QA Lead​/SME- Annuity Policy Administration Systems; ALIP OR FAST

Job Title:

QA Lead/SME – Annuity Policy Administration Systems (ALIP, FAST, or any other Annuity Policy Admin product)

Location:

Holmdel, NY or Bethlehem, PA. Remote work is acceptable with travel as required. EST candidates preferred. Job Type: Contract.

Need H1B Only.

• Define and own the end‑to‑end QA strategy and test architecture for ALIP‑based Annuity transformation programs.
• Establish quality standards, governance models, and best practices aligned with Guardian Life enterprise QA and risk frameworks.
• Serve as the onsite QA face‑off lead
  , managing stakeholder expectations across business, IT, actuarial, compliance, and PMO teams.
• Provide domain leadership for Annuities
  , including Fixed and Variable Annuities, riders, payouts, surrenders, fees, and annuitization scenarios.
• Validate ALIP product configuration, rules, transactions, and integrations from a quality and business correctness standpoint.
• Own and review Master Test Plans, Phase‑wise Test Strategies, and Release Readiness criteria
  .
• Govern test execution across SIT, E2E, Regression, UAT support, Parallel Runs, and Dress Rehearsals
  .
• Ensure strong requirements‑to‑test traceability and proactive defect prevention.
• Lead defect triage, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation for high‑severity and cross‑system issues.
• Define and drive automation strategy for ALIP, focusing on API, service‑level, and regression automation.
• Establish test data management and data validation strategies for complex annuity contracts and financial scenarios.
• Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, accounting feeds, and downstream reporting validations
  .
• Lead and mentor offshore QA teams
  , enabling effective handoffs, standards adherence, and delivery excellence.
• Provide executive‑level quality metrics and dashboards
  , highlighting risk, coverage, defect trends, and readiness.
• Support regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and production readiness assessments with robust QA artifacts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
  , including shift‑left testing, risk‑based testing, and Agile/Scaled Agile QE adoption.
• Act as a quality transformation partner
  , reducing cost of quality while improving speed, reliability, and customer outcomes.