Ulta Beauty · 2 days ago
Lead Engineer - Digital Quality Engineering
Bolingbrook, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$103K/yr - $145K/yr
8+ years expUlta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and a premier destination for beauty products. They are seeking a Lead Engineer for their Digital Quality Engineering team to enhance e-commerce and user experience through high-quality product development and testing best practices.
BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmeticsRetail
Responsibilities
Collaborates with Architects, SDETs, Tech Leads, Product owners, Scrum masters, Program managers and Product designers, helping teams cultivate a quality mindset, coach and advocate for great user experience while assisting teams with software testing best practices
Develops Quality engineering solutions leveraging Micro services/APIs to define testing QE strategy and establish standards, refine methodology, improve landscape, and support all facets of Quality Engineering for the organization’s applications
Collaborates with cross-functional technologists and business partners across the organization to gather requirements, solve new problems, and deliver quality results
Design and implement automated test frameworks for web and mobile applications
Mentors other team members on best practices
Supports the operations of the deployed solutions, investigates complex issues, and assists with the resolution and implementation of preventive measures
Responsible for the evaluation of products and conducting Proof of Concepts (POCs as needed. Involved in project estimation and assisted with functional and automation testing.)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or equivalent professional experience
8+ years leading Quality Engineering activities, including establishing testing guidelines, methodologies, processes, automation framework, testing environment, and QE metrics/KPIs
5 + years of hands-on experience working in the testing industry, including experience with test automation tools for UI and API, in providing test management, test requirements, test plans, test execution, including UAT, as well as reporting on defects and defect resolution
Able to advise the team on current best practices and provide direction
Strong understanding and capability to advocate for CI/CD workflow
Have a user-first mindset. Our SDETs are advocates for user experiences that delight our customers
Strong time management and be able to work independently with minimal direction
Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments concurrently
Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, Cypress, or Playwright
Experience with mobile app testing (iOS and Android) using Appium or similar frameworks
Experience with E-Commerce platforms, including strong expertise in E2E processing
Excellent communication skills; feels comfortable working with non-technical business partners
Able to motivate others to drive desired results
Strong experience in establishing business processes
Work with production support and project consultants in an onshore/offshore model
Proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions on time and on schedule
Flexibility of providing support during odd hours, weekends, and peak seasons
Minimal travel required (training/conferences)
Experience on Google Cloud or relevant cloud platforms
Experience in implementing AI-driven solutions within the automated testing framework
Automation framework understanding and enhancement experience
Experience BDD Cucumber automation scripting
Experience in Java and Selenium commands/concepts, Apache Maven configuration & TestNG
Experience in Perfecto integration, Appium Mobile automation, API Testing with Rest Assured
Experience in API Testing using POSTMAN
Hands-on experience in IntelliJ or a similar IDE
Exposure in Bitbucket /Git Code Repository and PR process
Preferred
Professional Quality Assurance certification a plus (i.e., CSQM, CSQA, CSTE)
Benefits
Paid time off
Health
Dental
Vision
Life and disability benefits
Company
Ulta Beauty
Ulta Beauty is a beauty retailer that offers a wide range of products including cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and hair care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$266.3MKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayDimensional Fund Advisors
2024-08-14Post Ipo Equity· $266.3M
2016-10-11Post Ipo Equity
2007-10-25IPO
Leadership Team
Chris Lialios
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Paula Oyibo
Chief Financial Officer
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