Test Analyst

Job Description Summary
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!

The Test Analyst contributes to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of business solutions by providing technical or business knowledge to the team. Under the guidance of a Sr. Software Engineer or QA Manager, the Test Analyst collaborates with Business Analysts, key stakeholders, and other IT professionals to define technical specifications (based on business requirements) and system interfaces to develop and present business solutions.

As a Test Analyst, you will work within the Data Services organization helping our Agile delivery teams embrace, leverage, and realize the benefits of testing. This position is integral in helping to evolve our testing strategy, our toolset, and culture. Within this role you will champion overall excellence, ensuring that world-class test services are developed and upheld.

What you’ll be doing

• Follows standard methodology and design patterns as appropriate to ensure high quality software products and minimize maintenance requirements.
• Demonstrates agile and DevOps to optimize delivery practices
• Diagnoses and solves problems reported
• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors simple programs/scripts.
• Analyses and reports on integration test activities and results. Identifies and reports issues and risks.
• Contributes, as the need arises, to investigations of problems and faults concerning the installation of hardware and/or software and confirms the correct working of installations.
• Assists in the investigation and resolution of issues relating to applications.
• Specifies and develops test scenarios to deliver improved ways of working.
• Occasionally required to work late evening and weekends as needed.

What we’re looking for

• A Bachelor's degree in Business-related field, Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• SAFe certified (or other scaled agile frameworks) preferred
• Experience of planning and estimating test resource requirements and test execution timelines
• Experience of handling multiple projects and through to the entire Test Lifecycle (System, Integration, Technical, Operational and User Acceptance Testing and Non-Functional)
• Experience of using HP Quality Center, JIRA, SQL Test Tools, Selenium, Jenkins, Cucumber, Business
• Objects Reports, QlikView Dashboards, Policy Admin Systems
• Detailed understanding of defect tracking and management using tools
• Ability to conduct defect triage meetings and how to resolve deadlocks
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Shows flexibility and attention to detail
• Strong desire for continuous improvement

Must be authorized to work in the U.S., and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

 

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. 

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. 
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. 
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.  
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.  

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, traini