The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune 100 company, with $156 billion in assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including auto, property, life and commercial. Allstate also offers retirement and investment products and banking services. Allstate is widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through its "You're In Good Hands With Allstate" slogan, Allstate provides insurance products to more than 14 million households. Allstate Investments, LLC manages over $100 Billion of assets across portfolios for three major clients for Allstate to meet their investment objectives. The business model provides the foundation for daily decision-making and portfolio management. Allstate Investments strives to provide sustainable, competitive, risk-adjusted investment returns and investment-related services for the benefit of the Allstate Corporation. The size of the investment group exceeds 375 individuals across a variety of investment disciplines including taxable fixed income, tax-exempt fixed income, equities, private securities, commercial mortgages and derivative asset classes as well as accounting, finance and technology. Investment performance for our portfolios has consistently provided excess returns for our customers and we attribute that success in large part to the quality of our people. We recognize that our employees are our ultimate advantage and we seek to attract and retain highly qualified individuals with strong academic backgrounds, a deep interest in investments and a desire to be challenged. For additional information about Allstate Investments, LLC visit our website at
www.AllstateInvestments.com .
Scope of this job is to act as Quality Assurance Analyst for the PMO team in Investments Technology group. Candidate will monitor and govern all requirements, detailed analysis, design, development, testing, implementation deliverables for all new and ongoing projects and initiatives within Investment Technology. The successful candidate needs to demonstrate interest and adaptability in rapidly changing situations, applying SDLC knowledge in information technology projects to make correct decisions in the pursuit of quality assurance and timely releases. Responsibilities include interaction with Product Managers, Developers, IT Operations Support group and other teams as necessary from project inception to understand product requirements. Candidate will work with QA Lead to ensure that SDLC rules and processes are applied correctly.
Job Requirements:
Skills Required:
- BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
- 0-2 years of experience in QA
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- SDLC process understanding
- Ability and enthusiasm to understand new technologies and business processes
- Problem solving and creativity
- Understanding basic concept of business, accounting, management information systems - especially the Software Development Life Cycle
- Familiarity with SQL and SqlServer
- Strong writing and organizational skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio
Desired:
- Knowledge about quality assurance practices, testing processes and product development lifecycle
- Background in software development, systems integration or process automation is preferred
- Familiarity with Test Director Quality Center (TDQC)
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Behavior:
- Flexible, positive and proactive attitude
- Independent, self-motivated work style within multiple team environments
- Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks and priorities
- Willingness to do what it takes to complete a job
- Detail-oriented