Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Raas Infotek is looking for a Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer to define and manage the QA strategy for Annuity Policy Administration Systems. The role involves establishing quality standards, leading defect triage, and driving automation strategies while managing stakeholder expectations across various teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the end-to-end QA strategy and test architecture for ALIP-based Annuity transformation programs
- Establish quality standards, governance models, and best practices aligned with Guardian Life enterprise QA and risk frameworks
- Serve as the onsite QA face-off lead , managing stakeholder expectations across business, IT, actuarial, compliance, and PMO teams
- Provide domain leadership for Annuities , including Fixed and Variable Annuities, riders, payouts, surrenders, fees, and annuitization scenarios
- Validate ALIP product configuration, rules, transactions, and integrations from a quality and business correctness standpoint
- Own and review Master Test Plans, Phase-wise Test Strategies, and Release Readiness criteria
- Govern test execution across SIT, E2E, Regression, UAT support, Parallel Runs, and Dress Rehearsals
- Ensure strong requirements-to-test traceability and proactive defect prevention
- Lead defect triage, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation for high-severity and cross-system issues
- Define and drive automation strategy for ALIP, focusing on API, service-level, and regression automation
- Establish test data management and data validation strategies for complex annuity contracts and financial scenarios
- Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, accounting feeds, and downstream reporting validations
- Lead and mentor offshore QA teams , enabling effective handoffs, standards adherence, and delivery excellence
- Provide executive-level quality metrics and dashboards , highlighting risk, coverage, defect trends, and readiness
- Support regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and production readiness assessments with robust QA artifacts
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives , including shift-left testing, risk-based testing, and Agile/Scaled Agile QE adoption
- Act as a quality transformation partner , reducing cost of quality while improving speed, reliability, and customer outcomes
Skills
- Minimum experience: 12 plus years
- Visa: USC/ Green card/ GC-EAD/ H1B
- Define and own the end-to-end QA strategy and test architecture for ALIP-based Annuity transformation programs
- Establish quality standards, governance models, and best practices aligned with Guardian Life enterprise QA and risk frameworks
- Serve as the onsite QA face-off lead, managing stakeholder expectations across business, IT, actuarial, compliance, and PMO teams
- Provide domain leadership for Annuities, including Fixed and Variable Annuities, riders, payouts, surrenders, fees, and annuitization scenarios
- Validate ALIP product configuration, rules, transactions, and integrations from a quality and business correctness standpoint
- Own and review Master Test Plans, Phase-wise Test Strategies, and Release Readiness criteria
- Govern test execution across SIT, E2E, Regression, UAT support, Parallel Runs, and Dress Rehearsals
- Ensure strong requirements-to-test traceability and proactive defect prevention
- Lead defect triage, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation for high-severity and cross-system issues
- Define and drive automation strategy for ALIP, focusing on API, service-level, and regression automation
- Establish test data management and data validation strategies for complex annuity contracts and financial scenarios
- Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, accounting feeds, and downstream reporting validations
- Lead and mentor offshore QA teams, enabling effective handoffs, standards adherence, and delivery excellence
- Provide executive-level quality metrics and dashboards, highlighting risk, coverage, defect trends, and readiness
- Support regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and production readiness assessments with robust QA artifacts
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including shift-left testing, risk-based testing, and Agile/Scaled Agile QE adoption
- Act as a quality transformation partner, reducing cost of quality while improving speed, reliability, and customer outcomes
Benefits
- Remote work is ok with travel needs
Company Overview
RAAS Infotek is a full spectrum global Information Technology services company, providing end-to-end business solutions. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://raasinfotek.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Raas Infotek has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2026, 52 in 2025, 55 in 2024, 62 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 61 in 2021, 44 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.