Description
A to Z is used by millions of Amazon employees to manage their work-life. As a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer on the A to Z QA team, you will work closely with Product Management, Software Development Engineering, User Experience Design, and Customer Support groups to understand the product vision, requirements, and customer usage models to develop appropriate test strategies. You will be working closely with the QAM in setting the QA team's technical vision and roadmap, developing and tracking project schedules. The successful Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer has strong customer focus and is obsessed with continuous quality improvement; they are experienced and highly committed to creating world-class automation for feature testing and regression; they are able to develop and drive a high-level strategy, as well as to take a hands-on approach to implementing that strategy. They are dedicated to helping build a strong and high performing team.
The PXT A To Z team is reinventing how Amazonians manage their work life. Are you ready to take on the biggest opportunity you ever had fun solving?
Key job responsibilities
Work with business, product, and development teams to understand product vision and requirements
Understand how all elements of the A to Z ecosystem work together and developing QA/QE approaches that fit the overall strategy
Responsible for the development of test strategies and creation of appropriate test automation solutions
Oversee the development and execution of test plans, monitoring and reporting on test execution and quality metrics
Work with a team of quality engineering professionals to ensure the highest quality product delivery
Basic Qualifications
6+ years of quality assurance engineering experience
Experience in manual testing
Experience in automation testing
Experience scripting or coding
6+ years of hands-on experience with the ownership of software project testing: defining test strategy, writing test plans, designing and executing software tests, iterative development process improvement
Demonstrated experience leading the creation and execution of large feature testing strategies
Demonstrated knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build and release processes, continuous deployment, and test suite development and maintenance
Demonstrated experience utilizing high-quality automation to solve test problems
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working closely with development and business teams to communicate problem impacts and to understand business requirements
Strong organizational skills, ability to track multiple test executions simultaneously and to be able to synthesize the results
Experience in working with 3rd Party Integration Partners
Experience in agile development methodologies with continuous integration
Shows creativity and initiative to improve product test coverage and effectiveness
Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings
Experience testing mobile applications and platforms such as Android or iOS
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $120,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
