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Travelers Insurance Company Performance Quality Engineer in Toronto, Ontario
Who Are We?
Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That’s Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers – and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.
Job Category
Technology
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Performance Quality Engineers work with teams and the Engineering community to evolve our approach to test performance and the tooling used to ensure software is of high quality. With a strong understanding of the desired approach to ensuring quality, they coach and partner side by side with Architects, Software and Data Engineers to analyze complex software systems, current quality practices, frameworks, and tools to identify opportunities for improvement in software quality. They work in partnership with engineers to implement those improvements leveraging their expertise to solve complex issues.
What Will You Do?
As a Performance Quality Engineer you plan and execute work packages within a large project or across a specific set of smaller projects. You use your in-depth performance testing knowledge to test applications web-based service oriented in multi-platform environment. You collaborate with technical staff and work under minimal supervision. Experience with performance profiling and analyzing tools, preferably Dynatrace tool, is required. Performance Quality Engineer will develop and maintain performance tests assets for performance test existing and new applications, develop test scenarios and scripts, set up and execute performance tests, utilize the Rally test management and provide Status Report on Performance Testing progress.
The Performance Quality Engineer role & responsibilities include:
Lead/Support Travelers Canada in developing and evolving a company specific Performance Testing Strategy and Approach.
Understand Industry best practices to the development of appropriate Performance Testing Frameworks.
Evaluate performance testing solutions to determine their appropriateness within Travelers Canada environment.
Follow established standards and methodologies to create and contribute to the development of Performance Test plans.
Plan and design performance test scenarios, create performance test scripts and test data, execute performance tests, and provide test results analysis along with observations.
Provide overall projects Status Report reporting highlighting testing progress of performance testing on projects including issues and risks.
Trouble-shoot test case and environment issues that arise during test execution.
Collaborate with staff on testing technical issues to improve technical proficiency and skill levels.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Review Non Functional Requirements (NFR), Architecture and Design documentation to provide cost effective and efficient performance testing solutions to business needs.
Design, develop and execute performance tests consistent with the P & C business applications (e.g. Claims, Policy, and Operational Data Environment) and business requirements, that are of high quality, cost effective and that produce the desired results.
Ensure / Perform performance tests for all levels of testing (e.g., including unit, integration, system-integration) and all types of performance testing (e.g., stress, load, soak, benchmark test), to ensure that applications will perform according to NFRs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
Three to Five years of working experience in the planning and executing Performance Testing
Guidewire application Performance testing experience.
What is a Must Have?
Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience.
Two years of programming/development experience.
What Is in It for You?
Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Retirement: Travelers provides a core contribution of 3% of your total eligible earnings to your Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). Travelers also matches your savings plan contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of base pay.
Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off (“PTO”) annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 36 PTO days per year. You will also receive twelve paid company Holidays.
Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email (4-ESU@travelers.com) so we may assist you.