ALIP QA Lead

Excelon Solutions
Bethlehem, PA

Job Title : The ALIP Onsite QA Lead / Quality Architect

Location : Holmdel, NY or Bethlelum,PA - Onsite

Long Term Contract Role

Single Round of Interview


Roles & Responsibilities

  • 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.

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