Quality Assurance Test Analyst

Archer Recruitment Pte Ltd; Cork; Remote; EUR 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Recruitment Pte Ltd places you at a career-defining role with an Irish financial institution, owning QA across Life, Pensions, Policy Administration and Claims. You will work with Life400/AS400/IBM Mainframe environments and partner with senior stakeholders to ensure high-quality product launches.

This six-month contract offers remote work with Dublin hub visits for key collaboration, and a roadmap to a multi-year transformation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as a Test Analyst in Insurance / Life & Pensions environments.
• Hands-on with Life400, AS400 or IBM Mainframe systems.
• Deep functional domain knowledge across policy administration, pensions, or claims processing.

Responsibilities

• Craft, define, and execute functional test scenarios and comprehensive regression packs covering Life, Pensions, Policy Administration, and Claims workflows.
• Establish robust test environments and validate complex data flows across Life400, AS400, and IBM Mainframe platforms.
• Identify, track, and resolve high-severity defects early in the cycle, de-risking delivery alongside BAs and Developers.
• Provide actionable risk assessments and executive-facing quality updates to achieve operational excellence prior to production releases.

Skills

Test Analyst

End-to-end QA

Insurance domain knowledge

Tools

Life400

AS400

IBM Mainframe

Job description

This is a career-defining opportunity to step into an enterprise-scale, multi-year transformation journey within an industry-leading Irish financial institution. As core platforms undergo a company-wide strategic overhaul, we are seeking a self-sufficient QA professional to take full ownership of end-to-end testing across mission-critical policy administration, claims, and pensions systems.

Operating in a high-visibility, high-impact role, you will partner directly with senior stakeholders, Business Analysts, and Developers to drive quality, eliminate delivery risks, and validate next-generation product launches.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Unmatched Project Longevity: Step into an initial 6-month contract backed by a fully funded, multi-year transformation roadmap (projected 2-3 year runway), offering exceptional contract security.
• Remote Freedom: Enjoy a genuine work-from-home schedule, coming into the Dublin hub only when high-value, face-to-face collaboration drives the sprint forward.
• Strategic Ownership & Autonomy: Define testing standards, drive QA strategy, and establish test environments with complete ownership over your domain scope.
• Niche Enterprise Impact: Put your specialized Life400 / AS400 skills to work where they are most valued, playing a vital role modernizing core insurance platforms alongside a top-tier cross-functional team.

What You'll Own

• Craft, define, and execute functional test scenarios and comprehensive regression packs covering Life, Pensions, Policy Administration, and Claims workflows.
• Establish robust test environments and validate complex data flows across Life400, AS400, and IBM Mainframe platforms.
• Identify, track, and resolve high-severity defects early in the cycle, de-risking delivery alongside BAs and Developers.
• Provide actionable risk assessments and executive-facing quality updates to achieve operational excellence prior to production releases.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years' experience as a Test Analyst driving end-to-end QA execution within enterprise Insurance / Life & Pensions environments.
• Hands-on experience navigating Life400, AS400, or IBM Mainframe systems.
• Deep functional domain knowledge across policy administration, pensions, or claims processing.