QA Engineer

The QA Engineer III is responsible for testing of all software product changes. The incumbent partners with internal and external stakeholders to ensure products conform to the desired quality standard. This role requires technical skills and a high degree of problem solving skills. The individual will be expected to actively contribute towards the team and organizational goal of continuous process improvement. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work well with others. This role will focus on configuring and setting up test automation.

1. Soft Skills
1. Ability to work well under pressure.
2. Ability to work well with others.
3. Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes quickly.
2. System Analysis
1. Learns and maintains knowledge of the business applications for the products being tested.
2. Follows software testing corporate standards.
3. Keeps stakeholders updated with testing status.
4. Maintains test scenarios and test cases.
3. Test Planning and Execution
1. Performs test planning activities as required.
2. Creates and modifies test cases.
3. Creates and modifies test data.
4. Executes test cases and records results in test management system.
5. Automation Testing – Set up and maintain automation tests and be involved with CI CD.
4. Defect Management
1. Identifies software defects.
2. Creates and manages assigned defects in defect management system.
3. Determines defect severity based upon corporate standards.
4. Works with Agile team and stakeholders to communicate defect information.
5. Retests defect when issue has been resolved.
6. Provides additional documentation to software engineers as required

Requirements

Technical Skills/Experience

• General understanding of software quality assurance testing concepts, methods and practices in an information technology environment.
• General understanding of principles and practices associated with agile product modelenvironment.
• Basic understanding of SQL and ability to use SQL tools to query a database to retrieve data.
• Basic understanding of Snowflake and ability to use Snowflake tools to query a database to retrieve data.
• Experience with Windows, Web Applications and/or Web Service
• o Ability to use JIRA or similar agile tools.
• Ability to use multiple testing tools including SOAP UI, Mable, Postman.
• Ability to use test automation suites
• Follows standards in accordance with company policies and regulations.
• Understands XML files and how they are structured.

Soft Skills

• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes quickly.
• Experience in Reinsurance highly desired