Quality Engineering Manager

Starr Underwriting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance field is seeking a Quality Engineering (QE) Manager. This role involves leading test strategy development and managing a team of quality engineers. Ideal candidates should have extensive QE experience, particularly within the insurance industry, and be adept in automation frameworks and Agile methodologies. This position promises opportunities for continuous improvement and collaboration across various teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Quality engineering experience with 5 years in leadership.
• Experience in the Insurance industry; Guidewire preferred.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test strategies and plans across work streams.
• Lead a team of QE professionals and manage testing priorities.
• Maximize test automation coverage and implement best practices.

Skills

Quality engineering

Test automation

Agile methodologies

Data structures

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Guidewire

Java

C++

C#

Test Automation Frameworks

Job description

What can you expect in this role?

• As a QE Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing test strategiesand test plans for releases with a focus on optimized coverage across work streams
• Lead the QE delivery for Commercial Insurance portfolio
• Work with Commercial Insurance business aligned teams to develop and execute test strategies for multi-year technology transformation initiative
• Maximize test automation coverage by bringing in “automation first” mindset and look for opportunities to shift-left testing in the delivery process
• Work collaboratively with cross functional team across various work stream
• Lead and manage a team of QE professionals (internal and external) and drive testing priorities to achieve the necessary business outcomes
• Provide accurate and detailed QE test status to stakeholders, along with issues, trends and potential impact and drive timely resolution of impediments
• Identify and select industry best practices, to support continuous process improvements and efficiencies in the overall QE processes at Economical
• Participate in the coordination of the change/release management and production implementation processes and activities
• Provide project and technical orientation and support for team members
• Support development of insurance domain knowledge and understanding of business processes within the team

What do you bring to the role?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of Quality engineering experience with minimum 5 years leadership experience leading QE initiatives / QE transformation programs and increasing Test Effectiveness and Quality
• Experience in Insurance industry is a must; experience on Guidewire platform is preferred
• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals including data structures, algorithm design and complexity analysis
• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language such as Java, C++ or C# with experience in development and maintenance of Test Automation Frameworks / Test Harness
• Experienced in interacting and coordinating test activities amongst multiple teams
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Adapting quickly to changing conditions and providing approaches for pragmatic improvement and delivering results on time
• Experience and understanding of Agile software development methodologies
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery concepts and approaches and experience working in a DevOps environment
• Experience with testing RESTful APIs
• Experience with testing big data platforms is nice to have

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