Senior QA Specialist Gurgaon

Experience: 5+ Years

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of experience in Property and Casualty Insurance (US) Domain Testing, ideally with exposure to the complete insurance lifecycle (new business, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, claims, and billing).
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) with 3+ years of practical experience. Should have worked in Agile teams.
• Familiar with SDLC and STLC best practices, including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Skilled in using defect tracking systems (e.g., Mantis, JIRA, HP ALM, etc.).
• Experience performing end-to-end testing across insurance processes, hands-on experience in manual configuration-based COTS Insurance software testing and data migration testing, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
• Strong background in testing web applications and web services.
• Proficient in SQL for writing complex queries, data validation, and manipulation.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and QA best practices, with up-to-date knowledge of industry trends.

Essential Skills

• Quick learner with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills; able to work independently as well as in team settings.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks while maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new platforms, tools, and processes.

Desirable Skills

• Ability to design and execute tests for cross-platform compatibility across web, services, and mainframe environments.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation frameworks is a plus.
• Exposure to real-time rating engines in the P and C insurance industry (highly desirable).
• Exposure to policy and billing testing is considered a strong plus.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform manual configuration-based COTS Insurance software testing to validate transactions and policy/billing workflows.
• Conduct data migration testing to ensure accuracy, integrity, and completeness of migrated data.
• Execute end-to-end P and C insurance lifecycle testing (new business, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, claims, billing).
• Review requirements and create test scenarios, test cases, and test data to ensure complete coverage.
• Validate backend processes using SQL queries for data consistency and impact analysis.
• Test web applications and web services (REST/SOAP APIs) for functionality and integration accuracy.
• Verify integrations with real-time rating engines (e.g., PL Rating, EZ Lynx, AMS360, Applied Rater).
• Identify, log, and track defects in JIRA / HP ALM / Mantis, and support issue resolution via defect triage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (BA, Dev, Product Owners) to clarify requirements and report test outcomes.
• Participate in test planning, estimation, and Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Reviewing and analyzing business and software requirements to design comprehensive test scenarios and test cases covering the full insurance lifecycle.
• Executing manual and functional tests, including regression, integration, end-to-end, data migration, and usability testing across insurance applications.
• Validating data migration processes, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity between legacy and target systems.
• Using SQL to analyze test results, validate database impacts, identify defects, and perform data manipulation for test execution.
• Preparing detailed test reports, including defect logs, metrics, and impact analysis, and sharing results with stakeholders and design teams.
• Interacting with clients and business teams to clarify requirements, demonstrate testing outcomes, and Ensure alignment with business needs.