Quality Assurance Analyst, Software Engineering - CANADA REMOTE

Job Description:

Essential Job Functions:

• Support test planning activities for initiatives of varying sizes and complexity.
• Liaison with subject matter experts to understanding and translate business requirements into executable test scenarios.
• Work with a team to determine the scope and approach for each testing phase of an initiative.
• Work with a team to establish a testing timeline, along with the effort required to complete, for an initiative.
• Work with a team to create a risk-based testing matrix for initiatives and/or applications, as needed.
• Work with a team to keep regression test suites and automated test scripts updated for each code deployment.
• Prepare step by step test scenarios to be executed by any member of the team.
• Execute assigned test scenarios, and capture results.
• Document defects when expected results for executed test scenarios are not met.
• Participate in walkthroughs with vendors, clients and stakeholders.
• Support production implementation verification activities and provide post-production implementation support.

Mandatory requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (i.e., Computer Science) or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated experience in the Canadian Life Insurance industry, performing Quality Assurance activities for Software Development and Testing on insurance client´s new business policies and underwriting
• Ingenium software experience is mandatory
• Experience with Sapiens IllustrationPro, ApplicationPro and UnderwritingPro is mandatory
• Experience of the Software Development Life Cycle, for both Waterfall and Agile with Scrum methodologies
• Ability to work both collaboratively with various teams as well as independently, as necessary
• Ability to multi-task and manage assignments from competing priorities with tight deadlines
• Ability to adapt to changes quickly
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with a broad range of audiences
• Development features and testing of those features

Other Qualifications

• Experience with Azure DevOps and JIRA
• Proficiency with usage of Microsoft products such as SharePoint, Teams, Excel and Word
• Life insurance certifications (LIMRA/LOMA)

Work Environment: 

• This position is fully remote, within Canada only.
• Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Time
• All applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring sponsorship now or in the future

DXC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome the many dimensions of diversity. Accommodation of special needs for qualified candidates may be considered within the framework of the DXC Accommodation Policy.

In addition, DXC Technology is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance in filling out the employment application or require a reasonable accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail AODA Canada Requests.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing a reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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