Business and Quality Analyst

Americo Financial Life and Annuity•Kansas City, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business and Quality Analyst will split the role of a Business Analyst and a QA Tester. They will create and execute a test plan per project. They will also spend time taking a leading role in the analysis and development of projects with various areas of the company that will allow us to meet company objectives with innovation and efficiency while improving speed to market.

Requirements

Demonstrated knowledge of the life insurance and annuity industry
Good skills with MS Office to chart, analyze, and document processes and business requirements (such as Excel, Word, Visio, etc) as well as Azure DevOps
Strong leadership, facilitation, presentation skills
Very good interpersonal skills, particularly non-judgmental (active listening) skills.
Very strong analytical, critical thinking, time management, and task management skills
Ability to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) and build trusting relationships with associates at all levels of the organization
Experienced in technical aspects of projects.
Ability to read and create technical specs.
Analyze architecture and identify gaps and dependencies in processes.

Responsibilities

Review requirements, specs and technical designs to provide detailed feedback to the project team during the requirements phase of the project.
Reuse and/or create efficient test strategies and test plans based on the scope and requirements.
Execute and maintain test bed for reusability and efficiency.
Provide metrics and feedback on issues found and tracked in defects.
Ensure quality results of technical implementation in business processes, analysis, modeling, and integration.
Collaborate with all areas of the business and IT to elicit, document, and manage business requirements during the life-cycle of a project, including traceability and testing.

Benefits

Competitive pay and robust bonus program
Comprehensive, paid training program
Generous paid time off (accruing hours every month, increasing with tenure; over three weeks annually)
11 paid company holidays
Maternity and parental leave program
Paid STD and LTD
Flexible benefits designed to support you and your family
High quality coverage and meaningful company contributions
PPO and HDHP medical plan options with HSA and FSA eligibility
Dental and vision coverage
Company paid life insurance
Disability coverage
Confidential EAP
Wellness program
Comprehensive health resources
Corporate fitness discounts
401(k) plan with employer matching
Tuition reimbursement programs
Paid parking