WHO WE ARE:
Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Develop test approaches and test plans to test application enhancements and changes against documented business requirements, in a manner which results in a high-quality solution meeting the functional and non-functional requirements of the end user.
- Execute and document test approach, test plans, and scenarios
- Work closely with designers, developers, and business SMEs to effectively assure delivery of a quality project
- Support continuous improvement of team quality management practices, such as defect management, integration testing, and testing automation.
- Act as test lead for multiple projects at a time which are cross clients
- Independently test multiple applications with minimal supervision
- Independently run projects through the QAS lifecycle with minimal supervision
- Coordinate test plans with multiple testers
- Communicate directly with clients
- Create high level metrics and reporting for clients
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.
- 7+ years of software manual testing experience
- 7+ years of experience in developing test frameworks and test artifacts.
- Previous experience communicating directly with clients
- Experience working with a software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology
- Experience operating within teams using the Agile SCRUM process
- Experience with test driven or behavior driven development practices
- Strong customer and business focus
- Strong communications and critical thinking skills
- Advanced service call testing
- Advanced with writing/testing xml
- Experience with relevant tools (SOAP UI, JIRA, TFS, SQL)
- Lead large project’s testing efforts with both onshore and offshore coordination
- Coordinate test plans with multiple testers
- Create test data matrix and testing risk analysis artifacts
- High level of expertise in establishing end to end test cases
- Create test scripts that can be applied to test automation
- Complete complex database testing
- Ability to travel independently up to 10% of the time.
BONUS POINTS:
- CTFL or other professional testing designation
- Annuity, mutual funds, or life insurance work experience.
- FLMI or other industry- or field-related designation
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation. We offer great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and so much more. The expected salary range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 dependent on skills and location. The salary range is a good faith estimate based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive salaries that align with the individual’s skills, education, experience, training, and geographic location and may be above or below the stated amounts. We’re looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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Zinnia is Where Complexity Ends and Simplicity Begins. By merging decades of industry expertise with advanced technology, Zinnia seeks to transform the life and annuity experience from end-to-end. We will empower our clients to innovate and launch products faster, to buy, sell, manage, and service products more effectively, and to better serve their customers.
