Senior Manual QA Analyst – Insurance & Financial Services (100% Remote)

Job Description Senior Manual QA Analyst – Insurance & Financial Services – Remote Support the delivery of high-quality business applications in the insurance sector through comprehensive manual testing. Work remotely from Ontario in a collaborative Agile environment, validating complex business rules, pricing calculations, integrations, and enterprise systems to help ensure reliable software releases. What is in it for you: • Salaried: $50-56 per hour. • Incorporated Business Rate: $60-66 per hour. • 4-month contract. • Day schedule, 37.50 hours per week. • Enjoy the flexibility of remote work. Responsibilities: • Review business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications. • Create and execute detailed manual test cases and test scenarios. • Validate complex pricing calculations and business rule execution. • Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and support user acceptance testing. • Conduct end-to-end testing across multiple integrated applications. • Verify data consistency between application interfaces, reports, APIs, and batch outputs. • Track, document, and manage defects through resolution. • Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and defect triage discussions. • Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, QA team members, and other project stakeholders to ensure quality standards are met before release. • Support production validation and post-deployment testing activities as required. What you will need to succeed: • 10+ years of experience in manual quality assurance and software testing. • Strong experience creating and executing detailed test cases, test plans, and test scenarios. • Experience validating complex business processes, calculations, and rule-based systems. • Proven ability to perform end-to-end testing across multiple integrated applications. • Strong defect management experience, including defect reporting, tracking, support for root-cause analysis, and validation. • Experience testing financial services, insurance, wealth management, or pricing systems is considered an asset. • Strong SQL and data validation skills are considered an asset. • Experience validating batch processes, file-based integrations, CSV outputs, and reports is considered an asset. • Exposure to API testing using tools such as Postman for functional validation is considered an asset. • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies and tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms is considered an asset. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and accuracy. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. • Experience supporting business-critical enterprise applications. • Comfortable working with distributed teams in an Agile environment. Why Recruit Action? Recruit Action (agency permit: AP-2504511) provides recruitment services through quality support and a personalized approach. As part of the screening process, some applications may be reviewed using artificial intelligence tools. Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted.