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Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes "America's Best Employers".

Costco's Identity and Access Management team is responsible for the design and implementation of Identity solutions that align with business goals and objectives.

Costco's Identity and Access Management team is responsible for the design and implementation of Identity solutions that align with business goals and objectives.

This Quality Engineer will review all release notes, design test cases scenarios, and create test automation scripts based on Gaps, User Stories, and Requirements identified by the business users, in addition to following the Costco Quality Assurance (QA) Software Development Life Cycle. This candidate should be an analytical and logical thinker who is highly organized and able to meet milestones and deadlines while being able to work in a fast paced environment. This position will work closely with Identity development and engineers to help with unit testing and ensure an understanding of system changes. This position will collaborate with teams across the enterprise.

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ROLE

• Participates in requirement development and use case reviews.
• Provides accurate estimates for QA resources and testing schedules.
• Creates project test plans and/or oversees the creation of project test cases.
• Oversees or generates all QA-related documentation.
• Develops, modifies, and executes manual tests for scenarios that cannot be automated.
• Develops and executes test automation scripts and extends the existing framework.
• Manages and grooms the automated and manual test suites regularly to ensure proper balance between.
• Creates test data to support the execution of functional and nonfunctional testing activities.
• Ensures adherence to standardized QA policies, processes, and documentation standards.
• Collaborates with Development/Engineering to resolve defects uncovered during testing cycles.
• Works closely with the Product Ownership Team and Scrum Master on test results and testing required code changes.
• Coordinates in-house, external, and UAT testing.
• Innovates how to automate or improve our QA processes.
• Understands source code, version management, and code deployment standards and ensures that QA processes and procedures for test environments are followed and that the integrity of the various environments is not compromised.
• Establishes and evolves formal QA processes and standards and ensures that industry's best practices are consistently maintained on project.
• Abides by and follows software quality assurance standards, processes, and controls as it pertains to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develops, applies, and maintains quality standards for company products.

REQUIRED

• Minimum 3 years' software quality assurance experience.
• Minimum 2 years' hands-on experience using automation tools and/or creating test automation scripts.
• Ability to digest and understand complex and/or ambiguous user requirements and construct test cases to validate them.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and SQA methodology as well as experience testing on Agile or DevOps teams.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent testing resource planning and test scheduling skills.
• Must be self-driven with the use of good judgement.
• Demonstrated experience producing effective test plans and executing test cases.
• Solid understanding of build tools and software configuration management standards.
• Able to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis.

Recommended

• 2 years' experience with writing basic SQL queries.
• 2-plus years' as a test lead preferred.
• Experience testing in one or more of the following technologies: Identity and Access management Services (On-Prem and Cloud), Authentication, Provisioning, Policy Management, and integration with Enterprise Applications (SAP, ServiceNow, etc.).
• Experience with global testing.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.