What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Engineering Lead, Berxi position at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance?
Who are we?
A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.
Berxi is the Small Commercial team within BHSI. We’re all about driving digital innovation in the Small Commercial Insurance space and are focused on leveraging technology to make insurance simple and affordable for professionals and small businesses. If you constantly strive for excellence, and want to work with a collaborative, fast paced and energetic team – then Berxi is for you.
We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?
Learn more about our unique culture and history .
Job Opportunity
As a Quality Assurance Engineering Lead, you will be an integral part of the engineering team, responsible for ensuring that software products meet the highest quality standards before the release. This role includes creating comprehensive test strategies, planning, and organizing test activities, and executing both manual and automated tests. Lead and mentor the QA Analysts, coordinate with Software Engineers and Product Managers, and continuously work to improve QA processes and practices. Your technical expertise will be crucial in maintaining the reliability, performance, and functionality of our software products.
Duties & Responsibilities
NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.
Berxi is the Small Commercial team within BHSI. We’re all about driving digital innovation in the Small Commercial Insurance space and are focused on leveraging technology to make insurance simple and affordable for professionals and small businesses. If you constantly strive for excellence, and want to work with a collaborative, fast paced and energetic team – then Berxi is for you.
We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?
Learn more about our unique culture and history .
Job Opportunity
As a Quality Assurance Engineering Lead, you will be an integral part of the engineering team, responsible for ensuring that software products meet the highest quality standards before the release. This role includes creating comprehensive test strategies, planning, and organizing test activities, and executing both manual and automated tests. Lead and mentor the QA Analysts, coordinate with Software Engineers and Product Managers, and continuously work to improve QA processes and practices. Your technical expertise will be crucial in maintaining the reliability, performance, and functionality of our software products.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor globally distributed Onshore/Offshore Quality Assurance teams.
- Develop and implement test strategies and QA best practice aligned with project goals and business requirements.
- Design, maintain and review comprehensive test cases for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Set up and manage test environments, and test data, ensuring accuracy and repeatability.
- Execute tests and oversee the test execution of the testing team.
- Work closely with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to triage bugs and manage the bug backlog.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineers, Project Managers and Product Managers to understand requirements and ensure adequate test coverage.
- Make “go” or “no-go” decisions using the available inputs from the cross-functional teams.
- Use tools like Azure DevOps and Shortcut for test case management and defect tracking.
- Monitor testing progress, track key metrics, and generate reports to effectively communicate project status.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements in software testing to drive continuous learning and improvement within the team to optimize quality and efficiency.
- Drive test automation initiatives and ensure balance between manual and Automated testing.
- Collaborate with Engineering teams to integrate test automation into different stages of the software development lifecycle.
- Over 8 years of Experience in Software testing, including at least 2 years in a Lead role.
- Proficient in Web and mobile application testing.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to diagnose complex issues in application testing.
- Proficient with Automation tools such as Katalon and Selenium.
- Preferred experience with Node.js and JavaScript for scripting and extending automation capabilities.
- Comfortable with Git, and Continuous Integration tools like CircleCI and Jenkins.
- Proficient in extending automation framework and enhancing automation coverage.
- Skilled in troubleshooting complex automation challenges across web and mobile platforms, including browser and device compatibility issues.
- Knowledge of performance testing methodologies and tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner or NeoLoad for assessing system scalability and reliability is nice to have.
- Experience in security testing practices and tools like OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite for identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities preferred.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure for scalable infrastructure provisioning and management preferred.
- Having experience with SQL and NoSQL is a plus.
- A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
- A dynamic, action oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, and our other stakeholders.
- A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework.
- Benefits that support your life and well-being, which include:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
- Disability Insurance (both short-term and long-term)
- Life Insurance (for you and your family)
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (for you and your family)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Generous holiday and Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Salary : $130,000 - $150,000
