Senior Software QA Consultant (Guidewire)

Expleo UK LTD; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in London is seeking a skilled Senior QA Consultant to ensure the quality of core insurance platforms. The ideal candidate should have experience with Guidewire and a solid background in Quality Assurance. Responsibilities include creating test strategies, managing defect dashboards, and liaising with business stakeholders during UAT. This role is essential for supporting high-performing, customer-centric solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification preferred.
• Experience in Quality Assurance with additional certifications.

Responsibilities

• Create Test Strategy encompassing testing phases.
• Execute testing during various phases and provide oversight.
• Liaise with stakeholders and manage defect dashboards.

Skills

Guidewire experience

Detail-oriented

Test Strategy creation

Traceability to requirements

Jira management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

ISTQB Foundation Level certification

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior QA Consultant with hands-on experience in Guidewire and a strong background in the insurance sector. This role is pivotal in ensuring the quality and reliability of core insurance platforms, supporting the delivery of high-performing, customer-centric solutions.

Responsibilities

• Creation of a Test Strategy encompassing End to End testing, Regression and UAT testing phases
• Creation of Test scripts for both phases, ensuring full traceability to requirements
• Execution of testing during E2E and Regression phases
• Providing QA oversight on the system testing carried out by the SI partner
• Liaising with the business stakeholders during UAT phase to help document progress, and capture defects on Jira
• Manage the defect dashboards on Jira, and provide MI as required
• Leading daily triage calls and working closely with the BA and Dev teams to ensure defects are correctly prioritized and resolved
• Ensuring the business users understand their role during UAT
• Working with the PM & Business stakeholders to help assist with business readiness activities
• Assisting automation test team to create automated test scripts for regression testing
• Support the business users during the post go live warranty period, helping log issues and managing the backlog
• Documenting risks and issues and ensure these are communicated to the PM and managed to closure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Additional course or certification in Quality Assurance