IT QA Analyst 2 at Ohio Farmers Insurance Company in Westfield Center, Ohio
Posted in Other 30+ days ago.
Job Description:
BUILD YOUR FUTURE...WHILE PROTECTING THEIRS.
You will be challenged. Rewarded. And valued for your unique experience, background and perspective.
Join a team where hard work pays off and original thinking is celebrated. As you build your future at Westfield, you will quickly learn that protecting our customer's future is at the heart of what we do. We deliver on our promise to help restore lives and rebuild businesses when the unexpected happens. Building relationships has been part of our culture since 1848. Be a part of a team that recognizes and appreciates those who take initiative, seek opportunity, and strive for innovation in a changing world.
Westfield's IT organization enables the company's strategic priorities in collaboration with our business partners. By continually transforming and evolving with the business, we deliver new solutions to meet their needs, using trailblazing technologies and integration with top industry software products. Through our innovative work, made possible by the stability of our 170+ year history, we are able to provide our agents and customers with insights and solutions to protect them and help them prosper.
IT QA Analyst 2 Job Summary
Location: Westfield Center, OH Home Office
Salary Range: $69,476 - $90,319
Responsible for collaborating with delivery teams and contributing to all aspects of the testing discipline to apply quality assurance and control techniques. Focused on increasing knowledge in and developing all testing skills and some testing leadership skills. This position interfaces with cross-functional teams to eliminate or inform the business of risk associated with IT changes.
Essential Functions (primary functions and/or reasons the job exists in order of importance)
- Responsible for all delivery aspects of assigned initiatives. This includes contributing towards test planning, estimation process, and test plan reviews.
- Creates and executes test cases for assigned initiatives to include all aspects of testing.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with all delivery roles and stakeholders regarding status and issues on a timely basis.
- Responsible for adhering to testing standards and methodologies.
- Identifies quality issues and risks found during testing assignments.
- Leverages domain experience and tools to optimize delivery.
- Provides process improvement ideas and participates in improvements.
- Remains current on technology, trends, methods (e.g. processes), best practices, etc. through research, industry events, networking, and etc.
- Travels as needed in order to perform other essential functions, special assignments, training, and/or travel between office locations.
Desired Qualifications/Experience/Certification/Education (in order of importance)
- 2+ years of testing experience.
- Experience in collaborating across disciplines and can apply prevention techniques.
- Experience quickly learning new technologies, understanding system integrations, web services, and corresponding data flows.
- Experience writing entry level SQL (for data roles only).
- Experience with leveraging technologies to perform testing functions including defect reporting tools, data analytical tools, automation tools, etc.
- Experience working within hybrid (e.g. onshore/offshore) staffing models.
- Experience working within multiple software development lifecycle methodologies.
- Good oral, written, and interpersonal skills resulting in the ability to interact with all levels of delivery teams.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field OR commensurate experience.
- Valid driver's license and a driving record that conforms to company standards.
Physical Requirements (specific to the role)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability to work effectively in an office environment for 40+ hours per week (including sitting, standing and working on a computer for extended periods of time).
- Ability to communicate effectively in a collaborative work environment utilizing various technologies such as: telephone, computer, web, voice, teleconferencing, e-mail etc.
- Ability to travel as required.
- Ability to operate an automobile within the parameters of the driving policy.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
We are an equal opportunity employer/minority/female/disability/protected veteran.
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