Sr Quality Assurance Engineer - Finance Systems (Hybrid)

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 260,000+ 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.

We’re hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer for our Vendor Funding Accounting team within Publix Technology's Finance Systems organization. In this role, you will define and drive the overall testing strategy for a multi-year enterprise platform replacing a critical legacy finance solution.

You will partner closely with software engineers, business analysts, product owners, architects, and business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a high-quality, scalable, and reliable solution that supports vendor funding and accounting processes across Publix.

We are looking for a senior-level quality engineer who can lead quality efforts across multiple workstreams, establish automation standards, mentor other QA resources, influence project direction, and provide clear communication on quality risks, testing progress, and release readiness.

Location

Hybrid (Lakeland, FL): To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL.

Work Model

Enjoy the best of both worlds - collaborate in person and innovate remotely.

Interview Process

Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus.

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 quality assurance activities across the vendor funding product portfolio and modernization roadmap
• Define test strategies, test plans, test data requirements, and quality metrics for complex initiatives
• Design and implement scalable automated testing solutions using Playwright with Python or C#
• Establish and maintain automation standards, frameworks, and CI/CD testing practices
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering and testing tools to accelerate test design, automation development, defect analysis, and quality validation activities
• Evaluate and promote AI-enabled quality engineering practices that improve test coverage, increase delivery velocity, and enhance overall product quality
• Drive functional, integration, regression, API, data validation, and end-to-end testing efforts
• Validate financial calculations, accounting processes, data transformations, and reporting accuracy
• Use SQL to analyze and validate large data sets across multiple systems and environments
• Partner with developers and business analysts to identify testing risks, gaps, and dependencies early in the delivery lifecycle
• Facilitate defect triage, root cause analysis, and release readiness reviews
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to other Quality Assurance Engineers
• Develop and communicate quality metrics, test coverage metrics, defect trends, and release recommendations to project leadership
• Lead continuous improvement efforts that enhance testing practices, automation capabilities, and overall product quality across the team
• Utilize Azure DevOps test plan creation and management

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