Systems Engineer

Job Description

To deliver desired, sustainable business outcomes and assure the integrity and continuity of our systems. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining Auto Zone’s Quality Engineering (QE) best practices, writing test scenarios and executing tests, both manually and with automated tools and experience in leading a team. The QE will work with engineers, architects, business analysts, product owners and other team members.

This includes applying domain knowledge, using technical skills, mentoring others, supporting the customers, resolving problems, and training as required.

• Collaborate closely with engineers, architects, business analysts, product owners and other team members to understand requirements and develop test strategy.
• Develop test plans, test case creation, execution, leveraging AI tools for test case generation and optimization.
• Write and maintain test automation scripts, incorporating AI-driven automation frameworks where applicable.
• Perform business applications functional system, integration (end-to-end) tests for new and existing applications.
• Participate in review and approval process of project deliverables.
• Advise project teams on appropriate approaches to testing delivered products, including test tool sets.
• Assist project teams on identifying the needs for appropriate test environments and coordinate the establishment of appropriate test environments.
• Oversee processes for identifying, tracking and reporting the results of test procedures.
• Find, track and prioritize defects and work toward their resolution.
• Define and track quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts.
• Participate in the testing of production emergency bug fixes.
• Participate in release production validation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
• 4-7 years of experience in test engineering including functional testing and test automation solutions.
• Previous work experience should demonstrate the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, complete and deliver projects on time.
• Extensive experience with SDLC and QA methodologies including Functional testing, E2E testing, Automation, Compatibility testing, Regression Testing and usability testing.
• Expertise in Testing Life Cycle and Defect life Cycle.
• Hands-on experience with tools like Jira, Selenium, SoapUI, Squish, Jenkins.
• Knowledge on Java, SQL, Unix and scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience or exposure to AI tools such as Claude, Microsoft Copilot or similar.
• Experience in test data management and exposure to test data management tools.
• Should have worked in CI/CD/CT model.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Exposure to Agile methodology.
• Understanding of prompt engineering for generating test cases, scripts and documentation.
• Experience in web service/API/REST testing.

• Competitive pay
• Unrivaled company culture
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Exclusive discounts and perks, including an Auto Zone in-store discount
• 401(k) with company match and Stock Purchase Plan
• Auto Zoners Living Well Program for free mental health support
• Opportunities for career growth
• Paid time off
• Life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
• Tuition reimbursement

Auto Zone, and its subsidiary, ALLDATA are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other legally protected categories.