As a Senior Quality Engineer, you'll be responsible for functional and automation testing of NJM’s business applications. This role is expected to actively leverage Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering tools to enhance test design, automation development, defect analysis, test data generation, and overall software quality delivery.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to effectively combine quality engineering expertise with AI-enabled productivity and automation capabilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work in an agile, small team environment with a focus on speed and quality
- Contribute to test planning efforts and development of comprehensive test strategies by applying right testing techniques.
- Design, develop, and maintain complex, reusable test automation scripts to enable faster regression/delivery cycles.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on quality objectives, requirements and contribute to delivering business value Incrementally.
- Perform manual and automated testing to ensure alignment with software requirements, risk assessments, and quality standards
- Perform backend validation, webservices, and API testing using appropriate tools
- Identify system dependencies, test environments, integrations, tools and utilities needed for testing based on release/sprint goals.
- Review Automation test coverage and plan to increase/maintain coverage as enhancements are being implemented in each release.
- Use AI tools to automate repetitive quality engineering tasks, including test documentation, test maintenance, defect categorization, regression impact analysis, and release readiness assessments.
- Develop and refine effective prompts and workflows that maximize the quality, accuracy, and consistency of AI-generated testing artifacts and automation assets.
- Integrate AI-enabled capabilities into Quality Engineering processes to improve productivity, reduce manual effort, and increase software delivery velocity.
- Leverage AI-powered coding assistants to design, develop, maintain, and optimize automated test scripts, frameworks, and supporting utilities
- Use AI-powered tools to assist in generating and maintaining API tests, UI automation tests, service virtualization assets, and regression test suites.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in software delivery, including 5+ years in Quality Engineering, QA, software testing, or test automation.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Experience in software engineering with hand-on coding proficiency in any language such as Java, Python, C# or JavaScript.
- Proven experience in building and driving an automation-first testing strategy, with ability to implement automated solutions across the software delivery life cycle.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering tools to improve software testing and quality engineering outcomes
- Strong experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
- Strong expertise in SQL, API testing, and backend/system validation.
- Hands-on experience using AI-enabled tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms to accelerate test design, test automation development, test data creation, and defect analysis
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in P&C Insurance Domain
- Experience with Guidewire Insurance Suite
- Experience implementing AI-assisted test automation solutions and intelligent test generation techniques
Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and credentials.
Pay Range: $100,402-$116,574Eligible full-time employees receive a competitive Total Rewards package, including but not limited to a 401(k) with employer match up to 8% and additional service-based contributions, Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, Life and Disability coverage, generous PTO, Paid Sick Leave, and paid parental leave in addition to state-mandated leave. Employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Legal Disclaimer: NJM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that is fully representative of the diversity that exists in the communities in which we do business.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in software delivery, including 5+ years in Quality Engineering, QA, software testing, or test automation
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Hands-on coding proficiency in Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, or another programming language
- Experience building and driving an automation-first testing strategy across the software delivery life cycle
- Experience using Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering tools to improve software testing and quality engineering outcomes
- Experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar
- Strong expertise in SQL, API testing, and backend or system validation
- Hands-on experience using AI-enabled tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms
- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience in the property and casualty insurance domain
- Experience with Guidewire Insurance Suite
- Experience implementing AI-assisted test automation solutions and intelligent test generation techniques
NJM Insurance Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NJM Insurance Group and has not been reviewed or approved by NJM Insurance Group.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) match with additional company contributions, materially boosting total compensation. This component is presented as a core element of the total rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan options plus dental and vision, complemented by company-paid basic life insurance and disability protection. Wellness resources and assistance programs further support overall health needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes a first-year PTO allotment paired with paid/floating holidays and state-based paid sick leave. Paid parental leave references and adoption assistance indicate breadth for various family situations.
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What We Do
NJM is among the Mid-Atlantic's leading property and casualty insurers. Founded in 1913, NJM's mission is to provide value-based insurance solutions to its policyholders with the highest levels of service, integrity, and financial stewardship. The Company operates in a mutual fashion for the exclusive benefit of its policyholders. Headquartered in West Trenton, NJ, with offices in Hammonton and Parsippany, NJM employs nearly 2,500 workers. - 2019-2023 Forbes Best In-state Employer (Ranked #11 out of 89 NJ employers in 2023) - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, certified by J.D. Power for providing "An Outstanding Auto Claims Experience" for personal lines customers* - 2018, 2019, & 2020 Clearsurance Customers’ Choice Top Ranked Insurance Companies - 2021 American Heart Association Gold Level Workplace Health Achievement - 2020 American Heart Association Silver Level Workplace Health Achievement - 2019 Forbes Best Mid-size Employers in the country *J.D. Power Auto Claims Certification Program℠ recognition is based on successful completion of an audit, exceeding a customer experience benchmark through a survey of recent claims servicing interactions, and a Financial Strength rating. For more information, visit jdpower.com.
