QA Automation Architect

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DS Technologies Inc is looking for QA Automation Architect role for one of our premier clients.

Job Title : QA Automation Architect

Location : Hartford, CT (Onsite)

Industry : Insurance

Job Category : QA Automation

Overview :

We are looking for a hands-on QA Automation Architect with deep expertise in insurance systems and testing methodologies. This role involves leading QA efforts for digital and core insurance applications, ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and timely delivery. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to define test strategies and ensure quality across policy administration, claims, underwriting, billing, and customer self-service platforms.

Position : Contract (Duration : 12+ Months)

Responsibilities :

Lead end-to-end QA efforts across insurance projects, including test planning, execution, defect management, and reporting.

Define and implement test strategies, test plans, and test cases for functional, integration, system, and regression testing.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and define appropriate test coverage.

Manage and mentor QA team members (manual and automation testers), assigning tasks and ensuring quality delivery.

Set up and maintain test environments and data for insurance platforms and applications.

Ensure adherence to industry-specific regulations (e.g., HIPAA, IRDAI, GDPR) in testing processes and documentation.

Collaborate with automation engineers to develop and maintain test automation suites for APIs, UI, and back-end systems.

Drive defect triage meetings and coordinate with development teams for resolution.

Track QA metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and release readiness. Advocate for shift-left testing, continuous integration (CI), and continuous testing practices.

Requirement Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

6+ years of QA / testing experience, with at least 2+ years in a QA Architect role.

Strong exposure to Accel Q, Ready API, Swaggerhub.

Nice to have exposure to NeoLoad Web, BURB.

Strong domain experience in insurance (Life, Health, or P&C), with knowledge of key business processes.

Experience in testing insurance systems such as policy administration, claims, billing, or underwriting platforms.

Proficient in manual and automated testing practices.

Hands-on experience with test management tools such as JIRA, Zephyr, TestRail, ALM, etc.

Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile / Scrum methodologies.

If you are interested, Kindly share your resume to Nikitha@dstechnologiesinc.com

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DS Technologies - Team

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