Quality Assurance Business Analyst Job at Cochrane & Co in Spokane

Salary: 75,000 - 95,000 Annually DoE

Our Quality Assurance Business Analyst (QABA) plays a crucial role in our IT development team, bridging the gap between business stakeholders and development team members while ensuring quality throughout the development lifecycle via testing and validation. This position combines traditional business analysis with a strong focus on quality assurance, supporting our agile development process across multiple innovative insurance technology projects.

 

Cochrane & Company is one of the largest independently owned insurance wholesalers in the U.S. and is considered a technology leader within our industry. Join our growing organization to help us further accelerate our custom development efforts.

 

 This position is a full-time position. Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. No contractors.

 

 Primary Accountabilities 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into detailed feature specifications
• Create and manage acceptance criteria for features in collaboration with development team and business stakeholders
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites to ensure feature quality and reliability
• Perform thorough testing of new features and enhancements across multiple insurance technology platforms
• Support the development of test plans and testing strategies for complex feature implementations
• Participate in feature estimation and planning sessions with development teams
• Create and maintain documentation for features and test suites
• Assist in user acceptance testing and coordinate feature demonstrations with stakeholders
• Monitor and report on quality metrics and testing coverage

 

 Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required
• 4+ years of experience in business analysis or quality assurance roles within software development projects
• Experience in writing and maintaining automated test suites
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, detailed feature specifications and acceptance criteria
• Experience with SQL and ability to write complex data queries for testing and validation
• Proficiency in test case development, execution, and maintenance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to facilitate meetings between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with agile development methodologies

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with insurance industry systems and workflows, particularly in MGA/wholesale distribution
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks and continuous integration practices
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools
• Experience with wire-framing and technical documentation tools
• Understanding of API testing and integration testing methodologies
• Previous experience working in development pod or scrum team structures