Job Description

About the Team

Its an exciting time in technology, and that buzz is felt throughout PetSmart! We are continuing to grow at a faster pace and we want to continue to provide best-in-class experiences for pets and pet parents.

Our Technology team has 6 different departments: Information Security, Service Delivery, Business Enabling Systems, eCommerce & Marketing Technology, Data and Stores, Services & Supply Chain.

Whether its online or in our stores, the work that the IT team does is instrumental in PetSmarts success. We have a strategic and actionable plan underway and are looking for associates who are just as excited about it as we are.

About the Location

Collaborative & Flexible Work Environment: We believe in fostering growth, teamwork and creativity in a dynamic workplace. This role is based at PetSmarts Phoenix Home Office, where associates currently enjoy the benefits of in-person collaboration while having the flexibility to work remotely one day per week (a flex workday with leader approval), and an expected four days in the office. At PetSmart, youll be part of an engaging and supportive environment designed to help you and our teams thrive.

About the Job

Sr. QA Engineer

This role works in our Phoenix Home Office - visa sponsorship is not available for this role

Overview:

This job is responsible for increasing and assuring the level of quality of PetSmart solutions and services by partnering with the business to validate the software under test meets the pre-determined acceptance criteria, by designing, writing, and executing manual and automated tests in a complex integrated environment to determine whether the product is ready to release and by contributing to QA engineering and testing best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and design comprehensive test plans, test scenarios and test cases.
• Conduct thorough functional testing to confirm software functionality, identify defects, and ensure adherence to specifications.
• Investigate and report defects, track issues, and work closely with developers to ensure prompt resolution.
• Work with product stakeholders to identify and prioritize tests that could be automated to drive efficiency.
• Develop new automated test cases and enhance current test suite as new functionality is built.
• Run automated test suite and report the testing results to the stakeholders.
• Support Production deployments and critical manual and automated smoke testing.
• Ensure that automated test code adheres to PetSmart standards and participates in automation strategy and optimization efforts.
• Self-motivated and disciplined to meet deadlines with speed, accuracy, and professional attitude.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and trouble-shooting skills.
• Collaborative and a team player.
• Ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner and work around obstacles to ensure project success.

Must Have:

• Experience in Retail, or E-Commerce domain.
• RESTful web service APIs.
• Experience testing on real devices and simulators.
• Expert level of experience automating web and mobile applications across multiple devices and platforms using test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium).
• Code analysis/review experience reviewing QA automation code.
• Test management tools like QTest, HP ALM suite.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with CI tools like CloudBees (Jenkins).
• Languages: experience in at least one programming language for automation, preferably Java.

Nice to Have:

• APIs and web application performance testing.
• Languages: Python, Groovy.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience writing test code in multiple languages (Java, Python).
• Expert level of experience automating web and mobile applications across multiple devices and platforms using test automation tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, Appium, TestNG, and JUnit/NUnit.
• Solid understanding of software testing practices and agile development.
• Works independently under minimal direction with strong work ethic.
• Effective communication skills and sense of teamwork and positive enthusiasm.

About the Culture

At PetSmart, we work hard to create a culture where every associate feels like they truly belong and we celebrate the unique stories, backgrounds, and experiences our associates share. These experiences not only bring new perspectives in shaping our Belonging culture but theyre core to PetSmarts success.

Not sure if you meet 100% of the position requirements and whether you should apply? Wed still like to hear from you and encourage you to apply with us! You just may be the ideal candidate for this role, and if not this one, perhaps another position.

Our home office offers outstanding amenities in a fun and rewarding workplace including:

• Pet friendly environment, bring your pets to work!
• On-site Dog Park
• Top Dog gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists and personal trainers
• Sit & Stay Caf serving fresh breakfast and lunch options
• On-site coffee bar
• Lil Paws learning center and onsite daycare facility (associate paid)
• Volunteer events with PetSmart Charities
• Learn more about Life at PetSmart:
• Check out Associate stories and celebrations at PetSmart:
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• If you don't already live in the Phoenix area here's a guide to the area: Welcome to Phoenix Guide

PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

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