Quality Assurance Test Engineer

Job Details:

• Work closely with Development and Project Management teams to ensure the feature/product is compliant with design specifications
• Develop and execute test plans and test cases
• Analyze, debug, and report code bugs
• Generate test results
• Recommend product improvements

Skills/Qualifications:

• High attention to detail
• Excellent writing and grammatical skills
• Excellent problem solving skills and test mentality
• Understanding of product development lifecycles and processes
• Experience with structured QA methodologies

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Entry Level Developer
Creates user information solutions by developing and maintaining internet applications utilizing a .Net based IDE.

Job Details:

• Defines application objectives by analyzing user requirements.
• Designs and develops user interfaces to internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and features priorities throughout development life cycle; completing programming using languages and software products; designing and conducting unit tests.
• Integrates applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers.
• Completes applications development by contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems.
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
  

Skills/Qualifications:

• Verbal Communication, Web User Interface Design, Web Programming Skills, Software Requirements, Software Development Fundamentals, Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Software Debugging, Teamwork, Web Savvy, Technical Zeal, Written Communication
• Knowledge of VB\SQL Server 2000 and 2005
• Experience with XML and Web Services
• Education: BS in Computer Science

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Business Analyst

Serving as primary liaison, between the company and multiple concurrent customer projects having primary responsibility for all project management tasks. This role will also encompass developing, managing, and communicating detailed project plans to ensure that tasks are completed on time, within budget, and meet or exceed specifications.

Skills Requirements:

• Interviewing skills to dialogue with individuals and work groups about their needs and to ask specific questions to acquire essential requirements.
• Analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, disseminate high-level concepts into details, distinguish true needs from amongst the collection of requirements, and create logical and innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Writing skills to communicate information concisely and effectively to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Communications skills to make presentations to customers, end users and company management, and take technical information and translate it to be understood by various audiences.
• Interpersonal skills to liaison extensively with customers and internal stakeholders to help negotiate priorities, resolve conflicts among project stakeholders, and establish deadlines.
• Organizational skills to regulate the vast influx of information and to ensure the project stay within budget.
• Modeling skills to represent requirements in a graphical manner by converting technical matter to a natural language, including using modeling languages already in practice within the organization.

Knowledge Requirements:

• An understanding of contemporary requirements gathering, analysts, validation, and management practice.
• Insurance or financial services experience.  Knowledge of life insurance industry practices, including knowledge of rules, processes, and forms used in new business applications for life products and annuities is a plus.
• An understanding of requirements engineering accommodating several software development life cycles within the project.
• Application knowledge is desirable so as to be able to work effectively with end users.
• An understanding of Microsoft technologies ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL Server and Javascript.
• Familiarity with the complete scope of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Work with the project sponsor to identify and document the product or service vision and project scope.
• Identify project stakeholders and user groups.
• Solicit requirements by conducting interviews, performing data and document analysis, surveys, site visits, etc.
• Write requirements specifications according to organization practices using language that is clear, concise and encompassing for a diverse audience.
• Decompress high-level customer and end user requirements into functional requirements, suitable in quality and detail to be used by team members who must base their work on these requirements.
• Define quality benchmarks, external interfaces, and other project constraints.
• Offer requirements in traditional formats, or where appropriate prototype layouts or alternative solutions.
• Lead the requirements analysis and validation ensuring that the requirement statements are complete, concise, feasible, and verifiable.
• Participate in requirements prioritization.
• Conduct peer reviews and inspection of documentation at declared stages.
• Present requirements in a template already being utilized within the organization.
• Manage and control requirements status throughout the project.
• Manage changes to baseline requirements ensuring company change requirement rules are followed.
• Develop and deliver requirements accounting for best practices modeling.
• Implement opportunities to incorporate new learning and practices to future projects.
• Identify ways to provide enhanced training solutions to the end user community.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree – preferably in Computer Sciences desired.
• Minimum 5 years related experience required.
• Previous experience in insurance or financial services industry is required.  Life insurance experience preferred.

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Project Manager

Serving as primary liaison, between the company and multiple concurrent customer projects having primary responsibility for all project management tasks. This role will also encompass developing, managing, and communicating detailed project plans to ensure that tasks are completed on time, within budget, and meet or exceed specifications.

Primary Job Objectives

• Develop and maintain project timelines and resources during length of project according to corporate plan.
• Ensures that billable projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Remains aware of any potential problems and works to mitigate risks; facilitating change order procedures as needed.
• Monitors project deliverables and progress through continuous communication with project members.
• Establish effective communication with other departments in order to ensure that projects are completed in a timely and effective manner.
• Interface with customer and internal project resources to convey project issues and gain status.
• Maintain customer satisfaction with consistent communication with all external and internal project resources.
• Compile monthly invoicing reports for each assigned project and associated resources.
• Compile monthly project status reports and distribute to the associated customer.
• Maintain constant communication with the sales team regarding the status of the implementation and the overall satisfaction of the customer.
• Ensure a thorough and successful hand-off of projects to support, post implementation and acceptance.
• Interface with Development Manager on project issues including timelines, resource allocations and project issues.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business, Project Management, MIS, Computer Science, or related area.
• 4-6 years of experience interfacing with external clients in a project management role.
• Experience in implementing projects from begin to end for small to mid size companies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the financial requirements and profitability of the project engagement from inception to completion. 
• Must have effective customer interview skills.
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and process improvement methodologies.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills required.
• Effective negotiation and communication skills.
• Expert with Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and Visio Must be able to Multi-task.
• Advanced Management Training and Technical Certifications are a plus.
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in all of the following areas: HTML, JavaScript, SQL, Apache, or equivalent web server.
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in the .NET languages and systems: ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, ADO.NET.PMP Certification is also desirable.

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Marketing Director

The Marketing Director is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of all company marketing strategies, marketing communications and public relations to drive sales opportunities.  Oversee and develop brand identity for iPipeline and its products.  The Marketing Director will be responsible influencing growth strategies and working with product management to recommend new product ideas in anticipation of market trends.  The Marketing Director will be responsible for identifying new market segments.

• Communication skills to passionately convey the company vision and product benefits to existing customers as well as potential customers.
• Leadership skills to motivate and work with research and development and product management teams to provide comprehensive new product solutions.
• Analytical skills to effectively price new product offerings.
• Interpersonal skills to develop relationships within the industry and to effectively negotiate with vendors and customers.
• Designing a comprehensive marketing strategy anticipating business trends, staying current with regulations, and delivering a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Entrepreneur instinct, work ethic and initiative to create customer demand

Knowledge Requirements:

• Experience developing and maintaining marketing budget.
• Electronic based marketing programs and campaigns.
• Insurance industry products and rules and regulations, specifically as it applies to forms and web based delivery systems.
• Strategies to influence brand recognition.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement and measure the success of a comprehensive marketing program that will enhance the company’s name recognition and market share in the marketplace. 
• Key participant and influencer in the development of short and long term growth strategies.
• Participate as an active member at insurance industry organizations and conferences.  Represent the company on key workgroups to help influence industry strategies that will be in alignment with company goals.
• Keep abreast of federal and state regulations that impact the company products and services.
• Work in tandem with the Sales team to develop a strategy for increasing sales and enhancing brand recognition.
• Develop, implement and monitor systems and procedures necessary to the smooth delivery of marketing strategies.
• Develop partnerships with key vendors to ensure efficient and effective deployment of new and existing product

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree required.  MBA in marketing related field preferred.
• Minimum 10 years professional marketing experience required.
• Previous experience in the life insurance industry is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in building brand recognition, successful launches of new product offerings, identifying new market segments for existing products and increasing sales opportunities.

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