Guidewire Functional Tester
Job Description: Role: Guidewire Lead Hybrid- 2 days a week in office Primary Skills: Guidewire • Guidewire Functional Testing Expertise in PC/BC and CC: Demonstrated experience in functional, regression, and integration testing processes. • Test Design and Documentation: Ability to develop test plans, cases, and scripts and document them in detail. • Defect Tracking: Proficiency in defect management and test tracking using tools such as JIRA or similar. • Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical abilities for dissecting requirements and identifying edge cases. • Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication for coordinating with technical and non-technical stakeholders and documenting issues clearly. • Actively participates in requirements elaboration sessions, sprint planning, release readiness reviews and other inspections. • Design, develop, and execute functional test plans and detailed test cases based on product and business requirements. • Document, log, and track defects using management tools, ensuring issues are communicated clearly to relevant teams. • Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues uncovered by testing activities. • Conduct regression, integration, and user acceptance testing to verify new features and confirm that updates do not negatively impact existing functionality. • Prepare high-quality test documentation and present testing results and recommendations to stakeholders. • Coordinate with business stakeholders for Demo and escalate issues as needed • Knowledge of Agile methodology tool required to track Testing efforts (example JIRA) • Test Automation Knowledge: Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Tosca) and experience in automating functional test scenarios. • SQL/Database Skills: Basic skills in SQL for backend validation and database testing. • Domain Knowledge: Understanding of insurance domains to enhance testing effectiveness for business-critical applications. • Agile/DevOps Practices: Exposure to Agile development life cycle, Scrum practices, or CI/CD pipeline integration. • Relevant Certifications: Industry certifications (e.g., ISTQB, CSTE) to validate testing knowledge and skills. • Customer communication and Demo |