Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers has spent 30 years helping men, women and kids everywhere look and feel good. Developing comfort technologies is at the foundation of all that we do—delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products at a reasonable price. From our diverse footwear offering to a growing range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

With international business representing over half of our total sales, we have product available in more than 180 countries and significant opportunities for continued expansion worldwide. We sell our collections direct to consumers through more than 4,450 Skechers stores around the globe and Skechers e-commerce sites, as well as through a network of third-party partners.

A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.

Skechers is looking for a Quality Engineer in the IT Department. Skechers IT division is transforming our engineering practice by embracing high-performing, cloud native APIs and applications using a modern technology stack that includes serverless, microservices, containers, seamless integrations, automation, and zero-touch delivery pipelines. As a Quality Engineer, you will utilize superior knowledge and experience to be part of the HR modernization initiative to test the core Workday applications & utilize tool to automate the regression tests. Additionally, ensure the integrations between HR systems and other systems like Point-of-Sale (POS), Financial Systems, Order Management System (OMS), etc. We are seeking a hands-on, detailed-oriented person to oversee the testing of our software products and platform as part of a collaborative team in an agile development environment.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Direct the effective implementation of the automated solutions with a primary focus on HR modernization (Workday) and other systems across IT.
• Define and implement test automation architecture and frameworks, ensure scalability of automation and continuous integration across solutions. 
• Develop automated regression tests that are robust, scalable, and resilient in the face of system changes for IT applications from scratch.
• Develop and improve processes and procedures that address all aspects of the QE program.
• Conduct the testing to execute functional, system integration, non-functional, and/or stage deployment testing.
• Conduct automated and manual testing of new and existing software to maintain high quality standards, with a focus on effective use of automation.
• Manage QA coding standards and frameworks and improve adoption of industry standard practices in IT Quality engineering department.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, DevOps and business stakeholders in defining and scoping software features and testing the acceptance criteria.
• Track, document, and report quality KPIs and metrics. Maintain test metrics, applying lessons learned and continuous process improvements.
• Ensure accurate reporting for projects, test automation status is sent out regularly.
• Mentor and develop junior QA engineers as the team expands.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES-

• No

Job Requirements -

• Self-Starter with hands-on experience in testing HR implementations and associated integrations.
• Strong preference to have experience in testing Workday/UKG Dimensions.
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance with deep experience in testing techniques/approaches
• Some experience in developing, maintaining, and executing complex and multi-solution automation tests is desirable.
• Experience in integration testing with 3rd party and in-house applications.
• Experience in API, AWS, and Micro-services testing.
• Experience in deriving the test strategy for Service / Layer level testing.
• Experience in deriving the test estimates, planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Experience in deriving the test strategy for Service / Integration Layer level testing for ex: Web services.
• Excellent communication and time management skills, quick learner
• Creative problem solver who can often work independently with little supervision and as part of a team.
• Validate data flow throughout application workflow (end to end).
• Experience with test automation using tools like AccelQ, UFT, Selenium, ReadyAPI, SOAPUI, etc

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Self-Starter with hands-on testing experience in Workday and related Integrations
• 3+ years of hands-on experience testing HR implementations
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance with deep experience in testing techniques/approaches
• Experience with end-to-end testing - Testing Planning, Test Execution, UAT, Regression
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, remaining agile and flexible in a challenging environment and managing multiple competing priorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Workday Certification (plus)
• 2+ years Test Automation experience in HR systems (plus)
• 2+ years of experience testing Workday integrations and Reports Experience (plus)

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS-

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS-

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk; sit, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.  

The salary range for this position is $85,000-$130,000/year.