Guidewire Software

Summary

Test Automation Engineer

Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to join our Applications Quality Assurance team. Guidewire serves a global community of more than 350 insurers of all sizes and lines of business in more than 30 countries. Community feedback enables us to stay at the forefront of what is happening all over the P&C world and to incorporate insights into the design of our platform to be truly customer-centric.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced test automation engineer who can own and help test our development initiatives quickly, efficiently, and accurately. You will be working as part of a global Guidewire Quality Assurance testing team that will own the design, development, and maintenance of automated and manual testing frameworks. You will work closely with our business and engineering teams (Salesforce, Oracle, and Middleware teams) to ensure timely completion of the testing efforts and our software works as designed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and implement test processes and procedures to ensure software operates within defined requirements.
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts to reduce repetitive manual testing.
• Conduct in-depth functional testing to ensure business requirements are met and are “fit-for-purpose” through end-to-end functional and automation testing.
• Collaborate closely with software developers and business analysts to resolve issues.
• Communicate obstacles to raise awareness and avoid project impediments and overall project timeline disruption.
• Work with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Developers on tasks related to the planning, testing, and coordination of release activities.
• Participate in the user story creation process by dissecting high-level requirements during team review sessions.
• Take ownership of executing assigned tasks and contribute to increasing project quality.
• Follow up on failed automated tests with manual verification.
• Communicate testing status and results with the QA lead and project teammates.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
• Experience in designing and writing manual test scripts (Minimum 3+ Years).
• Experience in automated testing tools e.g., Provar Testing tools to develop automated test scripts.
• Experienced in testing CRM, ERP, and integrated boundary applications.
• Experience using a software defect tracking system like JIRA.
• Strong debugging and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in database and SQL.
• Ability to rapidly absorb new technologies and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborative work ethic and a team-player at heart.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on problem-solving and driving projects to completion.

What to Expect:

• Deepen your analytical capabilities through the exploration of various functionalities.
• Exposure to core technologies and opportunities to collaborate closely with developers and solution architects.
• Opportunities to work on innovative projects and solve new challenges every day.

Core Values:

• Collegiality: We value strong teams and work together as professional equals. We strive to continuously improve our processes and maintain a reasonable work-life balance.
• Integrity: We insist on honest relationships with customers, partners, investors, and each other in everything we do.
• Rationality: We communicate through clear arguments and decide carefully based on factual evidence. We believe in testing and continuously seek to improve our processes.

About Guidewire: Guidewire exists to deliver the industry platform that P&C insurers rely upon to adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.