IT Senior Quality Analyst

Erie Insurance • Erie, PA

252d • $86,954 - $138,899

About The Position

This opportunity is for a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst who will spearhead the quality and test strategy of an Information Technology (IT) department. This person will provide expert insights to our Agile Product teams, discovery team, and production support team. The Senior QA analyst will assist in the enhancement of our defect and test case management processes, as well as our risk identification and mitigation efforts. This role will be pivotal in driving innovative solutions, maintaining operational excellence, and enhancing the quality metrics of our IT lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, MIS, Business or related field, plus five years related experience, or;
• Associate degree in a technical field, plus seven years related experience, or;
• High School Diploma plus nine years' related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience writing and reviewing test strategies and plans
• Advanced experience writing and reviewing test cases
• Advanced experience reviewing regression test suites
• Knowledge of Jira application and Agile processes
• Ability to write and review automation test scripts for completeness and errors
• Some knowledge of Life Insurance or Insurance practices
• Proficiency in Selenium.

Responsibilities

• Completes moderate to high complexity test activities following QA standards and procedures.
• Responsible for manual and automated testing of systems and applications software.
• Creates test strategies and plans.
• Develops and executes test scripts.
• Creates and conditions test data.
• Manages and resolves defects.
• Serves as the project team lead; creates quality assurance deliverables, activities, tools and processes for moderate to high complexity efforts.
• Analyzes and identifies repeatable test patterns or regression test suites to reduce time to market and costs associated with testing.
• Understands, creates and maintains the automation suite for the project team by ensuring tests adhere to the standards for automation framework; creates, updates and maintains automated test scripts; drives compliance and adoption of test automation.
• Reviews less experienced quality analyst deliverables.

Benefits

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents. Coverage begins your first day of work.
• Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums. We currently pay up to 97% of employees' monthly premium costs.
• Pension. We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
• 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match. The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
• Paid time off. Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
• Career development. Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.
• Company-paid basic life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; orthodontic coverage for children and adults; adoption assistance; fertility and infertility coverage; well-being programs; paid volunteer hours for service to your community; and dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree