(2) Sr Business Analyst/s

Title: (2) Sr Business Analyst/s Location: Des Moines, IA 50309 OR Hartford, CT (100% On Site) Type: Contract Rate: $63 per hour Education: Bachelor’s Degree NOTE: This is a Business Analyst role with heavy TESTING Administration experience Responsibilities Design, Develop, and Execute test scripts and test cases for system builds, correspondence, website, IVR, and workflows on our third-party administrator and vendors for Individual Markets Reviews test results to ensure required specifications have been met Documents, tracks, and escalates defects Analyzes all errors uncovered to determine if process problem or additional system analysis required from Business Systems Analyst Identifies procedure changes and updates procedures Work with operations and business analysts to review business requirements Coordinate with business and project management office to ensure UAT is completed on all requests Responsible for communicating the status of testing, including reporting of overall test results Estimate test efforts on projects and assist with the development and maintenance of related project plans Collaborates across business functions to ensure testing plans are comprehensive and continuously maintained Maintain and develop test plans for product launches, product changes, and the in-force business Document retesting of defects and ensure defects are resolved REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience in a life insurance or financial services environment Experience creating and executing detailed test cases/scripts Strong experience with manual testing, testing tools, writing test plans, and reviewing test cases Knowledge of testing methodology, automated testing, and test script development Agile experience Excellent communication skills, work ethic and a high level of personal integrity and accountability PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience creating functional and technical documentation Demonstrated experience in problem solving, ownership and analytical skills Detail-oriented and process disciplined Ability to multi-task and prioritize work Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Experience working with external vendors and outsourced business models desired Desire to be challenged and to learn new things; willingness to jump in and drive for results