Job Description
The SDET Manager will be part of the Horizontal QE organization within Fulfillment technology space. This team owns Performance Testing, E2E testing and drives QE strategy across all the Fulfillment product teams. This Manager will collaborate with and influence development teams to embed quality practices early in the development lifecycle, including providing guidance on unit testing, contract testing, and test-driven development approaches. The role focuses on preventing defects through improved code-level testing and testable architecture design, while maintaining broader responsibilities for organizational testing strategy and execution across all testing disciplines.
Manage the development and support of a federated quality assurance (QA) model. Manage a quality team responsible for software quality testing and reporting. Lead and implement the QA direction and function as a liaison across the technology organization. Lead and uphold the associate continuous high-performance process. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we've grown into what today is the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!
What you'll receive from us: The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to: - A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
- Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
- Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
- Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
- Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.
For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page ! Minimum - Bachelor's Degree computer science, computer engineering, or related technology field
- 2+ years of experience in a quality engineering position
- 5+ years of experience as a technology administrative manager or a software quality manager
- Demonstrated understanding of QA methodologies, including debugging, performance testing, stress testing, and automation
- Strong communicator who can partner with engineering and product focused teams
- Ability to attract, retain, and grow people to create a self-organized and highly empowered team
- Solid administrative and project management skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to customers and to all levels within the organization
- Understanding of and practice with agile software development and management
- Knowledge and understanding of systems, procedures, and technology/product management
- Proven experience leading Technology initiatives
Strategic Quality Leadership - Demonstrated ability to develop and implement comprehensive quality strategies
- Experience building quality into SDLC rather than treating it as a final stage
- Proven track record of balancing quality with business constraints
Technical Expertise - Strong understanding of modern testing architectures and approaches
- Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD integration
- Ability to make informed technical tradeoff decisions
Team Leadership - Experience building and developing high-performing QE teams
- Proven coaching and mentoring capabilities
- Track record of hiring and retaining quality talent
Stakeholder Management - Ability to influence product and engineering decisions based on quality data
- Experience negotiating resource needs and quality standards
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Process Leadership - Experience optimizing quality processes across teams
- Demonstrated ability to implement quality gates and standards
- Track record of driving process improvements that increase efficiency
Desired - Master's Degree computer science, computer engineering, or related technology field
- Any experience in a software development position
Advanced Quality Analytics - Experience with predictive quality metrics and dashboards
- Ability to derive strategic insights from quality data
- Background in setting up comprehensive quality measurement systems
Organizational Change Management - Experience leading large-scale quality transformations
- Proven ability to overcome resistance to quality initiatives
- Skills in creating lasting behavioral change around quality
Business Perspective - Understanding of how quality impacts business outcomes
- Experience aligning quality strategy with overall business strategy
- Ability to translate technical quality concepts for business stakeholders
Domain Expertise - Specific industry experience relevant to our business
Innovation Leadership - Track record of implementing innovative testing approaches
- Experience building or significantly enhancing testing platforms
- Forward-thinking approach to quality engineering evolution- Manage quality efforts across Technology domains to include developing and implementing test strategies, documenting testing and requirements, develop manual and automated test cases and drive execution that ends in successful quality releases to customers
- Provide technical consulting and leadership, identifying and implementing new quality assurance and tooling that assist functional business units in meeting their strategic objectives
- Manage relationship with business stakeholders, ensuring high standards and quality of technical solutions, keeping abreast of latest technology developments
- Implement QA standard tooling, best practices, and metrics across the technology organization
- Facilitate, measure and report on solution area quality maturity assessments to ensure teams are maturing and SLA's are being delivered continuously
- Partner with QA leaders to innovative and implement processes to expand reach of automated quality assurance standards
- Partner with QA leaders to recruit, screen, and select high performing quality engineers
- Implement new QA best-practices which ensure successful deployments across the technology organization
- Establish/support QA communities of practice that enable solution areas to adopt and drive quality ownership
- Establish key metrics and dashboards to provide status and insight to development teams and management
- Manage offshore team members and drive offshore staffing value
- Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provides feedback to direct reports
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Strategic Planning & Execution - Leading quality strategy and operations for major product initiatives
- Collaborating with development and product leaders on release criteria
- Aligning testing efforts with business priorities and release schedules
- Reviewing and refining testing frameworks
Team Leadership - Conducting 1:1s with team members, focusing on growth and performance
- Facilitating team problem-solving sessions for complex quality challenges
- Coaching team members on both technical and leadership skills
- Reviewing and providing feedback on test plans and approaches
Cross-functional Collaboration - Facilitating test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) adoption
- Assisting in root cause analysis and prevention of complex issues alongside development teams
- Participating in architecture discussions to identify testing strategies for new components
- Collaborating with DevOps on CI/CD quality integration
- Leading technical discussions on test data management and test environment strategies
- Designing and implements testing frameworks and utilities that developers can easily adopt
Process & Tools Optimization - Analyzing quality metrics to identify improvement opportunities
- Leading initiatives to enhance testing automation and efficiency
- Implementing cross-team quality standards and best practices
- Evaluating new testing technologies and approaches
Reporting & Communication - Presenting quality status to senior leadership
- Communicating quality risks and mitigation strategies
- Creating visibility into quality metrics and trends
- Advocating for necessary quality investments
Job Tags
Holiday work, Permanent employment, Full time, Offshore, Flexible hours,