The Role
Designs and executes functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, API, database, and automated tests for Guidewire insurance applications. Develops reusable automation frameworks and validates Guidewire integrations, workflows, business rules, and data flows. Investigates failures, manages defects, supports CI/CD execution, participates in Agile ceremonies, and collaborates with technical and business stakeholders. Requires strong insurance, Guidewire, Java-based automation, REST API, SQL, and framework development experience.
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Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with 5–8 years of experience in software testing, preferably with strong experience in the Insurance domain, Guidewire applications, and test automation.
The candidate will be responsible for designing and executing functional and automated tests for Guidewire-based insurance applications, supporting end-to-end testing, regression automation, API/database validation, and ensuring quality across the application lifecycle.
The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, or related Guidewire products, along with strong automation skills using tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Java, TestNG, Cucumber, REST Assured, or equivalent.
Key Responsibilities
Understand insurance business requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios and test cases.
Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing of Guidewire applications.
Work extensively with Guidewire applications such as PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and/or BillingCenter.
Develop, enhance, and maintain automated test scripts for Guidewire applications.
Design and maintain scalable and reusable automation frameworks.
Automate UI, API, and database validation wherever applicable.
Execute automated regression suites and analyze automation failures.
Perform API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent.
Perform database validation using SQL queries.
Validate integrations between Guidewire and external systems.
Participate in test planning, estimation, execution, defect management, and reporting.
Analyze requirements and identify test scenarios, test data, and automation opportunities.
Participate in defect triage with developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders.
Investigate automation failures and distinguish between application, environment, data, and automation issues.
Contribute to continuous improvement of the QA automation framework and testing processes.
Support CI/CD-based automated test execution where applicable.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives.
Collaborate with onsite/offshore teams and business stakeholders.
Mandatory Skills
Insurance Domain
5–8 years of overall QA/testing experience.
Good understanding of Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance concepts.
Understanding of insurance processes such as:
Quote
Policy issuance
Policy change
Renewal
Cancellation
Reinstatement
Endorsement
Claims
Billing
Payments
Exposure to insurance product lines such as Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, Auto, Homeowners, Workers' Compensation, etc. is preferred.
Guidewire
Hands-on experience with one or more Guidewire products:
PolicyCenter
ClaimCenter
BillingCenter
Good understanding of Guidewire business workflows and application architecture.
Experience testing Guidewire configuration/customization changes.
Experience with Guidewire integration testing.
Ability to understand Guidewire business rules and workflows and translate them into test scenarios.
Exposure to Guidewire web services/APIs is preferred.
Guidewire certification is a plus.
Automation
Strong hands-on automation experience using one or more of:
Java
Selenium WebDriver
TestNG / JUnit
Cucumber / BDD
REST Assured
Postman
Maven/Gradle
Git
The candidate should have experience in developing and maintaining automation scripts, not just executing existing scripts.
API & Database Testing
Strong understanding of REST API testing.
Experience with tools such as Postman and REST Assured.
Ability to validate:
Request/response
HTTP status codes
JSON/XML payloads
Headers
Authentication
Error handling
Business rules
Good SQL knowledge for backend/database validation.
Experience validating data flow between Guidewire and external systems.
Automation Framework Experience
The candidate should have experience with:
Page Object Model / reusable automation components.
Data-driven testing.
Parameterization.
TestNG/JUnit.
BDD/Cucumber, where applicable.
Configuration management.
Test data management.
Logging and reporting.
Parallel execution.
CI/CD integration.
Benefits
Diversity Inclusion:
At Exavalu, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law. We nurture a culture that embraces all individuals and promotes diverse perspectives, where you can make an impact and grow your career. Exavalu also promotes flexibility depending on the needs of employees, customers and the business. It might be part-time work, working outside normal 9-5 business hours or working remotely.. We also have a welcome back program to help people get back to mainstream after a long break due to health or family reasons.
Skills Required
- 5-8 years of overall QA or software testing experience
- Strong experience in software test automation
- Understanding of Property and Casualty insurance concepts and processes
- Hands-on experience with one or more Guidewire products, including PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, or BillingCenter
- Experience testing Guidewire configuration or customization changes
- Experience with Guidewire integration testing and business workflows
- Experience developing and maintaining automation scripts and reusable frameworks
- Experience with Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG or JUnit, Cucumber or BDD, REST Assured, Postman, Maven or Gradle, and Git
- Strong understanding of REST API testing
- Good SQL knowledge for backend and database validation
- Experience validating data flow between Guidewire and external systems
- Experience with Page Object Model, data-driven testing, parameterization, configuration management, test data management, logging, reporting, parallel execution, and CI/CD integration
- Experience with insurance product lines such as Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, Auto, Homeowners, or Workers' Compensation
- Exposure to Guidewire web services or APIs
- Guidewire certification
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The Company
What We Do
Exavalu leads the way in business and technology consulting and solution delivery, focusing on specialized digital transformation across the Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Nonprofit industries. As an award-winning digital transformation advisor, we take pride in delivering leading-edge solutions to clients worldwide. Led by industry veterans and technology experts, we bring our deep understanding in customer experience, process automation, digital engineering, cloud, data and AI with a very strong industry core foundation. Drawing on our industry insights and technological acumen, we enable clients to drives growth, profitability, and cost optimization. We mitigate risks and elevate customer experience through our comprehensive suite of services, including strategic advisory, expert-led technology [build and maintenance], and best-in-class products and solutions. Our unwavering focus on understanding the industry's hard problems and finding the right solution has garnered recognition as the preferred ally for organizations seeking transformative growth.
