Software Quality Analyst Lead

Zinnia•Bridgewater, MA

79d•$90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value - and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Develop test approaches and test plans to test application enhancements and changes against documented business requirements, in a manner which results in a high-quality solution meeting the functional and non-functional requirements of the end user. Execute and document test approach, test plans, and scenarios Work closely with designers, developers, and business SMEs to effectively assure delivery of a quality project Support continuous improvement of team quality management practices, such as defect management, integration testing, and testing automation. Act as test lead for multiple projects at a time which are cross clients Independently test multiple applications with minimal supervision Independently run projects through the QAS lifecycle with minimal supervision Coordinate test plans with multiple testers Communicate directly with clients Create high level metrics and reporting for clients

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.
7+ years of software manual testing experience
7+ years of experience in developing test frameworks and test artifacts.
Previous experience communicating directly with clients
Experience working with a software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology
Experience operating within teams using the Agile SCRUM process
Experience with test driven or behavior driven development practices
Strong customer and business focus
Strong communications and critical thinking skills
Advanced service call testing
Advanced with writing/testing xml
Experience with relevant tools (SOAP UI, JIRA, TFS, SQL)
Lead large project's testing efforts with both onshore and offshore coordination
Coordinate test plans with multiple testers
Create test data matrix and testing risk analysis artifacts
High level of expertise in establishing end to end test cases
Create test scripts that can be applied to test automation
Complete complex database testing
Ability to travel independently up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

CTFL or other professional testing designation
Annuity, mutual funds, or life insurance work experience.
FLMI or other industry- or field-related designation

Responsibilities

Develop test approaches and test plans to test application enhancements and changes against documented business requirements, in a manner which results in a high-quality solution meeting the functional and non-functional requirements of the end user.
Execute and document test approach, test plans, and scenarios
Work closely with designers, developers, and business SMEs to effectively assure delivery of a quality project
Support continuous improvement of team quality management practices, such as defect management, integration testing, and testing automation.
Act as test lead for multiple projects at a time which are cross clients
Independently test multiple applications with minimal supervision
Independently run projects through the QAS lifecycle with minimal supervision
Coordinate test plans with multiple testers
Communicate directly with clients
Create high level metrics and reporting for clients

Benefits

Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation.
We offer great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and so much more.
The expected salary range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 dependent on skills and location.
The salary range is a good faith estimate based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.
All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive salaries that align with the individual's skills, education, experience, training, and geographic location and may be above or below the stated amounts.
We're looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team.
At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done.

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