QA and Test Specialist

Create an impact as a QA and Test Specialist

Your Role  

Join us for this exciting role at IAG!

As a QA and Test specialist you will analyse proposed solutions, implement solutions, solve complex problems and to provide test leadership to assure the quality of the solutions being built.

Working closely with Project Managers, Iteration Managers, Analysts and Developers, as well as other members of the platform and project teams, such as Architects, Environment Management, Release Management and key business stakeholders, your ability to interact with the wider business is crucial.

 In regards to ways of working you will be systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving and a strong ability to understand the quality risks to complex solutions. You will have an ability to build and maintain an engaged team environment for fast-paced delivery, where each member is empowered to contribute to the best of their abilities and aptitude.

You will have strong stakeholder engagement skills to work with other platform teams, as well as program delivery stakeholders to manage the team’s velocity and outcomes.

This is a permanent role based near any of our major centres in NZ or AU.

About You 

  The ideal candidate will demonstrate: 

• Experience in planning, coordinating and reporting on test efforts for projects.
• Experience in context-based and risk-based testing of complex business applications
• Expertise in the use of a BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) framework based on Cucumber
• Experience in using automation tools such as Selenium and Capybara for UI interfaces, Mongoid for data handling, contract testing, etc.
• Programming expertise in Ruby and Java
• Experience in use of databases – RDBMS as well as NoSQL databases such as Mongo.
• Experience in the Insurance industry
• Documenting process flows
• Ability to coach and mentor team members and foster an enaged team environment.
  
  Applications close on Sunday, 5 January 2024 at 23:59pm.

While our team takes a well deserved break, we encourage you to apply for the positions we have advertised. Please note that the recruitment process will resume in the new year. Your applications are important to us, and we appreciate your patience. Happy holidays!

About Us   
  

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest. 

You’ll know our brands – NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI, ROLLiN’, AMI, NZI, and State Insurance to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible. 

We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual. 

We’re also guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses and communities. Collaborating on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth, develop resilience and create meaningful change. 

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We're committed to being a safe and supportive workplace for all our employees.  We do this because we’re ready for you. 
  

   
All this shows up in what we offer: 

• Flexibility through a program called MyFlex - supporting you to live life to the full 
• Partner discounts on every day and special occasion items 
• Join great employee network communities 

 
We’re ready for you. Apply today.