The Product Testing Analyst position exists to ensure the delivery of quality Underwriting and IT products. Responsibilities include but are not limited to; creation of test plans and test cases and carrying out procedures to ensure that all products and services meet or exceed organization standards and business-user requirements. Thecandidate will interact with projectstakeholders (IT, Project Lead, Underwriting, Product Development, Product Implementation and Project End-Users) to handle any possible concerns or discrepancies regarding testing.

Key responsibilities:

• Building test data
• Interacts with project stakeholders (IT, Project Lead, Underwriting, Product Development, Product Implementation, and Project End-Users) to handle any possible concerns or discrepancies regarding requirements, product specifications and/or product setup
• Work with end-users and other appropriate project stakeholder to address any failed test cases
• Planning and execution of Functional, Regression and User Acceptance testing
• Responsible for preparing reports on test results and problems
• Monitoring and updating test processes
• Anticipates issues and develops preventive measures
• Devises improvements to current procedures and recommended new processes/procedures to increase speed to market, increase quality and formalize/standardize testing artifacts
• Perform any other duties as requested by the Testing Team Supervisor or Manager

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, IT or related field or equivalent industry experience
• 2-5 years of experience in a testing role
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of basic project management principles

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in insurance industry and products a plus
• Software testing certification such as SQA, CSTE

Other requirements:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with SalesForce application
• Knowledge in testing/project management tools (Quip, JIRA, HP Quality Center)
• Must be detail-oriented and able to multitask and coordinate several competing priorities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient at reading and interpreting requirements and design documents
• Must have demonstrated working knowledge of functional test execution
• Must be able to create test plans based on software requirements
• Must be able to create test cases based on business and technical specifications
• Ability to work independently
• Must be able to work in a dynamically changing environment, as part of a team, with minimal direction
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude