Qa Automation Engineer - Intelliscript (Remote)

What We Do

Milliman IntelliScript is a group of a few hundred experts in fields ranging from actuarial science to information technology to clinical practice. Together, we develop and deploy category-defining, data-driven, software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for a broad spectrum of insurance clients. We’re a business unit within Milliman, Inc., a respected consultancy with offices around the world.

Candidates who have their pick of jobs are drawn to IntelliScript’s entrepreneurial and collaborative culture of innovation, excellence, exceptional customer service, balance, and transparency. Every single person has a voice in our company, and we challenge each other to push the outer limits of our full, diverse potential. And, we’ve shown sustained growth that ensures you’ll have room to grow your skillset, responsibilities, and career.

Our team is smart, down-to-earth, and ready to listen to your best ideas. We reward excellence and offer competitive compensation and benefits. Visit our LinkedIn page for a closer look at our company, and learn more about our cultural values here.

What this position entails

IntelliScript’s Information Technology has been a key part of our success and is critical to our future. In this role, you will have responsibility for IntelliScript’s tiered test strategy, acting as a quality advocate within the development team. You will build and integrate automated test routines into the CI/CD pipelines, with results and metrics published via Azure DevOps. The Quality Assurance Engineer will emphasize data driven, incremental improvements to our quality strategy by collaborating on IntelliScript’s transition from manual to automated testing, making key contributions to our DevOps culture. You will work closely with the QA Manager and other QA team members to understand features, develop, and automate test cases to improve test efficiency.

What you’ll be doing

• Design, implement, execute and debug information technology test cases and scripts
• Review the development code to build an effective automation suite to cover technical and business integration automation coverage
• Design & develop pipeline as a code for Continuous testing & continuous integration pipeline to integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipeline.
• Perform manual, exploratory, and automation scripts development efforts
• Automate test cases using the same coding languages (Java, Javascript, C#, etc.) as their developers
• Drive automation efficiencies and coverage effectiveness using different automation framework tools and techniques
• Collaborate with developers in reviewing unit test and integration results for coverage analysis
• Selecting test frameworks for their teams
• Ensure the test coverage and execution of Unit, Integration, Acceptance, System, Regression, UAT, Security, and Performance are met
• Create a branching strategy and policies for high-quality automation deliverables
• Mentor quality engineers on automation best practices and support automation backlog efforts
• Design a real-time automation dashboard to measure build quality and provide feedback to the agile delivery team

What we need

• Excellent technical design, problem solving, and debugging skills
• Experience with automating UI, APIs, web services and backend processes
• Strong experience testing C#, SQL, JavaScript, .NET applications, APIs and services
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with a variety of testing techniques and methodologies
• Self-motivated team player who can run with a project and is willing to pitch in as needed
• Excellent collaborative skills, with strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to ramp up quickly on both new and existing technologies
• Experience within an Agile environment

What you bring to the table

• Demonstrated “let’s find a way to do it” attitude – no task is too big or too small, always willing to pitch in and help someone else
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate information using a variety of proven methods and techniques
• Facilitate collaboration among team members
• Loves to learn, takes every opportunity they’re given to develop knowledge and skills
• Generates new approaches to problems or innovations to established approaches; thinks and looks outside the box
• Proactive and positive approach to solving problems, and correcting issues
• Verifies important details, ensures there are no surprises or gaps in needed information
• Excellent communication skills
• Application of knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively in a specific job or group of jobs within the organization
• Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach to generate sensible, realistic, practical solutions to problems

Wish list

• Continued education and/or advanced degree(s)
• Experience in software-as-a-service, actuarial science and/or insurance underwriting industry
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Experience in environments subject to HIPAA and/or PCI regulations

Location

This position is open to remote work. Applicants must be willing to travel to the Milliman office in Brookfield, WI and travel to client sites, industry conferences, etc.

The salary range is $70,000 to 140,000, depending on relevant factors, including but not limited to education, skills, certifications, and location. If relevant experience is less than 5 years the range would be $70,000 to $115,000; for experience of greater than 5 years, the range would be $85,000 to $140,000. In addition, we offer a performance-based bonus plan, profit sharing, and generous benefits.

Milliman Benefits (Full time U.S. positions only)

At Milliman, we focus on creating an environment that recognizes – and meets – the personal and professional needs of the individual and their family. We offer competitive benefits which include the following based on plan eligibility:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A minimum of 8 paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue 15 days of PTO per year, and employees working less than a full-time schedule will accrue PTO at a prorated amount based on hours worked
• Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation, and applicable medical needs
• A discretionary bonus program
• Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility assistance and paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for employees who have worked for Milliman for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period
• Milliman covers 100% of the premiums for life insurance, AD&D, and both short-term and long-term disability coverage
• A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit sharing contribution

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.