System Test Analyst | Hybrid

Job description

Hiring Manager:  Bryce Thingvold

Recruiter: Rachel Steele – Rachel.Steele@allianzlife.com | Please email me after you have applied with an attachment of your resume.

Pay Band: 4

Employee Referral Information:

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Internal Background Check Information:

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The Product Configuration team within the Actuarial department is responsible for the successful implementation of complex calculations in our policy administration system. As a System Test Analyst, you will work directly with the product configuration analysts to test critical processes within the ALIP (Accenture Life Insurance & Annuity Platform) system related to the configuration of insurance/annuity products. You will report to the System Test Manager in Product Configuration.

What you do:

• Develop in-depth understanding of complex insurance and annuity product features and requirements. Develop product expertise for all lines of business.
• You will resolve complex problems considering required business functionality, sustainability and scalability of solutions. Communicate with different teams, 3rd party vendors, and team members to improve turnaround time and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain validation tools.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams on test execution. Troubleshoot issues as they arise in lower and production environments.
• Provide subject matter expertise to team members on system functionality.
• Work within an Agile environment focused on product delivery.
• Utilization of artificial intelligence tools and resources (e.g. generative AI).

What you bring:

• 2 or more years of experience required
• Understanding of Life and Annuities product rules and business processes.
• Life and Annuities product testing experience with a Policy Administration System; ALIP Product Configuration is preferable.
• Understanding of SQL database and ability to write simple queries.
• Advocate of Agile practices and culture
• Four year degree required in technical discipline, engineering, business, Actuarial science, mathematics, physics, economics or related field; or equivalent experience.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require immigration sponsorship for visa status now or in the future (e.g. H1-B, L-1, TN, etc). If you are currently on CPT/OPT, you are ineligible due to the need for future immigration sponsorship.