Job Description

Job Description

Company Name: Kroger General Office
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: 87
Position Summary
Support quality assurance (QA) programs and processes in alignment with QA strategy and deliverables in an Agile/Scrum environment with minimal guidance. Responsible for providing feedback on artifacts developed during requirements and analysis phase within client projects; authoring test cases/scripts; and performing test execution for both project and support related activities. Lead testing efforts involving coaching, mentoring, code reviews and contributing to improvements to frameworks, tools, processes, and best practices. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions

* Guide testing efforts involving coaching, mentoring, code reviews, and contributing to improvements to frameworks, tools, processes, and best practices
* Provide oversight to ensure automation test suites are well maintained and operational
* Participate in the interviewing, selection, and onboarding of Kroger QA team members
* Analyze requirements and provide feedback on completeness and testability
* Provide accurate estimates for QA efforts including test case design/scripting, test data management, test execution, and defect correction
* Identify opportunities to improve application code quality by increasing unit and integration test coverage
* Leverage technical expertise to develop maintain and execute automation tests
* Provide ideas and feedback on test automation frameworks and opportunities to improve
* Participate in all ceremonies, meetings, and sessions held for the project and team
* Assist with building and maintaining test environments and driving their best use
* Understand Kroger's core quality metrics and how to utilize them to foster quality improvement
* Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications

* 6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and software testing environment
* 5+ years of experience developing and executing automated test scripts
* 5+ years of experience working with automated test frameworks and test runners
* 3+ years of experience with test case management and test case management tools
* 3+ years of experience utilizing risk-based testing techniques
* 2+ years of experience with defect management and using defect management tools
* 2+ years of experience managing test environments and test data
* 1 year of experience using SQL or other query methods to validate data changes in the database
* Any experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
* Any experience mentoring and coaching team members (remote and onsite)

Desired Previous Experience/Education

* Any experience with automated testing in a cloud environment
* Any experience working in environments utilizing the OKR work process
* Any experience with creating test data and utilizing test data management tools
* Familiarity with NoSQL Databases
* Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related information technology field

Education Level: None
Required Travel: Up to 25%
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Full-Time
Regions: Any; General Office- Cincinnati; Mid-Atlantic; Midwest; Mountain; South; West
States: Alabama; Alaska; American Samoa; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Federated States of Micronesia; Florida; Georgia; Guam; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Marshall Islands; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Northern Mariana Islands; Oklahoma; Oregon; Palau; Pennsylvania; Puerto Rico; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virgin Islands; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
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Jobs at Foods Co.: At Foods Co, our people make us who we are. They are more than just our associates, theyre part of the communities we serve. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in every area of our operation. Whether you want to create a fast, fun and friendly shopping experience for customers in our stores or you want to be part of our innovative corporate team at our headquarters in Los Angeles, Foods Co is always looking for outstanding associates. Our associates enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits, along with a positive work environment built on mutual respect and professionalism. If you are interested in building and advancing your career with Foods Co, we invite you to complete an online application today.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We are committed to creating ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: OH || Cincinnati || 1014 Vine Street || 45202 || Kroger General Office || [[mfield2]] || Kroger Technology/Digital || Employee || Exempt || Full-Time || None