Experienced Quality Engineer - iPipeline

As a global market leader, iPipeline combines technology, innovation, and expertise to deliver ground-breaking, award-winning software solutions that transform the life insurance, financial services, and protection industries. With one of the industry’s largest data sets, we help advisors/advisers and agents to transform paper and manual operations into a secure, seamless digital experience – from proposal to commission– so they can help better secure the financial futures of their clients.

At iPipeline, you’ll play a major role in helping us to provide best-in-class, transformative solutions. We’re passionate, creative, and innovative, and together as a team, we continually strive to advance, accelerate, and expand the reach of our technology. We value different perspectives and are committed to creating an environment that embraces diverse backgrounds and fosters inclusion.

We’re proud that we’ve been recognized  as a repeat winner of various industry  awards, demonstrating our excellence and highlighting us as a top workplace in both the US and the UK. We believe that the culture we’ve built for our nearly 900 employees around the word is exceptional -- and we’ve created a place where our employees love to come to work, every single day.

Come join our team!

About iPipeline

Founded in 1995, iPipeline operates as  a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq:  ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500®, and Fortune 1000® indices. iPipeline is a leading global provider of comprehensive and integrated digital solutions for the life insurance and financial services industries in North America, and life insurance and pensions industries in the UK. We couple one of the most expansive digital and automated platforms with one of the industry’s largest data libraries to accelerate, automate, and simplify various applications, processes, and workflows – from quote to commission – with seamless integration. Our vision is to help everyone achieve lasting financial security by delivering innovative solutions that connect, simplify, and transform the industry.  

iPipeline is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, and/or protected veteran status. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees.

This is an office-based position.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer provides QA leadership and QA guidance to software development teams, QA Analysts, and others involved in software quality activities.  Reporting to the QA Manager or Director, this position operates with a high degree of independence with the ability to scale from providing efficient test strategy and case designs, limited hands-on testing support, and providing metrics and interpretation to project and quality stakeholders.

The successful QA Engineer demonstrates an ability to collaborate with project stakeholders including internal and external customers and vendors to achieve enterprise, release, and project quality goals.  The QA Engineer must be able to thrive in a very fast paced environment driving efficiency and cost effectiveness without compromising a high-quality user experience with our software.

Finally, the QA Engineer is responsible for assisting the QA Manager and Director and their teammates with identification, implementation, and advocation of quality best practices.

• Design and document test plans and individual test cases for assigned project/product teams. Plans include all types of testing and related activities, are developed collaboratively with internal and external (customer and vendor) teams.
• Present and review QA plans, test cases, and documents with all stakeholders including external customers.
• Manage software through quality gates during the release process.
• Review and approve test cases and execution results.
• Provide subject matter expertise in both QA and iPipeline systems to teammates.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to QA Analysts.
• Serve as initial escalation for project and program related quality issues.
• Proactively monitor and report on release and program quality metrics. Escalate issues when required.
• Drive adoption of and adjustments to automation frameworks to enhance test coverage and efficiency.
• Provide input, feedback, and suggestions to QA Manager or Director for new tools and techniques, and changes to existing tools and frameworks.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with customers.

• Knowledge of life insurance industry practices and the methodologies to effect best practices of quality assurance for this line of business is preferred.
• Experience working with QA teams on complex, fast paced projects including planning and monitoring daily, weekly, and release activities.
• Experience collaborating with both on and offshore teams.
• Strong knowledge of QA processes and concepts including test case preparation and testing methodologies
• Hands-on testing experience across multiple environments and integrated products.
• Clear understanding of the software product development lifecycle, technical requirements, and project management.
• Experience in testing multitenant SaaS and on premises solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at different levels of an organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at a time
• Bachelor’s degree – Preferably in Computer Sciences desired.
• QA industry certifications from a nationally recognized organization (such as ISTQB or QAI) preferred.
• Life or health insurance experience with certifications or designations preferred.
• 5+ years in a quality assurance role with 2+ years in a QA Engineer role demonstrating progressive leadership and management experience.
• Must be able to pass a background check.