About Yum! Brands & Our Digital Commerce Vision:

Yum! Brands, Inc. is the world's largest restaurant company by system units, with over 56,000 restaurants in over 155 countries, home to iconic brands like KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill. Our relentless pursuit of digital excellence is transforming the QSR industry, with an ambitious goal of achieving 100% digital sales.

Our proprietary Byte by Yum! Commerce Platform is the sophisticated e-commerce engine driving this transformation. It encompasses all digital ordering channels – from our brand-specific mobile apps and websites to in-restaurant kiosks and emerging digital touchpoints. This platform is meticulously crafted to deliver seamless, personalized, and efficient ordering experiences for millions of customers globally. As a Senior Automation Test Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the flawless quality, reliability, and performance of this high-volume, global digital commerce system.

About the Role:

We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced Automation Test Engineer to join our globally distributed quality assurance and engineering teams dedicated to the Byte by Yum! Commerce Platform. You'll be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation test frameworks and scripts for our critical e-commerce applications. This role requires a deep technical understanding of modern testing methodologies, a passion for quality, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-transaction volume environment, ensuring exceptional digital experiences for customers worldwide.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 3 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, with at least 1 year in Automation Test Engineer role specifically.

• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining robust automation frameworks using programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#.

• Extensive hands-on experience with industry-standard test automation tools and frameworks such as: Selenium Web Driver, Playwright, Cypress, Appium (for mobile). API Automation: Postman, Rest Assured

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and various testing methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, BDD, TDD).

• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools

• Proficiency with bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira) and test management tools (e.g., Test Rail, Zephyr).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a highly collaborative, globally distributed team.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Lambda Test for cross-browser and cross-device testing at scale

• ISTQB or other relevant QA certifications

• Knowledge of performance or load testing tools

• Review, analyze requirements and specifications to understand project scope and identify potential test scenarios

• Design, organize and maintain test cases, test plans and test data

• Execute testing for web and mobile apps across various devices and browsers

• Design, implement and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile apps built with React and React Native

• Integrate automated tests into our CI/CD pipeline (e.g. CircleCI), ensuring seamless execution with every code change

• Monitor automated test runs, triage failures, and log reproducible issues

• Collaborate closely with developers, designers, and QC peers to ensure high test coverage and fast feedback loops

• Maintain and improve existing tests for scalability and reliability

• Promote best practices in test automation and contribute to process improvement