation script test cases via automation tools and programming. Collaborate with test architects, developers, analysts, scrum masters, PMO, and business subject matter experts to incorporate test automation for the application under test as part of the overall test approach/strategy. Continuously improve test plans for supporting applications to simulate real world user scenarios. Actively participate in blueprinting and project development meetings such as backlog grooming and sprint planning. Keep up to date with changes to POS, iOS hardware and software. REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. Five (5) years of Quality Assurance experience, or related, including: Three (3) years as a QA lead in Store Operations such as POS, Kronos WFM, Workjam task management systems, or Mobile Applications. Three (3) years of hands‑on testing experience with Store & Mobile applications including REST and SOAP API testing, and automation testing, scripting, technology, tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, and Appium. Experience in testing Micros POS, Kronos (WFM), Workjam (Task Management) or Mobile operating systems/platforms (iOS, Android) and device types: handset and tablet. Hands on experience in managing and driving test automation as part of the overall QA delivery. Experience with CI & CD concepts and tools such as Jenkins, Harness, CircleCI, TeamCity. Ability to manage multiple test events and projects concurrently. Experience working with and leading offshore resources. Experience with Agile methodologies. Experience with SCM tools such as GIT or SVN. SQL skills. Experience designing test strategies and end‑to‑end test scenarios. Experience working with JIRA, Zephyr, XRay for test case and defect management. Experience with various testing types and ensuring measurable improvement of software quality through innovative QA capabilities. SALARY $121,389 - $122,389 per year APPLY Apply at EEO STATEMENT We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr