Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IBM Consulting helps clients advance their hybrid cloud and AI journeys through collaboration, technology, and innovative solutions. The QA Engineer Lead – Guidewire will design, plan, execute, analyze, and report testing activities for Guidewire applications and systems, while leading QA strategy, automation, defect management, and release governance.
Responsibilities
- Design Optimized Test Scenarios: Create test cases and identify test environment and test data requirements to ensure thorough testing of applications and systems
- Plan Testing Activities: Estimate work efforts, prioritize testing tasks, and coordinate testing activities to meet project timelines and objectives
- Execute Test Cases: Use automation and manual methods to execute test cases, report test status, and address defects to ensure high-quality results
- Analyze Test Outcomes: Evaluate test results to identify areas for continuous improvement and optimize testing processes
- Report Test Status: Provide regular updates on testing progress, defects, and test outcomes to stakeholders
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- 15+ years of QA automation and software testing experience, including leadership of QA strategy, test planning, execution, defect management, and release governance
- Strong expertise in Guidewire ClaimCenter and PolicyCenter, including automation of Guidewire workflows using the GT-UI Framework
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools including Playwright, WebDriverIO, Selenium, and Cucumber BDD
- Experience in API and performance testing using Postman, Karate, and JMeter
- Proficiency with CI/CD practices and tools, including Jenkins, GitLab, and automated testing integration
- Core Testing Skills: Experience in designing and executing testing for applications and systems, including creating test cases, identifying test environment and test data requirements, and executing test cases using automation and manual methods
- Technical Testing Skills: Experience with core and technical testing skills, including estimating work efforts, prioritizing testing tasks, and coordinating testing activities to meet project timelines and objectives
- Business Domain Knowledge: Experience in understanding business requirements and designing optimized test scenarios to ensure thorough testing of applications and systems
- Test Analysis and Improvement: Experience in analyzing test outcomes to identify areas for continuous improvement and optimizing testing processes to deliver high-quality results
- Package Solution Familiarity: Experience with multiple ERP packages, such as SAP, Oracle eBiz applications, or industry products like Oracle Flexcube, Finnacle, Guidewire, Smarter Commerce Suites, is beneficial for this role
- Advanced Testing Methodologies: Knowledge of specialized testing methodologies and techniques, such as model-based testing, risk-based testing, or exploratory testing, can be advantageous in optimizing testing processes
Benefits
- This job can be performed from anywhere in the U.S.
- You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions.
- Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development.
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