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Guardian Life Lead Quality Assurance Test Engineer in Holmdel, New Jersey

Overview

Guardian LIfe Insurance Company is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Lead Test Engineer to oversee the testing efforts within our Broker Compensation domain. This individual will oversee the creation, execution, and improvement of testing processes, ensuring that the software products meet high standards of quality and performance. The Lead Test Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage a team of testers, and be responsible for ensuring the robustness, scalability, and efficiency of our testing frameworks.

You Are:

  • A seasoned and experienced QA professional with experience in Group Life & Health Insurance Industry

  • A leader with excellent communication skills that can provide a comprehensive testing status to stakeholders.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex issues

  • A strong bias towards engineering and automation in testing.

You Will:

  • Drive test strategy and approach, ensuring thorough test coverage documented, including functional, integration, regression, and End to End scenarios.

  • Serve as the domain expert in Broker Compensation functions and workflows.

  • Identify and implement opportunities for test automation, including recommendations on tools, developing scripts, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipeline.

  • Maintain and improve testing frameworks to increase efficiency and coverage.

  • Build relationships and collaborate with Product Owners and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into test plans and test cases.

  • Track and analyze testing metrics to identify trends, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.

  • Proactively manage risks and identify solutions.

  • Ensure team adheres to defect management process; lead defect triage meetings and ensure timely resolution.

  • Report testing progress and results to stakeholders.

You Have:

  • 7+ years of experience in software testing, including 3+ years in a lead role.

  • Proven experience with both manual and automated testing

  • Excellent Communication and leadership skills

Location & Travel:

  • Two days a week at a Guardian office in Holmdel, NJ and three days a week remote.

Salary Range

$99,190.00 - $162,955.00

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.

Health Care

  • Choice of [high deductible/copay] medical plans* with prescription drugs, including coverage for fertility and transgender inclusive benefits

  • Dental plan

  • Vision plan

  • Health care accounts – flexible spending, health reimbursement, and health savings accounts

  • Critical illness insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

  • Company-paid Life and Disability insurance plus voluntary supplemental coverage

  • Accident insurance

Retirement and Financial

  • 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus an annual age/service-based Company contribution and an annual profit-sharing contribution, if applicable

  • Complimentary 1:1 financial guidance with a licensed Fidelity representative

Time Off and Remote Work

  • Flexible work arrangements (part in-person/part remote)

  • Unlimited paid time off for most roles plus time off for volunteering, jury duty, voting, and bereavement

  • Personal holidays for colleagues to use in recognition of religious, cultural, or civic days

  • Paid parental leave and paid family and medical leave policies

Emotional Well-being and Work-Life

  • Emotional well-being, mental health, and work/life resources powered by Spring Health

  • Wellness programs, including fitness program and equipment reimbursement

  • Child, adult, and elder back-up care support through Bright Horizons

  • Adoption assistance

  • College planning

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Student loan assistance

  • Commuter benefits in select metropolitan areas

Equity & Inclusion

Opportunities to build inclusive and meaningful connections through involvement in colleague-led affinity groups:

  • Employee Resource Groups:

  • Colleague Connection Committees

  • Community Involvement Committees

A culture that encourages colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work

  • Voluntary self-ID

  • Pronunciation and phonetic spelling of names

Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com .

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.

Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com .

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