Sr. Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Labor Mgmt. Scheduling

Sr. Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Labor Mgmt. Scheduling | Publix Super Markets, Inc.

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. Become part of the Labor Management team, designing, building, and delivering a robust application that supports Publix business areas in managing labor activities such as forecasting, time attendance and scheduling. In this role, you will lead end-to-end automation testing for the labor management scheduling team. Location: Hybrid (Lakeland, FL) Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely.

Why Join Us?

• 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.

Your Impact

• Lead and mentor a high-performing QA team across manual and automated testing disciplines
• Define and drive quality strategy, standards, and best practices across the organization
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test solutions across UI, API, and backend layers
• Own and execute comprehensive test planning, including test case design, traceability, and coverage optimization
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to clarify requirements, define acceptance criteria, and align on quality goals
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous quality feedback and shift-left testing practices
• Identify, document, and manage defects, including root cause analysis and defect prevention initiatives
• Validate end-to-end workflows across integrated, data-driven, and distributed systems
• Drive continuous improvement in test automation adoption, efficiency, and overall product quality
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality outcomes through clear reporting to support release readiness decisions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related analytical field, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• 4+ years hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test solutions across UI, API, or backend systems
• 2+ years of experience with defect tracking, root cause analysis, and test management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail)
• 2+ years of experience writing SQL queries and performing database validations and manipulation.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, including functional, integration, and end-to-end testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing AI for test case generation, automation enhancement, and UI testing
• Experience using Quality Center
• Experience with test automation
• Experience with Azure DevOps

Frequency of Pay: Monthly

Minimum Base Pay: 6,930

Maximum Base Pay: 10,400

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus: 90,090 - 135,200

Year End Bonus: As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month's extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Benefits Information

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)

Address: 321 S. Kentucky Ave

City: Lakeland

State: Florida

Zip Code: 33801-5004

Additional Information: Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours. Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email. **Please note that Publix will not sponsor any hire for this position for a visa or permanent residence** ***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.***

Facility: Lak Publix Technology Hub 1 - B047

Job Category: Publix Technology