Mid/Senior QA Specialist – Guidewire PolicyCenter/BillingCenter

COMPANY DESCRIPTION Colonnade Insurance S.A. specializes in non-life insurance, which is designed not only for individual clients, but also for small and large businesses. We are part of the multinational financial group Fairfax Financial Holdings, one of the world leaders in insurance and reinsurance. Colonnade operates through branches in Romania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and a subsidiary in Ukraine. In Europe, the Colonnade company employs over 660 experienced specialists. Our financial strength has been affirmed by the A.M. Best Company rating A- (Excellent). WHY IS COLONNADE A GREAT PLACE TO JOIN? At Colonnade, our strategy is to become a significant general insurer of scale, focusing on the CEE region. Colonnade is in a fortunate and unique position: Our shareholder is totally supportive of our strategy and investment in our growth We have a profitable foundation and can fund our transformation from these profits We want to transform and create our insurance company into a modern, successful and digital insurer, based on our Fairfax values We are making a multi-million Euro investment in Guidewire and additional digital systems to create a common platform across our countries CANDIDATE’S PROFILE We are looking for an experienced QA Specialist to join a team working on Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter in a complex, enterprise-scale environment. This role goes beyond basic manual testing. You will be responsible for ensuring quality across large, modular systems with multiple integrations, dependencies, and parallel initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience working in complex IT environments (e.g. insurance, ERP, finance systems) and understands how to approach testing in systems where end-to-end flows, data consistency, and cross-team dependencies are critical. Understanding system behaviour, business flows, and risks is more important in this role than executing individual test cases. DAY TO DAY TASKS – MAIN DUTIES Ensure quality of delivered solutions across Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter Design and execute test scenarios covering end-to-end business flows, integrations, and data consistency Perform system, integration, and regression testing in a multi-system environment Actively contribute to backlog refinement by identifying gaps, ambiguities, and risks, and ensuring acceptance criteria are clear and testable Participate in business requirements analysis and assess testability and coverage gaps Help to identify risks related to system dependencies, integrations, and cross-team changes Actively participate in alignments between multiple teams to ensure end-to-end quality of business processes Support defect triage and help prioritize issues based on business impact Work closely with the automation team by identifying test cases suitable for automation Contribute to improving QA practices in a complex delivery environment REQUIREMENTS List of requirements to be successful in the future role: 4+ years of experience in QA in complex systems (not limited to web applications) Experience working in large-scale environments with multiple teams, integrations between systems , parallel initiatives Experience in system integration testing (SIT) and/or UAT Strong understanding of end-to-end testing and business process flows Experience in API testing (REST), including validation of integrations and data flows Strong analytical thinking and ownership mindset Proactively identify risks, propose improvements, and take ownership of quality within assigned scope English proficiency (B2+/C1) for working in international teams Additionally the ideal candidates have: Experience with Guidewire (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, or ClaimCenter) Experience with ERP or other enterprise-class systems Experience in insurance domain (non-life preferred) Experience working in international, distributed teams Understanding of test automation concepts and willingness to develop in this area ISTQB certification COLONNADE VISION We believe in fairness and simplicity in all our relationships, this is how we do business! We deliver transparent products and fast claims service that address the challenges of the changing world around us! COLONNADE VALUES Honesty and integrity are essential in all our relationships and will never be compromised. We are results oriented – not political. We are team players – no “egos”. A confrontational style is not appropriate. We value loyalty – to Fairfax and our colleagues. We are hardworking but not at the expense of our families. We follow the Golden Rule: we treat others as we would want to be treated We always look at opportunities but emphasize downside protection and look for ways to minimize loss of capital. We are entrepreneurial. We encourage calculated risk taking. It is all right to fail but we should learn from our mistakes. We will never bet the company on any project or acquisition. We believe in having fun – at work!