Senior Guidewire Test Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Guidewire Test Engineer to join our QEA team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Guidewire testing and a strong Property and Casualty Insurance background. You will perform functional, regression, and end-to-end testing across Guidewire modules to ensure seamless system functionality, identify defects, and validate integrations to deliver high-quality insurance solutions.

In this role, you will

Design, develop, and maintain test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for Guidewire applications.

Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing of Guidewire Policy Center and Billing Center.

Analyze business requirements and translate them into detailed test cases and test scenarios.

Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables.

Develop Policy Center & Billing Center configuration/Integration test scenarios & test cases.

Coordinate with Offshore, Onshore, and other stakeholders to complete the deliverables.

Track and report defects using defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, Client ALM, Azure DevOps).

Actively engage in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, grooming, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Required skills

Overall, 6 to 10 years of IT experienced focussed on QA in P&C insurance domain and Guidewire testing.

Strong knowledge of Policy Center lifecycle and workflows.

Must to have Guidewire certification completed.

Must have hands on automation knowledge, BDD Cucumber.

Good hands-on experience on Test Case design, Test Execution, Test Planning, Defect Logging, and tracking.

Good Knowledge in JIRA,JTMF testing tools.

Good experience in Agile and well versed in standard QA processes.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools (Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps) to integrate automation into the development lifecycle

Preferred skills

Working experience in offshore / onshore delivery model.

Knowledge/experience on automation framework design and maintenance

In-depth understanding of Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance domain concepts and the specific functionalities of Guidewire Claim Center, PolicyCenter and BillingCenter.

We are eager to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in various ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the required skills listed. Your transferable skills and experiences matter—help us see how you the right person for this role.

Total compensation:

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 70,000 – 90,000 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Applications for this position are reviewed by our recruitment team without the use of artificial intelligence screening tools.