CDS Intern - International E-Commerce - QA Analyst

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

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. 

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Costco’s International E-Commerce team provides IT support to 11 countries outside the continental US and Canada.  The team is creating products and solutions via Web and Mobile App to give users an exceptional online and mobile experience. The intern will work on features that will one-day be used by members overseas. They will also be immersed in the Costco Culture. 

This role oversees the processes, practices, and execution of both manual and automated UAT, BAT, and Regression testing for all countries deployed on the Costco International ECommerce solution. These practices must be managed within Costco Confluence/JIRA (or other approved repository) and adhered to globally. This role will be required to oversee the execution of these practices for every release by every country.

NOTE: While participating in the IT Internship program, an individual will be classified as an hourly temporary employee for the duration of the program. During the program, the individual may be asked to undergo the normal interview process for a level 1 position. If the individual is offered a position, they will be converted to the employment status matching open job they were selected for. If they are not selected for a regular position, the internship position will be complete in a maximum of twelve weeks.

ROLE

• Works with stakeholders to identify solutions that support their business requirements.

• Works independently and within a team environment.

• Pays attention to detail, self motivated with the ability to follow instructions and completes assignments on time.

• Learns and applies new concepts, processes, and tools.

• Takes initiative to solve problems and multi-tasks by prioritizing projects and deadlines.

• Communicates effectively with team members, stakeholders, and all levels of management.

• Designs, develops, and executes software test strategies, test plans, and test scripts.

• Confirms accuracy and completeness of functional, integration, system, end to end, and acceptance test plans.

• Designs, creates, and approves (or oversees the creation and approval of) project test cases, scripts, and conditions, as well as QA-related documentation.

Required:

• Knowledge around software testing

• Knowledge of functional and back-end testing of eCommerce websites and backend applications.

• Experience using industry standard software QA tools.

• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong knowledge of SDLC and SQA methodology, as well as experience testing on an Agile team.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Possess good organizational, time, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, and stay well organized.

• Currently maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Students currently enrolled in an IT or