This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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”.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst is responsible for adhering to standardized QA policies, processes, documentation standards, creating test cases, assisting with automating test scripts, overseeing and/or participating in all aspects of project testing, overseeing IS QA test environments, providing technical guidance to less senior QA team members, and ensuring schedule adherence for assigned projects and initiatives.

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ROLE

• Participates in requirements and use case/user story reviews.
• Provides accurate estimates for QA effort, QA schedules, and QA resource requirements.
• Responsible for creating and gaining project approval on project test plans.
• Responsible for creating and/or overseeing the creation and approval of project test cases.
• Responsible for overseeing or generating all QA-related documentation.
• Ensures adherence to standardized QA policies, processes and documentation standards.
• Executes test cases, defect management, and adherence to test schedule.
• Coordinates onshore and offshore testing.
• Responsible for helping to mentor and develop other members of the IS QA team.
• Responsible for UAT support and testing production defect fixes.
• Responsible for being familiar with source code, version management, and code deployment standards.
• Ensures that QA processes and procedures for test environments are followed and that the integrity of the various environments is not compromised.
• Attends daily standup meetings and provides testing status.
• Provides weekly QA project status reports.
• Attends bi-weekly sprint completion meetings and demo to stakeholders.

REQUIRED

• Minimum 5 years’ software quality assurance experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience testing in one or more of the following environments: Cloud based testing, UI testing, Functional testing, n-tier client/server.
• Minimum 4 years’ hands-on experience using HP, IBM, or other industry standard SQA tools.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with Oracle, MS SQL Server, or DB2 and the ability to write SQL queries and table joins.
• Experience testing in an iSeries/AS400 environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, SDLC, and SQA methodology.
• Exceptional test resource planning and test scheduling skills.
• Ability to produce and mentor others in the creation of effective software test plans and test cases.
• Adept at writing quality defects and working directly with developers to resolve the defects.
• Skilled communicator with the ability to work closely and effectively with other teams.
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude and excellent collaboration skills.
• Assists with automating and/or executing automated test cases.

Recommended

• 2 years’ SQA experience working within an iterative development framework.
• Good understanding of data warehouse concepts.
• Previous experience working in an SAP environment preferred.
• Understanding of build tools and software configuration management standards.
• Experience with multiple Costco business areas/systems.
• Degree in computer science or related technical field preferred.

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.