Globe Life · 12 hours ago
Mainframe Business Analyst Quality Assurance (Hybrid)
McKinney, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expGlobe Life is committed to empowering its employees and fostering an innovative culture. They are seeking an experienced Mainframe Business Analyst Quality Assurance to leverage analytical and technical skills to elicit requirements and perform testing throughout the sprint cycle, ensuring successful delivery of technology solutions.
Financial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Work as a development team member on a Scrum team, leveraging pi-shaped skills to proactively take on tasks that are necessary to meet sprint goals
Partner with Solution Architecture on solution design, understanding the big picture, and developing solutions that leverage technology effectively to meet business needs
Partner with Product Management to understand business/technology needs and create/refine user stories, ensuring the Team Product Backlog is kept primed with 1-2 sprints' worth of work
Understand and actively participate in refinement, story pointing, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Understand and document process flows for current, transition, and future states, including identifying and analyzing gaps
Understand data concepts and know how to retrieve data, analyze how the data is related to requirements, perform data mapping, identify patterns, draw conclusions, and effectively summarize findings into usable recommendations
Understand system integration concepts and apply that understanding to design, write appropriate technical / integration user stories, and system integration testing across multiple systems
Write functional and non-functional requirements in the form of acceptance criteria, using the GHERKIN method
Utilize a wide variety of requirements techniques to supplement user stories where appropriate (decision tables, wireframes, story mapping, etc.)
Design, plan, and execute functional, non-functional, system integration, end-to-end, and regression testing
Conduct successful playback, sprint, and system demos that focus on delivered value and soliciting actionable feedback
Understand and identify opportunities for reusability of requirements, testing, and design
Serve as a subject matter expert on supported products and technology
Minimal travel required on an as-needed basis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems or equivalent work experience in a technical position
2-4 years of experience in a technical and quality assurance analyst role
2+ years of experience working on a Scrum team and executing work within the Scrum framework
Ability to demonstrate the agile mindset, values, principles, and practices, and how to excel on a high-performing agile team
Ability to generate new ideas and apply them to resolving complex business and technical problems
Critical thinking skills, including the ability to identify risks, confidently make decisions, and recommend solutions
Strong negotiation and facilitation skills, including the ability to influence others and drive problem resolution
Ability to rapidly learn new domains, products, and technology
Strong verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey important information, ask effective questions, and listen and synthesize information
Clear, concise written communication skills, including the ability to adjust writing style for the needs of various audiences and clearly articulate complex concepts
Teamwork skills, including fostering a collaborative environment, resolving conflicts effectively, and maintaining team members' trust and respect
Familiarity with Mainframe functionality such as CICS/On-line screens and concept of batch cycle processing
Intermediate SQL skills, with the ability to use SQL to query and manipulate data for analysis and testing
Preferred
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or related agile certifications are a plus
Insurance industry experience in life, health and annuity a plus
Experience with application lifecycle management systems (Jira a plus)
Experience with test management systems (Zephyr a plus)
Automated testing skills a plus
Experience with logging tools and analyzing logs
Experience with Mainframe programming language a definite plus. (COBOL or Easytrieve)
Understanding of DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
Experience with load testing and scalability concepts
Working knowledge of API technologies, including the use of Postman
Understanding of UI/UX concepts and the ability to apply them to UI design
Benefits
Competitive compensation designed to reflect your expertise and contribution.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans because your well-being is fundamental to your performance.
Robust life insurance benefits and retirement plans, including company-matched 401k and pension plan.
Paid holidays and time off to support a healthy work-life balance.
Parental leave to help our employees welcome their new additions.
Subsidized all-in-one subscriptions to support your fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep goals.
Company-paid counseling for assistance with mental health, stress management, and work-life balance.
Continued education reimbursement eligibility and company-paid FLMI and ICA courses to grow your career.
Discounted Texas Rangers tickets for a proud visit to Globe Life Field.
Company
Globe Life
Globe Life is an insurance company.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$250M2024-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2019-08-09IPO
Leadership Team
Frank Svoboda
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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2025-11-07
2025-10-29
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