Contract Opportunity :: Testing Consultant – PolicyCenter (Manual Tester)

Testing Consultant – PolicyCenter (Manual Tester) - Contract Role

📍 Location: Remote (India-based candidates only)

🕐 Shift: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST

Role Overview

We are seeking skilled QA / Testing Consultants with strong Guidewire PolicyCenter expertise to join our team. You will focus on end-to-end validation of PolicyCenter implementations and upgrades, including integrations and data migration touchpoints.

This is a hands-on role for professionals experienced in functional, integration, regression, and SIT testing within the insurance domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for PolicyCenter features and integrations.
• Design test scenarios and test cases for the full policy lifecycle:

1. New Business
2. Policy Change
3. Renewal
4. Cancellation
5. Rewrite
6. Reinstatement

• Execute functional, integration, regression, and E2E/SIT tests across UI, batch, and interfaces.
• Validate rating & pricing, forms, documents, and transactions against specifications.
• Perform defect logging, triage, re-testing, and closure using tools like JIRA, Zephyr, Octane/ALM.
• Collaborate with BA, Dev, Integration, and Data Migration teams; provide clear test status and risk updates.
• Contribute to test data creation (including complex multi-policy / multi-account scenarios).
• Support UAT and production validation as needed.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retros).

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a QA / Tester on P&C insurance projects.
• Hands-on testing of Guidewire PolicyCenter (or similar policy admin systems) across multiple LOBs.
• Solid understanding of policy lifecycle, rating, underwriting, forms, and documents.
• Experience with integration testing (billing, claims, DP, external services / ESB / APIs).
• Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Good SQL skills for DB validation (policy, risk, premium, transactions).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery.
• Strong communication and documentation skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud PolicyCenter implementations.
• Exposure to test automation (Selenium, Tosca) for regression packs.
• Experience in data migration testing for PolicyCenter conversions.
• InsuranceSuite Analyst / PolicyCenter Specialist background.