Mattel
manufacturing and toy safety
SrSoftwareEngineer
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“Sr Software Engineer at Mattel. Skills: test automation, automation framework development, supply chain domain knowledge, leadership, CI/CD integration. Lead test strategy, planning, and execution for functional and automated testing across global supply chain projects. Translate business requirements into functional test scenarios and automated test ensure traceability to requirements”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure traceability to requirements; ensure test readiness; drive continuous integration / continuous testing practices; Provide reporting on test execution, automation coverage, defects, and readiness metrics to leadership; Promote best practices in test automation; Ensure compliance with audit, controls, and regulatory requirements
Industry & Context.
Excellent problem-solving skills; analytical skills; debugging skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in QA / testing roles, 2+ years in test lead capacity, understanding of supply chain business processes (planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, quality), Hands-on expertise with test automation tools (e. g. , Selenium, Tosca, TestRail, UFT, Cypress, or similar), Proven ability to design and maintain automation frameworks (UI, API, regression packs), experience with functional testing: business scenarios, regression, integration, and UAT, Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration of automated tests into DevOps practices, Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills, communication and stakeholder ability to work with business users, IT, and vendors in a global, matrixed environment
Nice to Have
Experience in consumer products, toys, retail, or manufacturing industries, Exposure to large ERP environments (SAP or equivalent) and supply chain execution systems, Experience with performance/load testing tools (e. g. , JMeter, LoadRunner), Familiarity with cloud-based testing platforms, Prior experience mentoring junior testers or leading small QA teams
What You'll Do.
and execution for functional and automated testing across global supply chain projects
Translate business requirements into functional test scenarios and automated test ensure traceability to requirements
Develop and maintain a robust automation framework (UI
Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define acceptance criteria
and business process validation
Balance hands-on execution (designing and running tests) with leadership responsibilities
Collaborate with environment and data teams to ensure test readiness
Manage defect lifecycle: logging
Drive continuous integration / continuous testing practices
Provide reporting on test execution
and readiness metrics to leadership
Promote best practices in test automation
Ensure compliance with audit
and regulatory requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with business and IT stakeholders; Collaborate with environment and data teams; working closely with DevOps and release teams; work with business users, IT, and vendors in a global, matrixed environment; mentoring junior testers; leading small QA teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills; ability to work with business users, IT, and vendors
Process & Methodology
test strategy, test planning, test execution, coordinating testers, managing offshore/onsite resources, defect prioritization, UAT scope definition
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities • Lead test strategy, planning, and execution for functional and automated testing across global supply chain projects (ERP, WMS, TMS, planning tools, quality management). • Translate business requirements into functional test scenarios and automated test scripts; ensure traceability to requirements. • Develop and maintain a robust automation framework (UI, API, data validation, integration points) aligned with Mattel’s technology landscape. • Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define acceptance criteria, UAT scope, and business process validation. • Balance hands-on execution (designing and running tests) with leadership responsibilities (mentoring, coordinating testers, managing offshore/onsite resources). • Collaborate with environment and data teams to ensure test readiness: appropriate environments, data sets, and automation pipelines. • Manage defect lifecycle: logging, prioritization, root cause analysis, retesting, and closure. • Drive continuous integration / continuous testing practices, working closely with DevOps and release teams. • Provide reporting on test execution, automation coverage, defects, and readiness metrics to leadership. • Promote best practices in test automation: code reusability, modularization, maintainability, and performance validation. • Ensure compliance with audit, controls, and regulatory requirements relevant to manufacturing and toy safety. Qualifications Must-haves: • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. • 5+ years of experience in QA / testing roles with at least 2+ years in test lead capacity. • Strong understanding of supply chain business processes (planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, quality). • Hands-on expertise with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Tosca, TestRail, UFT, Cypress, or similar). • Proven ability to design and maintain automation frameworks (UI, API, regression packs). • Strong experience with fu
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