At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.   

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.  

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.  

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.   

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do. 

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fifth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce.  Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.  

Do you have 5+ years of experience and thrive in a small, dynamic, and fast-paced team? Are you curious about how things work and enjoy trying to break things? Do you want work where you are valued as a key member of the engineering team? If this entices you, read on...

The candidate will report directly to a special project team that has been charged with redesigning and enhancing ISO ClaimSearch®, the insurance industry’s premier and only all claims database. He/she will work closely with a small number of agile teams serving as the “Automation Test Lead”, and drive all processes and tools used to achieve automated regression & functional testing. Prior experience developing and implementing automated regression testing suites is required.

Job Responsibilities

• Own the Software QA process, including: developing, implementing, and maintaining test plans, test scenarios and test cases 
• Analyze requirement and design specifications for test case development 
• Recommend test automation approach, tools and frameworks 
• Develop test infrastructure and custom automation tools as needed to expand test coverage and enable non-functional testing 
• Perform manual and automated tests for our website and applications 
• Prioritize test execution 
• Find and report defects with detailed, accurate and concise steps to reproduce 
• Assist developers in discovering and researching defects, and recommend system enhancements 
• Complete ownership for all testing across multiple applications build with a varied set of tools/technologies
• Hands on testing that includes analyzing requirements, preparing test plans and building appropriate test cases to validate the functionality being built 
• Support and execution of the application testing phase (functional & non-functional) to ensure all software meets requirements before changes are placed in production. 
• Liaison/co-ordination with other technology groups (across sites) to coordinate/execute end-end testing 
• Drive all efforts on test automation, includes planning, hands-on scripting and oversight of other resources working on automation.

• Experience breaking complex software systems
• Experience evaluating software architectures and designs to identify potential quality, performance and scalability weaknesses or limitations and developing an automated test regimen to fully exercise these suspect areas 
• Experience leading QA process development, execution, and documentation 
• A strong command of manual and automated testing methodologies and general quality concepts 
• Experience with Agile and Scrum
• Experience with scripting software automation testing products, including Selenium and Cucumber
• Experience with Automation Framework development using Selenium and Java
• Experience in TDD, BDD and ATDD
• Experience in designing automation testing tools to test databases and APIs using
• Experience in Mobile Automation Testing tools
• Experience with LoadRunner/JMeter load testing 
• Extensive knowledge of web technologies and experience testing web APIs/REST services 
• Experience of automating complex systems integration (End-To-End) 
• Experience integrating the execution of Selenium regression scripts with Continuous Integration build servers like Jenkins
• Experience testing hosted/cloud SaaS web applications is highly desirable 
• Experience in Mobile Automation testing and tools 
• Experience testing native mobile applications is desirable
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

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