Remote Insurance BA – Test & Requirements Lead

Eliassen Group; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 186,252,000 - 194,848,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Business Analyst for a remote, contract assignment to support a NexGen / Guidewire program. The role runs two parallel tracks: stabilize Release 1 SIT/UAT by creating and executing test cases, and translate Release 2 requirements into clear, testable specs for development, partnering with product and engineering to validate requirements and improve quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in personal lines P&C insurance and 3+ years as a BA or QA analyst focused on

Qualifications

• 5+ years of personal lines P&C insurance experience across products such as auto, homeowners, renters, property, or umbrella.
• Understanding of product rules, rating logic, coverage structures, underwriting workflows, billing, and claims implications.
• 3+ years as a BA, business systems analyst, QA analyst, or similar role focused on requirements and testing.
• Hands-on experience with requirements elicitation, documentation, test case development, SIT/UAT execution, and defect triage.

Responsibilities

• Support R1 SIT/UAT by developing and executing test cases, validating business rules, and triaging defects.
• Perform defect root-cause analysis to determine development errors versus specification gaps or misunderstood requirements.
• Map business requirements to test cases and ensure comprehensive requirements traceability and coverage.
• Collaborate with product owners to clarify ambiguous requirements and document complete, testable specifications.
• Translate R2 product specifications into development-ready requirements including mandatory fields, rules, and edge cases.
• Partner with Guidewire delivery teams to review requirements, designs, and testing sign-offs.
• Contribute to pricing validation and Earnix testing in partnership with the Pricing/Earnings SME.
• Continuously improve specification quality based on lessons learned from R1 defects to reduce issues in R2.

Skills

Communication skills

Requirements elicitation

SIT/UAT execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Jira

SmartSheets

Excel

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Business Analyst for a remote, contract assignment to support a NexGen / Guidewire program. The role runs two parallel tracks: stabilize Release 1 SIT/UAT by creating and executing test cases, and translate Release 2 requirements into clear, testable specs for development, partnering with product and engineering to validate requirements and improve quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in personal lines P&C insurance and 3+ years as a BA or QA analyst focused on