This position will act as a thought partner in defining, owning, and overseeing the Guidewire PolicyCenter functional and automation strategy, tooling, and architecture across assigned insurance technology applications. Interpret internal business challenges to recommend and drive improvements to our testing tools and processes. By championing innovation and leading others to solve complex problems, this role will ensure test engineering aligns with enterprise goals for quality and delivery speed. This role will use functional policies to provide technical leadership and mentorship to drive continuous improvement, team development, and successful execution of large-scale automation initiatives.
Position Compensation Range:
$113,000.00 - $194,000.00
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.
Primary Accountabilities
Define, execute, and evolve the Guidewire PolicyCenter functional & test automation strategy by interpreting business challenges and recommending innovative solutions to ensure alignment with enterprise Quality Assurance goals.
Establish quality standards and best practice for framework design, versioning, and test environments that align to enterprise objectives
Negotiate and build consensus with cross-functional teams and leadership on complex technical decisions, quality standards, and strategic testing objectives.
Lead the manual/automated/performance test execution, readiness, and risk communications across multiple systems (e.g. policy, sales & service, billing, claims, data).
Research, evaluate, and implement innovation across testing tools and methodologies.
Partner with QA team members and to align regression coverage metrics and reporting on automation health and ROI to leadership
Provides technical leadership and guidance to QA teams in solving complex system and environment issues, using sophisticated analytical thought and code quality and standards to identify innovative and lasting solutions
May be required to complete other assignments or participate in projects based upon skills, achievements, or experience.
Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Education Requirements
Demonstrated experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter and integrated systems
Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
Extensive experience in automation or software engineering including in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry’s technology landscape
Extensive experience leading automation strategy in large, integrated systems
Subject matter expert in one or more automation frameworks
Extensive understanding of cloud-based CI/CD, test environments, coding/scripting languages
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and align testing initiatives with organizational goals.
Demonstrated experience evaluating and implementing new tools and technologies
Extensive experience architecting scalable test solutions
Extensive experience analyzing mockups and providing recommendations for changes to requirements or test case designs
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Extensive experience in test data management and data validation
Demonstrated experience providing professional mentorship and training to others
Additional Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Experience with automation tools, such as: Playwright, Karate API, Selenium and similar technologies.
Completion of Guidewire PolicyCenter certifications is preferred but not required.
Additional Job Description Details
In this hybrid role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from the office. Candidates should reside within approximately 50 miles of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783
Travel Requirements
Up to 10%
Licenses
Not applicable.
Physical Requirements
Work that primarily involves…