Hybrid QA Analyst – Software Engineer

at DXC Technology

• Job title: QA Analyst – Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, SDLC
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• QA Analyst-Software Engineer supporting test planning and execution in the Canadian Life Insurance industry with a focus on software development and testing.

Responsibilities

• Support test planning activities for initiatives of varying sizes and complexity.
• Liaison with subject matter experts to understanding and translate business requirements into executable test scenarios.
• Work with a team to determine the scope and approach for each testing phase of an initiative.
• Work with a team to establish a testing timeline, along with the effort required to complete, for an initiative.
• Work with a team to create a risk-based testing matrix for initiatives and/or applications, as needed.
• Work with a team to keep regression test suites and automated test scripts updated for each code deployment.
• Prepare step by step test scenarios to be executed by any member of the team.
• Execute assigned test scenarios, and capture results.
• Document defects when expected results for executed test scenarios are not met.
• Participate in walkthroughs with vendors, clients and stakeholders.
• Support production implementation verification activities and provide post-production implementation support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (i.e., Computer Science) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the Canadian Life Insurance industry, performing Quality Assurance activities for Software Development and Testing on insurance client´s new business policies and underwriting.
• Ingenium software experience is mandatory.
• Experience with Sapiens IllustrationPro, ApplicationPro and UnderwritingPro is mandatory.
• Experience of the Software Development Life Cycle, for both Waterfall and Agile with Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to work both collaboratively with various teams as well as independently, as necessary.
• Ability to multi-task and manage assignments from competing priorities with tight deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to changes quickly.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with a broad range of audiences.
• Development features and testing of those features.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and JIRA.
• Proficiency with usage of Microsoft products such as SharePoint, Teams, Excel and Word.
• Life insurance certifications (LIMRA/LOMA).

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities