Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst
Job ID #: SPF-SRQA1
Location: AZ-Phoenix
Functional Area: Information Technology
Company Name: Advisor Group
Employment Type: Full Time - Regular
Education Preferred: Bachelors
Experience Required: 3-5 years
Relocation Provided: No


Position Description
Knowledge/Skills
*Excellent communication skills
*Ability to use PC based office automation tools
*Knowledge of the various business areas
*Knowledge of Software QA process
*Knowledge of QA standards
*Ability to use automated testing tools ( Winrunner)
*Ability to train and coach existing and new employees.
*Ability to lead small projects
*Knowledge of various system reports and system tables
*Self-motivated, independent and enterprising
*Knowledge of software process improvement

Position Requirements
Responsibilities
*Must be able to test management services associated with systems integration testing and user acceptance and to plan testing efforts, review project deliverables and develop and coordinate creation and execution of test cases and associated scripts.
*Documents and presents test results
*Review and evaluate project deliverables to ensure they conform to quality standards
*Develop and enforce standards
*Provide quality assurance expertise in all development projects from initiation through implementation
*May prepare and execute test plans for client/server, midrange and mainframe applications
*May evaluate and implement software changes
*May evaluate, analyze, and develop new or revised QA procedures
*Estimates time for various projects
*Reviews business requirements for completeness and makes appropriate recommendations for changes or other solutions
*Updates various tables, including adding new plans
*Leads major projects within testing area
*Evaluates and approves software changes
*Plan testing efforts, reviews project deliverables, develops and coordinates test cases and associated test scripts. Document and present test results
*Conduct analysis of current software process practices. Document proposed practices and testing improvements. Mentor teams in proper methods
*Develop QA guidelines, schedule and report. Conduct QA audits
*Handle moderate to complex problem resolution without escalation and with minimal supervision. May instruct, direct, and check the work of less experience staff
*Performs related duties as assigned or requested

About Us
Retirement Services serves more than five million customers with retirement savings products and services through its vast distribution network of registered representatives, independent broker-dealers, national and regional securities firms, banks and insurance agencies.

The six major businesses that comprise Retirement Services include:

Advisor Group, Inc., one of the largest independent broker-dealer networks in the United States and consists of FSC Securities Corporation, SagePoint Financial, Inc. and Royal Alliance.

SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc. (SAAHP), one of the nation's leading investors in low-income housing tax credit transactions and the fifth largest apartment investor in the nation.

SunAmerica Asset Management Corp., a mutual fund and asset management business.

SunAmerica Retirement Markets, Inc., specializing in marketing and distributing retirement savings products through an extensive national network of registered representatives at independent broker-dealers, securities firms and banks.

VALIC, who, for more than half a century, has served as a leading plan provider for K-12 schools and school districts, as well as for higher education and healthcare institutions.

Western National Life Insurance Company, the largest issuer of fixed annuities in the United States and the leading provider of annuities sold through financial institutions.

Equal Opportunity Employer.