Sr. Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Labor Mgmt. Scheduling

Job Description

Description

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

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: https://jobs.publix.com/benefits/

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.

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.***