JOB SUMMARY

The Guidewire Policy QA Analyst will be responsible for ensuring the quality, accuracy, and reliability of Guidewire PolicyCenter applications through comprehensive manual and automated testing. This role will focus on validating policy administration functionality, rating calculations, system integrations, and end-to-end business processes within the insurance domain. The ideal candidate will possess strong Guidewire testing expertise, hands-on Selenium automation experience, and a solid understanding of Property & Casualty insurance operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for Guidewire PolicyCenter applications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing activities.
• Validate policy administration workflows, business rules, rating calculations, and policy transactions within Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Selenium automation frameworks.
• Test and validate integrations between Guidewire PolicyCenter and internal/external enterprise systems.
• Verify data accuracy, system functionality, and business process compliance across multiple insurance applications.
• Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and technical designs to develop effective testing strategies.
• Identify, document, track, and manage defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders to ensure solution quality.
• Participate in test planning, test execution, defect triage, and release validation activities.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production deployment validation efforts.
• Create and maintain testing documentation, automation artifacts, and quality metrics.
• Ensure adherence to QA standards, testing best practices, and organizational quality processes.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst supporting Guidewire PolicyCenter applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter testing.
• Experience validating Guidewire Rating configurations, calculations, rules, and premium generation processes.
• Strong experience with Selenium Automation Framework.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts using Selenium.
• Proven experience testing Guidewire integrations with upstream and downstream applications.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test planning, and defect management processes.
• Experience performing:

o Functional Testing

o Integration Testing

o System Testing

o Regression Testing

o End-to-End Testing

o User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.

REQUIRED DOMAIN EXPERIENCE
• Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance experience is required.
• Strong understanding of policy administration processes and insurance workflows.
• Experience supporting insurance product implementations, enhancements, or transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of underwriting, policy issuance, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, and rating processes.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience with additional Guidewire products such as BillingCenter or ClaimCenter.
• Experience with Guidewire upgrades, implementations, or cloud migrations.
• Experience with API testing and web service validation.
• Familiarity with SQL and database testing.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, ALM, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience working in large enterprise insurance environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test automation best practices.

CERTIFICATIONS
• Guidewire PolicyCenter Certification (Preferred).
• Guidewire QA Certification (Preferred).
• ISTQB Certified Tester (Preferred).
• Selenium Automation Certification (Preferred).
• Agile or Scrum Certification (Preferred).

MANDATORY SKILLS
• Guidewire PolicyCenter QA.
• Guidewire Rating Testing.
• Insurance Domain Experience (Required).
• Selenium Automation.
• Guidewire Integration Testing.
• Functional and Regression Testing.
• Defect Management.
• Agile Methodology.

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