QA Architect

Summary QA Architect Lead a Specialized Consulting Center team. Provide technical leadership and guidance. Help drive a 'shift-left' transition. Guide our automation teams in the adoption of Guidewire Cloud standards. Enable your team to meet delivery commitments. We want highly-skilled problem solvers who enjoy leading and mentoring team members. We really value clear and logical thinking, good communication skills, a focus on quality, and the ability to work well in a globally distributed team. Is this you? Join us and be part of a new, growing team of QA Engineers working at the forefront of Guidewires cloud transformation. Job Description Responsibilities: Lead a team of QA engineers Enable our production QA teams to meet fast cadence delivery deadlines for release of new product features and defect fixes. Identify and resolve platform issues from a QA perspective Drive the 'shift-left' adoption in QA Collaborate on transition from manual to automation for QA team in terms of scope & resourcing needs Find, and deliver on, test efficiencies Mentor and guide fellow team members, focusing on knowledge sharing and training opportunities to foster continuous improvement and growth of the overall team Deliver proactive guidance to our team on cloud testing and standards Keep current on, and contribute to, Product Test Strategy We are firm believers in Guidewire’s core principles of integrity, rationality, and collegiality. Practicing and advocating for these principles is an important part of how we work Work in India with the potential for occasional travel internationally, specifically to customers and also internal team events Product Expertise: Learn and master your assigned Guidewire product and pass the required Guidewire certification as a Subject matter expert within the expected timeframe. Required skills/Experience: Eager to learn new things and passionate about quality! A self-motivated individual contributor and a great teammate with good communication and teamwork skills. In-depth knowledge of QA process lifecycle, inputs and outputs Property and Casualty insurance Domain Knowledge is required Agile approach to Software Development Able to apply creative and critical thinking techniques and domain expertise to critique the product Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis abilities Solid understanding of CI/CD tools and technologies such as Jenkins or TeamCity API and UI testing, with prior Karate or TestCafe experience a plus Experience with BDD (Behavior Driven Development) Accept feedback with eagerness to learn more Flexibility to do shift work as needed (aligning to US colleagues/customers) 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. We’re an extraordinary blend of hungry self-starters, intrepid explorers, brainy experts, and loyal allies. Combine all of this, and we make a glorious success story, loaded with down-to-earth, helpful, and passionate people, all on the journey of cloud innovation and best in class technology. Guidewire’s an adventure—and it’s yours for the taking. At Guidewire, we are utterly committed to customer success. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service to the P&C Insurance industry. And with the largest R&D team, services team, and partner ecosystem in the industry, we continually evolve and innovate to meet our customers’ needs. We put our values of Integrity, Rationality, and Collegiality first, harboring a culture of honesty and openness that our people never want to lose. And we each bring a little quirkiness—and a little genius—to the table. As the landscape of our industry continues to shift, we respond with flexibility and skill. We’re braving uncharted territory, pushing past the conventional with our products, partners, and people.