- Company Name
- Apptoza Inc.
- Job Title
- Quality Assurance Analyst
- Job Description
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**Job Title:**
Quality Assurance Analyst – Guidewire Tester (6‑month contract)
**Role Summary:**
Skilled QA Engineer responsible for ensuring the quality of Guidewire Insurance Suite (Billing Center) implementations through comprehensive test planning, automation, execution, and defect management. Works closely with business analysts, developers, and product owners in an Agile environment to deliver reliable, high‑quality releases.
**Expectations:**
- 6‑month contract position.
- Deliver test artifacts and automated scripts on schedule.
- Maintain high defect detection rate and accurate reporting.
- Actively participate in daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production validation.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Design, develop, and maintain test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for Guidewire Billing Center.
- Execute functional, regression, integration, and end‑to‑end testing of Guidewire modules.
- Perform API testing and validate data flow between Guidewire and external systems.
- Implement automation using Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, REST‑Assured, Postman, and JMeter for performance testing.
- Track, log, and manage defects with JIRA, HP ALM, or Azure DevOps.
- Ensure test coverage, traceability, and compliance with QA standards.
- Provide test results, status reports, and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Assist with UAT coordination and post‑deployment validation.
**Required Skills:**
- Proven experience testing Guidewire Insurance Suite (Billing Center).
- Strong proficiency with test automation tools: Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, REST‑Assured, Postman, JMeter.
- Hands‑on experience in API, functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Defect tracking using JIRA, HP ALM, or Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and ceremonies.
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across cross‑functional teams.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- ISTQB Foundation level or higher preferred.
- Guidewire certification (optional but advantageous).