Overview
Join to apply for the Software Quality Analyst III role at American Fidelity
Join to apply for the Software Quality Analyst III role at American Fidelity
Responsibilities
- Promote and develop testing tools and frameworks
- Review and analyze business and technical requirements, workflows and functional requirements with minimal oversight to develop, execute, maintain test scenarios, test cases, and test data to ensure business requirements are met and adequate test coverage is achieved. This position is at the expert level for both Manual Software Quality Assurance testing and Software Quality Assurance Automation testing. Coordinate testing activities and collaborate with business users to ensure understanding of systems or new features and assist with developing training as needed.
- Develop and implement quality standards, providing guidance across the QA department through continuous improvement.
- Serve in the role of system initiative tester to ensure all requirements are performing as expected, including conversion, functional and integration requirements, and use queries to analyze and verify data. Identify software defects and collaborate with developers to resolve defects. Communicate with stakeholders and business users regarding system function and testing efforts / status.
- Identify QA Automation opportunities and usher them through the process of getting automated with the QA Automation Engineers.
- Make business decisions to move forward with software releases that significantly impact the organization based on the testing performed.
- Provide specialized knowledge through role as System Subject Matter Expert, collaborating with business users and Business Analysts to identify and document requirements, acceptance criteria and rules definitions.
- Promote and develop testing tools and frameworks
- Review and analyze business and technical requirements, workflows and functional requirements with minimal oversight to develop, execute, maintain test scenarios, test cases, and test data to ensure business requirements are met and adequate test coverage is achieved. This position is at the expert level for both Manual Software Quality Assurance testing and Software Quality Assurance Automation testing. Coordinate testing activities and collaborate with business users to ensure understanding of systems or new features and assist with developing training as needed.
- Develop and implement quality standards, providing guidance across the QA department through continuous improvement.
- Serve in the role of system initiative tester to ensure all requirements are performing as expected. This includes conversion, functional and integration requirements as well as utilizing queries to analyze and verify data. Identify software defects and collaborate with developers to achieve defect resolution. Communicate with stakeholders and business users regarding system function and testing efforts / status.
- Identify QA Automation opportunities and usher them through the process of getting automated with the QA Automation Engineers.
- Make business decisions to move forward with software releases that significantly impact the organization based on the testing performed.
- Provide specialized knowledge through role as System Subject Matter Expert, collaborate with business users and Business Analysts to assist in identifying and documenting requirements, acceptance criteria and Rules Definitions.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Business Administration, IT, Project Management, or Quality Assurance, or related field preferredIf commensurate experience is acceptable in lieu of a specific education requirement, commensurate work experience will be considered in lieu of a college degreeTechnical Skills & Requirements
Expert in Manual Software Quality Assurance testingExpert in Software Quality Assurance Automation testingStrong insurance product knowledge and / or annuity contractsStrong knowledge of business administrative processesStrong working knowledge of end to end functional and integrative testing across multiple systemsStrong teamwork environment skills and multi-tasking experience with strong organizational skillsProficiency with PC Windows-based software Microsoft Office applications with strong emphasis on Word and ExcelThorough knowledge of software testing best practicesBasic knowledge of defect tracking and tracking systems (JIRA, Azure Dev Ops)Strong logical and analytical aptitude, strong reasoning ability and presentation skillsInquisitive and proactive with an ability to work independently. Takes initiative and is a solution seeker and result orientedStrong written and oral communication as well as active listening skills with a customer focused attitudeStrong analysis and interpretation skills and detail orientedExcellent math skills for verification and interpretation of business processes and system calculationsWorking knowledge of writing business rules and development of rules definition documentVerify feature interactions to ensure operation of any given function doesn't affect others unless intendedProficient in the understanding of mobile device functionalityWorking knowledge of testing across integrated environments and systemsExcellent spelling and grammar skillsAbility to learn software applicationsExperience with Agile / Scrum and Waterfall methodology and of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Participation in LOMA / HIAA or other job specific trainingAbility to correspond and collaborate with software developers, engineers, architects and business stakeholdersUnderstanding of the principles of system design and development processesAbove average score required on pre-employment analytical testsExperience with utilizing Risk Analysis techniques to provide accurate and precise estimates for assigned task duration, along with confidence level and forseeable dependenciesSeniority level
Mid-Senior levelEmployment type
Full-timeJob function
Quality AssuranceIndustries
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