Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated person to join us in testing solutions for Insurance/Reinsurance risk modeling. You will be responsible for testing the software in an agile environment. We are looking for a candidate who can comprehend new technologies, come up to speed quickly and adapt to evolving requirements.

• Lead efforts to develop, document, implement & improve QA processes and procedures to provide more effective quality methods within the group in support of providing quality products.
• Ensure a comprehensive understanding of current applications, domain knowledge and business requirements.
• Collaborate with peer groups across the company to improve overall product quality by emphasizing defect prevention throughout the development process.
• Communicate & mitigate critical issues and status updates promptly.
• Standardize/improve peer review/audit process
• Conduct Gap analysis for Test Coverage and Test efficiency on a regular basis & recommend/implement solution.
• Analyze client needs & suggest and implement process improvements/best practices and change initiatives.
• Coach peers and subordinates on the QA process, implement best practices and provide guidance as needed.
• Facilitate knowledge upskilling of team members via well documented & updated training material & implementation of a well designed & robust training program/knowledge sharing sessions.

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Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics.
• Minimum 12-15 Years’ experience working in an Agile software development team.
• Knowledge of C#, C++, Java, or any other object-oriented programming language.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with large data management tools including but not limited to SQL/R/Python and Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in working with global teams.

Desirable

• Experience with building and validating numerical probabilistic models in engineering, science or mathematics is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of insurance/reinsurance.
• Experience in working with large datasets.

Additional Information

In 2022, Verisk received Great Place to Work® Certification for our outstanding workplace culture for the sixth year in a row and second-time certification in the UK, Spain, and India. We’re also one of the 38 companies on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list and one of 18 companies on Spain’s Best Workplaces™ list.

For over fifty years and through innovation, interpretation, and professional insight, Verisk has replaced uncertainty with precision to unlock opportunities that deliver significant and demonstrable impact. From our historic roots in risk assessment, we’ve grown to provide analytic insights that help transform industries focused on some of the world’s most critical areas. Today, the insurance industry relies on Verisk to be, and to make the world, more productive, resilient, and sustainable.

Verisk works in collaboration with our customers and at the intersection of people, data, and advanced technologies. Through proprietary platformed analytics, advanced modeling, and interpretation, we deliver immediate and sustained value to our customers and through them, to the individuals and societies they serve, with greater speed, precision, and scale.

We’re 9,000 people strong, committed to translating big data into big ideas. We help others see new possibilities and empower certainty into big decisions that impact individuals and societies. And we relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation to help move our customers, and the world, toward better tomorrows.

Everyone at Verisk—from our chief executive officer to our newest employee—is guided by The Verisk Way, to Be Remarkable, Add Value, and Innovate.
• Be Remarkable by doing something better each day in service to our customers and each other
• Add Value by delivering immediate and sustained results that drive positive outcomes
• Innovate by redefining what’s possible, embracing challenges, and pushing boundaries

Verisk Businesses

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