Great-West Financial Services is currently hiring a Automated/Regression Quality Assurance Lead to join our FASCore (Financial Administrative Services Corporation) team of professionals. FASCore is a subsidiary of Great-West and a leader of 401(k) record keeping services. The Position will be leading a team of 3 QA professionals in the implementation and enhancement of our HP Quality Center tool suite. This position will also work with the FASCore systems Business Analyst/Testers on staff to increase the quality of testing processes and procedures.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Responsibilities:
Develop a comprehensive testing vision to increase the quality of deliverables. This vision should make software QA testing more efficient and transparent to customers.
Work with the management team to understand and analyze requirements for setting up the Quality Testing environment
Administer and maintain the suite of HP Quality Center tools.
Drive the use of Quality Center for Defect Tracking and Test planning throughout the department.
Position Requires:
Bachelors Degree in computer science, business administration, or engineering or equivalent work experience.
At least three years of software testing and business analysis experience is required.
Must have a strong knowledge of testing methodologies and the development lifecycle.
Strong leadership and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communications kills, both written and verbal.
Knowledge of Oracle is a plus.
Business knowledge of 401(k), 457 or 403(b) retirement plans would be a great bonus.
A top performer in this role is one who takes initiative, is self-motivated, and able to juggle multiple priorities. So, we are looking for candidates with these qualities as well.
Corporate Closing
You will find good people at Great-West. Our good people make us a good company to do business with and a great place to grow your career! The Financial Services Division of Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company encompasses business lines nationally known for providing group retirement and individual insurance products and services. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to more than 2 million plan participants in the corporate, government, and healthcare/non-profit markets. FASCore, LLC, which specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration, serves more than 2.7 million participant accounts including those of financial institution clients. The Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to corporate executives. Through the Financial Services Division, Great-West is a leader in the delivery of products and services that help customers across the country secure their financial future. For more information, please visit us at www.greatwest.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.
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Great-West Retirement Services is currently hiring a Software Systems Engineer to join our Reporting and Data Services team of professionals in our Financial Services Systems area. Great-West is a leader in the defined contribution record-keeping services industry.
This Software Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing of custom, ad hoc and production reports in a Business Objects Enterprise and Oracle database environment. This position will be under general direction within a project team environment and require analyzing data requirements and developing application programs to support the Reporting environment of the Financial Services line of business. Responsibilities will include the analysis, design and development of reporting solutions based on business requirements.
Position Requires:
Related technical degree (e.g. computer science, math, etc.) is required with one to two years computer programming experience. Without a Specialized Bachelors degree, an additional three to four years directly related experience is required.
Strong analysis, design and development abilities with programming experience using Oracle 10g database and PL/SQL.
Experience with UNIX.
Business Objects Enterprise XI, including Crystal Reports.
Prior experience with Dimensional data modeling, Data Warehousing, ETL, PRO*C and PERL would be considered a plus.
With more than a century of experience in providing financial security for Americans, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company serves millions of customers through a range of retirement savings products and services, life insurance, and annuities. Headquartered in metro Denver with offices around the country, Great-West is a leading provider of employer-sponsored retirement savings plans. It also provides annuity and life insurance products for individuals, families and corporate executives. Our corporate departments - including Corporate Administration, Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Investment Management, and Legal - support our business segments. Great-West has consistently received high industry ratings for financial strength.
For more information, please visit Great-West Life & Annuity at www.greatwest.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.
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Great-West Life Financial Services is currently hiring a Senior Business/Quality Assurance Analyst to join the Web Quality Assurance Team.
This role will perform quality assurance functions including testing computer applications developed across multiple languages to ensure software quality. Also performs 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.
Responsibilities:
Performs quality assurance functions including:
• 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, UNIX) in order to facilitate efficiency and accuracy of testing.
• Performs manual functional, integration and regression testing by executing web-based on-line and batch transactions.
• Runs and maintains automated regression testing suites
Performs business analysis functions including:
• Working with the business area to understand requirements for system change
• Assists in determining impact to system for change being requested.
• Develops written business specifications by drawing upon business knowledge and analyzing requirements in order to document system functionality for developer.
Primary Requirements:
• A minimum of 3 years combined experience performing user acceptance testing, writing business requirements and administration, for defined contribution retirement savings plans
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• A minimum of 5 years software testing experience
• Strong background in testing web applications
• Strong Oracle and SQL skills
Additional experience desired:
• Project Management skills
• Understanding of Project Lifecycle
• Mercury Quality Center/Quick Test Pro
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company encompasses business lines nationally known for providing group retirement and individual insurance products and services. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate that specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration, serves more than 3.5 million participant accounts including those of financial institution clients. 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. Great-West is a leader in the delivery of products and services that help customers across the country secure their financial future.
For more information, please visit Great-West Life & Annuity at www.greatwest.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.
