Senior Quality Engineer, Warehousing
Crate and BarrelWe inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire. Drawn together by a shared passion for our customers and a spirit of fun, we deliver high-quality home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced and bring beauty and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is nearly 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.
The Senior Quality Engineer, Warehousing is responsible for delivering and coordinating all testing artifacts and activities (Test Estimates, Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Automation Scripts and Test results) for the various applications that the engineer is managing within Crate&Barrel’s Supply Chain/Warehouse technology portfolio. This role will report into the Manager - Technology, Quality Engineering. Specifically, this position will be primarily focused on Crate&Barrel’s new and existing Supply Chain – Warehouse technologies focused on WMS & WES areas.
This position is remote
This role is an Individual Contributor
A day in the life as a Senior Quality Engineer, Warehousing…
Understand full end-to-end business processes and transaction flows across systems for the specific areas that you are responsible for
Own manual test script development and execution, data sourcing/data provisioning, defect analysis, and ensuring that proper test result documentation and processes are followed as per the test strategy
Automate Manual regression testing suites. Build the automation framework where necessary and tweak the existing scripts/framework as per the application changes
While experience with WMS-TMS integrations is a plus, a strong willingness to quickly learn the Transportation Management System for the upcoming TMM implementation is essential.
Partner with the Business/Systems Analysts’/Product Managers, Application Developers and operational end-users to ensure that test scripts are developed and/or modified to cover new functionality and/or enhancements that are introduced into the production system on an ongoing basis
Facilitate User Acceptance Testing and Operational Readiness Testing, either by providing test scenarios and/or coordinating efforts during UAT and ORT and serving as testing SME
Perform initial analysis of defects identified during the testing cycle and escalate issues as required to the functional support teams for resolution. Ensure that the defects are logged in JIRA, updated from time to time until closure.
Analyze defects identified in production system to ensure that the proper controls are implemented in the regression test bed to ensure that the defect does not occur in production again
Leverage automation of regression test scripts in order to reduce the amount of time and resources required to execute the regression test bed
Prepare and maintain KT documentation for onboarding new team members and update the documentation from time to time
Work closely with offshore testing team responsible for executing tests
Write SQL queries or appropriate assertion routines to validate software functions as needed
Communicate clearly with your peers on product and solution teams to both understand their product and technology requirements while also representing your own
What you’ll bring to the table…
Collaborate with engineers/developers on ongoing proactive measures to increase product quality
Document QE processes and procedures
Create test artifacts and test plans
Develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated)
Trace test cases and results back to specific requirements/stories/quality risks
Communicate clearly with your peers on product and solution teams to both understand their product and technology requirements while also representing your own
Hands on testing experience with Blue Yonder and AS/400
Hands on experience in retail environments, preferably with experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
We’d love to hear from you if you have…
Overall experience of 8+ years in Quality Engineering with a combination of automation skills & AS/400 hands on testing experience
Degreed professional (Computer Science, Information Technology or related degree) required or equivalent experience
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