Sunday, December 11, 2011

Great-West Life - Quality Assurance

Great-West Life Financial Services is currently looking for a Quality Assurance/ Business Analyst to join a large established systems department.

This role will perform quality assurance functions including testing computer applications developed across multiple languages to ensure software quality.

Will also perform business analysis functions by evaluating the requirements received from the business area, determining the impact to the system, and developing written business specifications to be used for the design and development process.

Will participate in production support.

QA Responsibilities:
Produces test plans by reviewing business specifications and determining test cases in order to ensure thorough testing of applications/transactions.
Sets up and maintains test data by utilizing technical tools (e.g. SQL, TOAD, UNIX) in order to facilitate efficiency and accuracy of testing.
Performs functional, integration and regression testing by executing Web or Oracle 10g Forms Interface and batch transactions.
Business Analyst Responsibilities:
Working with the business area to understand and analyze requirements for feasibility and functionality.
Assisting in determining impact to system for change being requested and lead discussions for possible future needs.
Analyzing data relationships through entity relationship diagrams and making suggestions/lead projects for improvements.

Minimum Qualifications:
A minimum of 5 years software testing experience
Strong background in testing software applications
Strong Oracle and SQL skills.
Experience with Mercury Quality Center/Quick Test Pro strongly desired
experience with automated testing a plus


Additional experience desired:
Project Management skills
Understanding of Project Lifecycle
Experience testing apps that use java and xml
Business knowledge of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans, 401(k), 457 and 403(b)
A top candidate would have the ability to take initiative, lead meetings and manage multiple projects and priorities.


Drawing on more than a century of experience, Great-West helps millions of Americans and their companies and employers build greater financial security. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration. Great-West's Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to businesses and corporate executives.

Headquartered in metro Denver, we serve customers nationwide through offices around the country. We market our solutions and services through our nationwide network of direct sales professionals, brokers, consultants, advisors, third-party administrators and financial institutions.

For more information, please visit www.greatwestcareers.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.

You'll find good people at Great-West.