Guidewire Quality Analyst

HTC Global Services; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) matching

Wellness programs

Job summary

HTC Global Services is seeking an experienced Guidewire QA Engineer to ensure quality across PolicyCenter implementations. You will conduct functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing, with strong Agile/Scrum collaboration and defect management.

Cloud experience and Guidewire certifications are highly preferred. The role requires 6–8 years IT experience with at least 4 years in Guidewire PolicyCenter QA, and hands-on testing across policy lifecycle processes in a P&C environment.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on testing with Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Strong functional knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter (v10 or later preferred).
• Guidewire Certification in any Guidewire InsuranceSuite application (PolicyCenter certification preferred).
• Experience in at least one end-to-end Guidewire Greenfield implementation.
• Strong knowledge of Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain.
• Experience performing Functional Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, and UAT Support.
• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Experience using Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and SQL (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and develop test strategies and test cases.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT testing for Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Validate PolicyCenter configurations, product model changes, workflows, and underwriting rules.
• Execute test scenarios covering policy lifecycle transactions (submissions, quotes, issuance, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, reinstatements).
• Coordinate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to ensure test coverage and defect resolution.
• Log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools.
• Participate in Sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Perform integration testing with external systems and third-party applications.
• Support test data preparation, environment validation, and production verification.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, execution reports, and quality metrics.
• Contribute to release validation and production deployment activities; adhere to QA standards.

Skills

Guidewire PolicyCenter

Guidewire InsuranceSuite

Functional Testing

System Testing

Integration Testing

Regression Testing

End-to-End Testing

UAT

Azure DevOps (ADO)

JIRA

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

SQL (preferred)

Education

Tools

Azure DevOps (ADO)

JIRA

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

Job Title:

Guidewire PolicyCenter QA Engineer

Overview / Summary

We are seeking an experienced Guidewire QA Engineer with strong expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance to ensure the quality and reliability of Guidewire implementations. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in functional, integration, regression, and end‑to‑end testing of Guidewire applications, along with a strong understanding of PolicyCenter business processes, Agile methodologies, and software testing best practices. Guidewire Cloud experience and certifications are highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories to develop comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, end‑to‑end, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support for Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Validate PolicyCenter configurations, product model changes, workflows, underwriting rules, and business processes.
• Execute test scenarios covering policy lifecycle transactions, including submissions, quotes, issuance, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, and reinstatements.
• Coordinate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure complete test coverage and timely defect resolution.
• Identify, log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools.
• Participate in Sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Perform integration testing with external systems and third‑party applications.
• Support test data preparation, test environment validation, and production verification activities.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, test execution reports, and quality metrics.
• Participate in release validation and production deployment support activities.Ensure adherence to Guidewire QA standards, testing best practices, and organizational quality processes.

Required Qualifications

• 6–8 years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of hands‑on testing experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Strong functional knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter (v10 or later preferred).
• Must possess Guidewire Certification in any Guidewire InsuranceSuite application (PolicyCenter certification preferred).
• Experience in at least one end‑to‑end Guidewire Greenfield implementation.
• Strong knowledge of Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain.
• Experience performing:
  • Functional Testing
  • System Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • End‑to‑End Testing
  • UAT Support
• Hands‑on experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Experience using:
  • Azure DevOps (ADO)
  • JIRA
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • SharePoint
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and defect management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Guidewire Cloud Certification (PolicyCenter Cloud or related Guidewire Cloud certification).
• Experience working on Guidewire Cloud implementations or migrations.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud testing and validation of cloud‑based deployments.
• Knowledge of Guidewire integrations and end‑to‑end testing across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, ReadyAPI, or similar.
• Experience with SQL for backend data validation and troubleshooting.

Required Technical Skills

• Guidewire PolicyCenter
• Guidewire InsuranceSuite
• Functional Testing
• System Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• End‑to‑End Testing
• UAT
• Agile/Scrum
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• JIRA
• Microsoft Office Suite
• SharePoint
• SQL (preferred)

Experience

• 6–8 years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of Guidewire PolicyCenter QA experience.
• Experience in at least one end‑to‑end Guidewire Greenfield implementation.

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