Senior QA Analyst

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About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure the quality of our software solutions, focusing on financial changes in our transactional data warehouse and IFRS17 calculation engine. The ideal candidate will understand business, financial, and IT requirements and work collaboratively across teams. Responsibilities include leading collaboration with stakeholders for requirement and design walkthroughs, contributing to test strategy and planning, preparing testing requirement traceability matrices, and developing and executing detailed test cases. The candidate will also engage with finance stakeholders, demonstrating an understanding of IFRS 17 and P&C Insurance Business to ensure effective communication and documentation.

What you'll do here:

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including product managers, developers, and business analysts, to understand requirements and define testing traceability matrix.

• Define the scope of testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, and supporting user acceptance testing, based on project requirements.

• Provide valuable input for test planning and strategy, including the estimations and prepare comprehensive documentation for test cases, test scenarios, ensuring clarity, detail and accuracy.

• Communicate test cases, test scenarios to all the relevant stakeholders, ensuring alignment on testing objectives, expectations and robust test coverage.

• Lead the execution of both manual and automated test cases, ensuring thorough validation of software functionality and performance against defined requirements.

• Lead the defect reporting process, ensure that all identified defects are logged accurately, prioritized, and tracker through resolution using established methodologies. Collaborate with development team to ensure swift communication and resolution of issues, provide clear reports on defect status and impact to relevant stakeholders

• Proactively monitor and assess risks against the testing plan, propose mitigation plans and align with the impacted stakeholders.

• Continuously analyze and improve test planning and strategy processes to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency, contributing to overall success.

• Proficiency in working with enterprise databases and executing complex queries to conduct strategic data analysis on financial results is considered an asset.

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information systems, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Studies/ minor in finance or accounting are considered a plus

• Minimum 5+ of relevant experience in a finance system, testing or quality assurance or other in an innovative environment within a large organization

• Knowledge of IFRS17 Insurance Contracts, P&C insurance industry is a major asset

• Ability to interact with a variety of people at all levels of organization, including management and some external contributors

• Ability to work in a dynamic IT environment and with multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong analytical skills, insight, and discipline

• Leadership skills, team spirit, independent and effective

• Proficient use of Office 365, Excel, Visio, Jira, Snowflake, RDBMS (e.g., Toad, MS SQL server).

• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

• Bilingualism. Need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country.

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What we offer
 

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

• A financial rewards program that recognizes your success

• An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased

• An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare

• Flexible work arrangements

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle

• Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues

• A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs

• Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities

• Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

• A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

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