**CULTIVATE A BETTER WORLD** Food served fast does not have to be a typical fast-food experience. Chipotle has always done things differently, both in and out of our restaurants. We are changing the face of fast food, starting conversations, and directly supporting efforts to shift the future of farming and food. We hope you will join us as we continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission to make better food accessible to everyone. **THE OPPORTUNITY** As the Senior SDET, IT Quality Engineering, you will incorporate experience and skills to define and drive innovative automation test strategies and incorporate them into the development cycle within the Agile teams. This position collaborates with multiple teams and automation engineers to deliver excellence for all work items within Quality Engineering for software development and deployment. **LOCATION** This position will be based onsite in our Newport Beach, CA office. Remote work is not available for this role. **WHAT YOU’LL DO** + Collaborate with Scrum teams to incorporate the effective creation of test cases and plans in each sprint cycle. + Define, drive, diagram, document and review automation designs. + Collaborate with the QE team to maintain Automation testing best practices. + Work automation full stack through UI, services and data. + Closely follow a detailed technical roadmap that aligns with our product vision across different business functions. + Ensure on-time delivery of tests committed to, test plan creation, test plan execution, and test results reporting. + Conduct evaluations, and gaps/overlaps analysis of tools and current automation. + Develop report dashboards for test results, coverage and defects. + Support the QE team with the execution of manual testing, as needed. + Initiate automated tests to ensure the software created is meeting Acceptance Criteria. + Implement and maintain automated test triggering through the current continuous integration/continuous delivery tool. + Thinking "outside of the box" to understand the various scenarios and configurations that customers use to ensure customer quality is maintained. + Responsible for defining and driving innovative automation testing strategies and toolsets into our overall development processes. + Participate in current state and future state test planning and execution, including, but not limited to, functional, integration, experimental and regression testing. + Collaborate with developers, product owners, application support, and business intelligence teams to assist in defining solutions and application performance requirements. **WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE** + Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) from 4-year college or university in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field preferred. + 6+ years of working experience as an SDET/QA Automation Testing. + Strong working knowledge of OOAD, design principles such as SOLID and Design patterns. + Proven track record of implementing automated testing strategies and reporting solutions. + Proficiency with cloud technologies, AWS or Azure preferred. + Experience in writing, executing, and monitoring automated test suites using various technologies including, but not limited to, Playwright, Cypress. + Experience with languages such as JavaScript and/or TypeScript, C#, SQL, Powershell. + Proficiency with test execution frameworks such as Mocha, Jasmine or others. + Proficient with bug tracking and test management toolsets to support development processes. + Experience with Azure or AWS DevOps, Agile process improvement, CI/CD automation, NPM, or other package managers. + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with all business units. + Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. + Detail oriented and committed to delivering high-quality work. + Ability to mentor junior team members. **PAY TRANSPARENCY** A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $113,000.00–$158,000.00. You are also eligible for annual cash bonuses and equity awards based upon performance and other factors. Actual compensation offered may vary depending on skill level, experience, and/or education. Chipotle offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, sick leave, vacation time, and much more. Visit https://jobs.chipotle.com/benefits for more details. **WHO WE ARE** Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle has restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe. With employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM _Chipotle Mexican Grill is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. As a people-first company rooted in values, our purpose extends beyond serving nutritious food using real ingredients. It means hiring world-class individuals and fostering a culture that champions diversity, ensures equity, and celebrates inclusion. All qualified applicants, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply._ _Qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. Please contact_ _ADAaccommodations@chipotle.com_ _if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or to otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non-accommodations related requests._