Senior QA Engineer

Guardian Life Insurance•Holmdel Township, NJ

About The Position

As a Senior QA Engineer, your role will be to promote product ownership and quality through well-defined measurable processes, comprehensive quality assessment and identification of risk. You will be embedded within our Application and Platform Engineering teams, working closely with Product and Design to understand features, bugs, customer usage, and technical implementation to deliver high quality products for our customers. You will play an integral part in helping us shift testing left in our SDLC and finding the right tools for it. What You’ll Do: Drive the creation and execution of test strategy, test plans, test cases as well as utilize automated tools to optimize the SDLC/STLC Perform exploratory testing, automate repetitive tasks and work side-by-side with software development engineers Review user interfaces for conformity and functionality Efficiently execute test cases across all functional and UI areas of our products Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution Measure, interpret and report testing results, and be a vocal proponent for quality in every phase of the development process What You’ll Bring to the Table: 4+ years of experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer Hands-on experience creating, executing and maintaining test automation (Javascript preferred) Experience in testing and test automation solutions spanning front-end UI to APIs Understanding of continuous integration and associated tools and processes Ability to communicate cross-functionally and across levels in formal and informal settings, clearly articulating technical concepts with the ability to thoughtfully defend one’s stance against disagreement or skepticism Must be able to thrive in an ambiguous environment - where change is the only constant Must be an effective multi-tasker comfortable working on multiple products and projects Team-oriented mindset, celebrating and taking joy in the success of others on the team Experience in a startup or venture-like operating model preferred Salary Range: $118,980.00 - $195,465.00 The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. Our Promise At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. Inspire Well-Being As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Accommodations Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site. Visa Sponsorship Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship. Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday. Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com. Visa Sponsorship: Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.

Requirements

4+ years of experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer
Hands-on experience creating, executing and maintaining test automation (Javascript preferred)
Experience in testing and test automation solutions spanning front-end UI to APIs
Understanding of continuous integration and associated tools and processes
Ability to communicate cross-functionally and across levels in formal and informal settings, clearly articulating technical concepts with the ability to thoughtfully defend one’s stance against disagreement or skepticism
Must be able to thrive in an ambiguous environment - where change is the only constant
Must be an effective multi-tasker comfortable working on multiple products and projects
Team-oriented mindset, celebrating and taking joy in the success of others on the team

Nice To Haves

Experience in a startup or venture-like operating model preferred

Responsibilities

Drive the creation and execution of test strategy, test plans, test cases as well as utilize automated tools to optimize the SDLC/STLC
Perform exploratory testing, automate repetitive tasks and work side-by-side with software development engineers
Review user interfaces for conformity and functionality
Efficiently execute test cases across all functional and UI areas of our products
Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution
Measure, interpret and report testing results, and be a vocal proponent for quality in every phase of the development process

Benefits

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.
Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.
Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.

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