Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated QA SME/Architect -Annuity Policy Administration Systems (ALIP OR FAST OR any other Annuity Policy Admin products) to join in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: QA SME/Architect -Annuity Policy Administration Systems (ALIP OR FAST OR any other Annuity Policy Admin products)

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Holmdel, NJ or Bethlehem, PA ( Remote work is ok with travel needs )

Onsite: RTO (5 days per week)

Job Description

• 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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range Minimum: $84000 per year

Pay Range Maximum: $202000 per year

HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to ***email_hidden*** for investigation.

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.