QA Specialist

Job Description

Our client is a diversified financial holding company with a strong presence in the insurance and reinsurance space. With operations across EMEA and South Asia, it continues to expand its global footprint and drive innovation in its industry.

They are hiring for a QA Specialist. As a QA specialist, you will play a key role in leading the creation and execution of test plans and test case scenarios to ensure the group’s wide variety of digital products are market-ready in terms of functionality, reliability, stability, performance, and compatibility with other systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute quality assurance test cases throughout the software development lifecycle
• Create and maintain test plans for digital products, incorporating functional, regression, performance, and compatibility testing
• Design and execute test cases to validate user scenarios, ensuring comprehensive verification and validation.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to analyze and document project requirements.
• Perform full testing cycles, including manual and automated testing, to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Develop and run load and performance testing as required
• Analyze business requirements, and update test cases to meet new business needs
• Write software test cases, and log their execution
• Peer-review test cases and advise on missing business requirements
• Review DevOps QA sprints and update assigned work items accordingly
• Provide manager with reports on test plans executions
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in the field of IT and technology for testing and recommendation purposes
• Help in maintaining a healthy and efficient team workspace

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or IT related field – Master’s degree is a plus
• Experience working in an Agile environment, leveraging relevant project, and testing toolkits (Azure DevOps and Selenium a must)
• Solid track record in test cases planning and automated test development
• Experience in developing manual and automatic test cases for performance, security, and UI testing
• ISTQB Certification is a plus
• Strong self-drive and proactive approach to meet business objectives
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to think end-to-end, both at strategic and nitty-gritty operational levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English required, French and Arabic a plus)
• Experience in insurance/ Insurtech and/ or finance/Fintech a big plus
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Curiosity and mindset for change management