Testing Architect

McDonald's growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald's will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive Thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in or takeaway. 

McDonald's Global Technology is here to power tomorrow's feel-good moments.  

That's why you'll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time. Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we're digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we're reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald's restaurant. We face complex tech challenges every day. But that's where our diverse and talented teams come in. They're made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.  

We're recruiting engineers to join our Global Technology team in Mexico City as we open our McDonald's Global Office in Mexico. Our Mexico City Office will be a hub for technology innovation and operational support to help us build the solutions that will improve our customer, crew and employee experience each and every day. 

Check out the McDonald's  Global Technology Technical Blog to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy. 

As a Senior Software Developer Engineer in Test [SDET] on our Identity and Access Engineering team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the quality engineering landscape to build secure identity and access experience that protects critical information and resources.

This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a strategic approach to software quality. You will be instrumental in defining and maintaining high standards for testing and automation at the global identity and access management platform at the world's largest restaurant company

Responsibilities

• Architect, design and develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans and quality Metrics to ensure solid reliability of software products.
• Implement robust, scalable, high-quality test automation solutions, enhancing best-in-class frameworks.
• Develop and extend automated test cases and all test related documentation.
• Analyze our applications to identify key areas for automation.
• Perform test case management activities and track test requirement coverage.
• Influence and drive adoption of metrics and dashboards for engineering quality, test health, and release readiness to inform decision making and accelerate continuous improvement.
• Collaborate and influence cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and project managers to understand software quality requirements, design effective test strategies and execute test plans.
• Fix and resolve technical issues related to the identity and access platform components.
• Mentor and educate engineers in advanced automation concepts, test architecture decisions, and clean code/testing principles—raising the quality bar for all.

• 5+ Years of professional Software Development/Engineering experience using Object Oriented Frameworks and web technologies.
• 3+ Years of extensive experience developing test automation for software applications.
• Expertise with Selenium, Playwright or other end-to-end test automation frameworks.
• Experience in frontend (Blazor, React) and backend (C# and .NET) development testing strategies.
• Working Experience on API & UI Manual and automation testing.
• Experience developing and maintaining continuous integration and test pipeline tools (e.g., Docker, Jenkins).
• Experience with modern, full-stack CI/CD technologies such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Working Experience of Software Engineering tools such as JIRA, Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Visual Studio IDE, GIT, SOAP UI or Postman API testing tools or similar tools.
• Proven leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational precision and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across remote teams and a global organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) concepts, protocols, and technologies, including but not limited to identity provisioning, authentication, authorization, RBAC, SSO, and federation.
• Experience with cybersecurity principles and best practices, including risk management, access controls, and secure coding principles.

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