Job Posting End Date: February 18 Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company — not just insurers. We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo. Unum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us. **General Summary:** Unum Group seeks Senior Test Engineers in Columbia, SC. Applicants who are interested in this position may apply at www.jobpostingtoday.com (Ref #13721) for consideration. + Collaborates with Senior Software Engineers, Principle Software Engineers or Architects on the application of agreed testing standards process, tooling and frameworks required for the delivery of features in the product backlog + Collaborates with software engineers on the definition of done for software deliveries transitioning to testing and ensures the agile team understands the overall testing process + Ensures application solution design conforms to agreed quality attributes such as performance, security and usability etc. + Partner closely with the Business Analyst to create acceptance criteria for the user stories + Develops test strategies, test plans, test cases, test coverage, and test execution reports to support the Quality Assurance effort in testing features that are part of application and/or solution changes + Responsible for ensuring the quality of existing and new features through both manual and automated testing and use of continuous integration techniques where practical + Partners closely with team members to assist with and help drive test automation through all phases of testing (such as unit, system, integration, and regression) + Creates and maintains traceability records, from test cases back to requirements + Communicates daily with the Scrum Master and/or Team Lead and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day and reports any impediments blocking their progress + May direct the activities of onshore and offshore testing teams and be accountable for ensuring that they adhere to the teams standards + An advocate for Quality Assurance best practices across the entire team throughout the deliverables + Provides ongoing and appropriate mentorship for team members on the discipline of testing and architecture across multiple teams + Keeps abreast of emerging testing practices and technologies and pro-actively analyzes current processes and practices and suggests and drives improvements Supervises five (5) subordinates in the roles of Test Engineer and Offshore Vendor QA Resources Requires a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field plus 3 years of experience and ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level certification. Requires 3 years of experience with the following: Testing enterprise class applications developed using Microsoft technologies (C#, Rest APIs, Azure DevOps) and working with Test Automation tools like Selenium, TestNG/NUnit, Cucumber and RestAssured. Requires 3 years of experience with the following: Experience in API based testing via Postman and RestAssured; working with program management tools including Rally and Azure DevOps; working with NoSQL/SQL databases including PostGresQL and Teradata; implementing software using the AWS CI/CD stack; core AWS services including CloudWatch, RDS, Secret Manager; delivering software using SAFe Agile Development Methodologies. Requires 2 years of experience with the following: Experience in Test Driven Development and Behavior Driver Development and performing the role of leading a QA team. Telecommuting from normal commuting distance of worksite is permitted. 40 hours/week; $105,000 - $125,000 per year. This wage range supersedes the base salary range listed below, due to the salary range below reflecting a national range. \#LI-TS1 \#LI-MULTI \#LI-HYBRID ~IN1 Our company is built on helping individuals and families, and this starts with our employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and generous paid time off to employee professional development programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their best – both inside and outside the office. Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status. The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience. $89,400.00-$183,500.00 Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans. Company: Unum