QA Analyst 4
Sammons Financial Group Companies · Sioux Falls, SD · 1 wk ago
On-siteQuality Assurance$67k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Test Automation Leadership – Define and scale UI, API, integration, and end-to-end automation strategies.
- Quality Engineering Transformation – Lead the shift from traditional QA to enterprise-wide quality ownership.
- Release Management & Quality Gates – Establish release readiness criteria, quality gates, and CI/CD controls.
- Enterprise Test Strategy – Develop risk-based testing strategies and governance across multiple ARTs.
- CI/CD & DevOps Integration – Embed testing into development pipelines and promote shift-left quality practices.
- Performance & Non-Functional Testing – Drive performance, scalability, reliability, and load testing capabilities.
- AI & Agentic Testing – Leverage AI for test generation, execution, maintenance, and defect analysis.
- Requirements Quality & Defect Prevention – Improve requirements quality, traceability, and root-cause analysis to reduce defect leakage.
- Test Environment & Test Data Management – Optimize environments, test data, and production-like testing capabilities.
- Metrics, Reporting & Leadership Communication – Define KPIs, quality dashboards, and communicate strategy and results to leadership.
- Root Case Analysis - Root Cause Analysis process hardening.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related major preferred.
- Consideration will be given to past applicable Quality Assurance experience, certifications, and Financial Services background.
- Minimum 6 years' quality assurance experience relative to the development and execution of test cases and analysis of testing results.
- Preferred Proven experience with test automation tools.
- Preferred Proven experience working in Agile teams.
- Preferred Demonstrated leadership experience, preferably in a quality assurance role.
- Strong mathematical aptitude.
- Strong preference towards test automation experience in a cloud computing environment.
- Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with other Microsoft tools such as Word and Access; Ability to understand and create SQL queries.
- Understanding of complex life and/or annuity products, processes and methodologies strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing is a plus.
- Strong communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work and communicate with a variety of personalities, across locations and varying organizational levels.
- Prioritization of problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking.
- Proven ability to research, analyze and resolve problem situations using strong judgment and high level decision making skills.
- Strong initiative, self-motivation and ability to work independently and oversee work of others.
- Ability to mentor others while handling multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under deadline pressures on complex projects.