Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!
We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.
$85,000 - $105,000 / year
The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.
Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.
With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.
Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.
Employees in this role design and implement test plans to ensure that software functions as expected to meet or exceed customer’s standards.
As a Vertafore Sr. QA Analyst, you will be instrumental in Vertafore’s ongoing success within the insurance industry. Our QA Analysts work with our development teams, focusing on the providing the best products for our valued customers. This is a fast paced, ever changing environment. We continually challenge ourselves to exceed objectives, remove barriers, meet crucial deadlines, and maintain multiple projects, all while pioneering ways for efficiency with a team player attitude. If you have a passion for product quality, love technology, and enjoy thinking outside the box, you’re who we are looking for.
Core Requirements and Responsibilities:
Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:
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Identifies functional and product strategic risk through analysis and how it applies to test planning and test case creation
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Assesses risk for business/customer and technology risk
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Identifies and communicates risks not mitigated by testing to engineering leadership and updates local processes
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Reviews risk and test case prioritization of team, and makes clear and thoughtful tradeoffs of prioritization in test planning activities
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Leads test planning and coordinates with Software Engineers, Software Engineers in Test, and managers to determine user acceptance criteria, prioritize tests, clarify ownership to avoid redundancies, and determine plan for feature or product release
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Provides feedback to Software Engineers on features or changes and usability metrics to enhance the user experience
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Creates and maintains test scenarios, test plans, test cases, and requirement matrices for features or aspects of the product and/or multiple products and ensures coverage of all aspects of the product for a quality user experience
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Writes and checks own test cases for quality and participates in test case reviews
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Creates test systems, conducts systems set-up, and maintains test environments (varies by product)
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Completes manual and automated front-end user testing and back-end code-based testing of more complex features or aspects of products and product integration; identifies opportunities for and performs test case refactoring
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Participates in code reviews and collaborates with Software Engineers and Software Engineers in Test to identify issues and potential enhancements to code based on front-end and back-end test results to ensure a quality user experience
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Identifies patterns of bugs or defects using the backlog, troubleshoots more complex issues, and verifies bug fixes that span multiple product features and/or multiple products; coordinates with Product Management to highlight risks or issues and suggest enhancements to product features and/or products to ensure quality user experience
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Opens bugs based on issues found during testing and troubleshooting
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Organizes and participates in triage sessions, prioritizes problems to help resolve bugs or defects in new code or during production; investigates customer requests as needed; serves as a technical reference for complex problems/issues
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Monitors overall testing process and uses results to create test summaries or reports and provide results to team and stakeholders; provides recommendations for sign-off and release
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Provides feedback on, uses, and updates documentation on user stories and work items
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Reviews support materials and documentation as provided by others and collaborates with support or documentation teams on customer documentation
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Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Ability to define problems, collect data, analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
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Ability to manage a broad range of deliverables in an ever-changing environment
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Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
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Ability to comprehend documentation clearly and effectively
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Working knowledge of OOP coding concepts
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Strong time management and organizational skills
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Detail oriented; demonstrated ability to handle multiple strategic projects and priorities with efficiency and accuracy
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An inherent drive to solve problems, collaborate with others and mentor team members
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Strong presentation, verbal and written skills as proven with well-written technical, project, client and related communications and presentations
Qualifications:
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Knowledge of Insurance Industry
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Knowledge of IntelliJ and/ or Visual Studio IDE
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Experience with CA Agile (Rally), SAFe, qTest
Additional Requirements and Details:
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Travel required up to 10% of the time
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Located and working from an office location
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Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds
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Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer
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Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.)
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Frequent sitting and/or standing
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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.
The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.
Why Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only
- The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
- Medical, vision & dental plans
- Life, AD&D
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Pension Plan & Employer Match
- Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Education Assistance
- Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition
Why Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only
- The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
- We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
- Medical, vision & dental plans
- PPO & high-deductible options
- Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
- Health Care FSA
- Dental & Vision FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter FSA
- Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match
- Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
- Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education & Legal Assistance
- Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
- Commuter Benefits (Denver)
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.
The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.
Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs. Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.
Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.
We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.
We want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone. if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact [email protected]
Just a note, this contact information is for accommodation requests only.
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