QA Test Analyst

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental leave

Caregiver leave

Employee appreciation events

EAP

On-site cafeteria

Fitness center

Job summary

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company is seeking a QA Test Analyst to evaluate and test software programs on small initiatives, ensuring the system functions according to specifications and identifying discrepancies.

This role offers a family-oriented culture with a competitive salary and bonuses, medical/dental/vision plan, 401(k) with generous match, paid parental and caregiver leave, EAP, on-site cafeteria and fitness center. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of software testing or user acceptance testing experience.
• 1+ years of experience in automation tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Computer Science preferred (Associate’s degree required).

Responsibilities

• Works with QA testers and development team to understand requirements, scope, and objectives for new or modified functionality.
• Assists in development of test plans for components and enhancements.
• Creates or updates test scripts based on business requirements and specifications.
• Maintains test suite to cover automated smoke, regression and functional tests.
• Executes scripts to ensure compliance with requirements and documents results in bug-tracking system.
• Troubleshoots/testing issues with QA team or developers.
• Reports outcomes and test conditions within test cases and tools.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

SDLC knowledge

Education

Associate’s degree required

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Automation tools

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

At Farmers Mutual Hail (FMH), our mission is simple: protect the livelihoods and legacies of America’s farmers through the complete farm insurance solutions we offer. As America’s Crop Insurance Company™, we’re headquartered in the U.S. and have been owned by the farmers we insure for over 125 years.

FMH is seeking a QA Test Analyst to valuate and test software programs on small initiatives or on a small volume of system requests to verify that the system functions, both functionally and technically, according to specifications, and identifies any discrepancies.

BENEFITS:

Our employees appreciate our family-oriented culture, and we make sure their benefits reflect that. In addition to a competitive salary and bonuses, medical/dental/vision plan, 401(k) plan with a generous company match, you will be eligible for benefits such as:

• Paid Parental leave and Caregiver leave.
• Employee appreciation events.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for support when you and your family need it.
• On-site cafeteria and fitness center.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience: At least one to three years of software testing or user acceptance testing experience. 1+ years of experience in automation tools.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Computer Science preferred (Associate’s degree required).
• Skills: Basic understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC). Business and system domain knowledge preferred. Knowledge of testing processes and methodologies extremely helpful. Good communication skills important (both written and verbal). Demonstrates good analytical thinking with a great attention to detail. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office programs especially Word and Excel.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with other experienced QA testers and the development team to understand the requirements, scope, and objectives for any new or modified functionality within the system.
• Assists in the development of test plans for each individual component of the system or system enhancements.
• Creates new or modifies existing test scripts, based upon the business requirements and technical specifications.
• Builds/maintains test suite to cover system-level automated smoke, regression and functional tests.
• Executes test scripts to ensure compliance with business requirements, functional requirements, and specified quality characteristics and documents results by recording the issue in the bug-tracking system.
• Works with experienced QA testers or developers to troubleshoot/resolve testing issues.
• Debugs, and re-tests all components of the system or system enhancement, reporting and documenting all outcomes and test conditions.
• Participates and assists with the test plan/test case review with the business and development team.
• Reports and documents all outcomes and test conditions within the test case and testing tool.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization by Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company, SI. Therefore, if you will require sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, we cannot consider your application at this time.

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company does not discriminate in employment (EOE). All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.