Quality Assurance Specialist job at Britam
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Vacancy title:
Quality Assurance Specialist

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Insurance , Category: Information Technology ]

Jobs at:

Britam

Deadline of this Job:
20 February 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
The Quality Assurance (QA) specialist will oversee the activity of the quality assurance with Internal Audit department and staff, developing, implementing, and maintaining a system of quality and reliability testing for the Britam’s products and/or development processes.

Key responsibilities:
• Develops, implements, and manages processes to ensure that systems and products meet required specifications for quality, function, and reliability prior to delivery.
• Collaborate in the design and implementation of efficient and effective quality assurance systems across the Britam group.
• Ensure that QA/QC processes are in place, maintained throughout the IT systems implementation and software development life cycles and reviewed/revisited periodically to ensure all standard operating procedures reflect the most up-to-date, internationally accepted practices, ensure compliance with evolving innovations, and ensure responsiveness to new technologies as they become available.
• Identifies and sets appropriate quality standards and parameters for systems, products and business rules.
• Communicates quality standards and parameters to Project Team, Internal Audit team, product development team, IT and other appropriate staff.
• Coordinates IT systems and product testing processes.
• Participates in IT systems and product testing.
• Identifies and analyzes issues, bugs, defects, and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products; recommends and facilitates solutions to these issues.
• Perform quality assurance role for any strategy IT systems replacement, major upgrade or acquisitions.
• Reviews client, customer, and user feedback to confirm quality.
• Maintains compliance with the relevant local and international applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and policies.
• Develop and maintain systems and products quality assurance policies, procedures, and QA success criterion.
• Undertake systems quality assurance reviews and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct user training of Quality Assurance i.e. policies, standards and best practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other responsibilities:
• Hires and trains quality assurance staff, if and when required.
• Oversees the daily workflow and schedules of the department.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Training of other department users on quality assurance standards.
• Training of both the Audit Team and the Risk and Compliance on quality assurance.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Operations, Quality Management, or field related to the products being developed required.
• Three to five years of experience in related field required with supervisory experience a plus.
• Certification of Control will be a huge plus (ISO 9000 etc.)
• Sound understanding of methodologies of quality assurance and related standards.
• Proficiency of databases, financial systems and Use of automated software testing and quality control tools.
• Ability to train and mentor other staff members.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Great attention to details.

Required Skills/Abilities:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 20 February 2023  
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 13-02-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 13-02-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 13-02-2065
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