Quality Engineer - Costco Travel

Role

Designs and leads implementation of testing processes for continuous improvement.
Drives adoption of standards and best practices for software testing and automation integration.
Discovered problems, analyzes and mitigates quality risks.
Aids in the definition of testing strategies and approaches for complex technical implementations.
Directs, manages and removes roadblocks for multiple onshore and offshore teams of quality professionals.
Takes active role in interviewing and onboarding new employees as well as improving the processes.
Mentors and guides members of the team to increase skills and productivity.
Manages and prioritizes functional and automation team backlog effectively with QA leadership team.
Measures and reports organization performance against a comprehensive set of quality goals and metrics.
Guides team members to investigate the root cause of failed manual or automated test scripts.
Supports team members to identify existing manual and automated test scripts that will be impacted through the development of new features and capabilities.
Collaborates with product team members (e.g., Product Owners, System Analysts) to define the automating testing approach/strategy for a given product/application.
Supports and guides team members (e.g., DevOps Engineers, Systems Architects) to incorporate new automated test scripts into the continuous integration pipeline.
Shares test automation practices with engineers to promote "shift left" testing disciplines and practices (incorporate testing earlier in development) within a team.
Defines the testing strategy and approach to validate new or enhanced functionality implemented by teams.
Determines test dependencies including QA test environment, QA tools, training, build and deployment plans, intra-team dependencies, and communication processes.
Identifies risks impacting the timely delivery of a given product and collaborates with team members to prepare mitigation strategies.
Shares feedback with the team members pertaining to the quality of sprint deliverables during retrospectives.
Develops testing protocols and standards to improve end-to-end testing outcomes and shares and adopts best practices with the center of excellence (CoE) and other Quality Engineers.

Requirements

• 4+ years’ in QA domain designing, developing, and executing both manual/automated tests.
• 4+ years’ current and demonstrable experience with API and UI test automation.
• Recent development experience in Java (or similar).
• Knowledge and understanding of typical multi-tier application architecture (presentation, service, data).
• Knowledge of XML/JSON and web-based SOAP/RESTful services.
• Knowledge of CI/CD systems and DevOps with tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience with Service Oriented/Microservices Architectures.
• Desire to be an active participant of a team willing to continually self-assess and improve.
• Self-driven continuous learning mindset.
• Experience working in a Scrum or other Agile environment.
• Inventive problem solver.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and/or maintaining automated test infrastructure.
• Experience in the development of test tools.
• Conversion of monolith to microservices.
• Mobile, device specific, and responsive web experience.
• Capability of working with offshore resources.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL or similar relational database.
• Working knowledge of the following: Apache, TFS, IntelliJ, Git, Junit, Jenkins, Splunk, SauceLabs.
• Accessibility testing experience.
• Mobile, device specific and responsive web experience.
• Experience performing security testing, vulnerability assessments, or penetration testing.
• Travel industry technology knowledge, such as third-party data feeds from hotels, theme parks, rental car organizations, and Global Distribution System (GDS).
• Proficient in Microsoft Workspace applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Pay

Pay Ranges
Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000
Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000

Company Information

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.