QA Software Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform functional, application, and regression tests
  
• Ensure software is deployed to Production is defect free
  
• Review functional and non-functional requirements and build test cases for end-to-end functionality as well as target testing
  
• Build regression test cases for Automation
  
• Identify issues, risks and dependencies escalating when appropriate
  
• Work closely with Business Analysts and software vendor to understand requirements and develop test cases
  
• Work with the project team and other team members to create end-to-end test plans and scripts, that test for functionality, performance, reliability, stability and compatibility with other systems
  

Requirements

Requirements: 

• Good level of understanding property and casualty insurance solutions
  
• 5 years+ of QA testing experience
  
• Strong knowledge of QA processes
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with releases coming every two weeks
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Plan and monitor execution of test cases and report/triage/track defects, as well as define severity and routed to the appropriate individual
  
• Very strong communication skills, must articulate defects and provide strong documentation to support the same
  
• Ability to work independently while keeping teammates apprised of progress
  
• Strong on initiative, ambitious and creative problem solver
  
• Goals oriented with can-do attitude
  
• Has both the intent and drive to grasp and work with new technologies at relatively short notice
  
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications, specifically SharePoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding of the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  
• Clear written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  
• Strong critical-thinking skills
  
• Creative, adaptive problem solver
  
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and SharePoint