Quality Assurance Analyst with Security Clearance

Piper Companies is hiring a Quality Assurance Analyst for a tech-driven insurance carrier specializing in annuities and life insurance products, located in Durham, NC . The Quality Assurance Analyst will support the IT team by validating policy administration system functionality, ensuring accurate financial calculations, and maintaining data integrity across insurance and accounting processes. The Quality Assurance Analyst is required to be onsite 3 days per week in Durham, NC. Responsibilities of the Quality Assurance Analyst: * Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing within the policy administration system * Execute file-based and data validation testing to ensure policy, premium, withdrawal, and financial calculation accuracy * Compare and validate source and target data across insurance and financial systems * Test policy administration workflows including new business, policy servicing, claims, accounting, and annuity/life insurance transactions * Collaborate with business analysts, product owners, and developers to understand requirements and develop comprehensive test scenarios * Identify, document, and track software defects utilizing Jira and other test management tools * Support UAT activities and provide detailed testing results to business stakeholders * Validate system integrations and backend data processing related to financial and insurance operations * Assist with automation initiatives where applicable while maintaining strong manual testing coverage * Ensure compliance with business, regulatory, and quality standards throughout testing activities Requirements of the Quality Assurance Analyst: * Bachelor's Degree from accredited university * 4-10 years of Quality Assurance experience (12 years maximum considered) * Strong background within the Life Insurance and/or Annuity industry * Experience supporting finance-related functions such as Oracle General Ledger (GL), accounting, payroll, financial reporting, or similar financial systems/processes * Experience testing policy administration systems such as OIPA, FAST, ALI P, Vitech, CyberLife, WMA, or comparable platforms * Strong experience with file-based testing, data validation, data reconciliation, and calculation verification * Experience validating policy data, premium calculations, withdrawals, commissions, accounting transactions, and financial reporting data * Ability to write and execute detailed test cases and document test results * Familiarity with Jira and Agile/Scrum methodologies * Basic SQL knowledge for backend data validation and integrity checks * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail * Experience with both manual and automated testing is preferred; strong manual testers will be considered * Hybrid onsite availability in Durham, NC (3 days per week). Compensation for the Quality Assurance Analyst: * Competitive salary based on experience (DOE) * Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holidays, Long-Term Incentive Plan, and additional company-sponsored benefits. Keywords: Quality Assurance Analyst, QA Analyst, Insurance QA, Life Insurance, Annuities, Policy Administration, OIPA, FAST, ALI P, Vitech, CyberLife, WMA, Oracle GL, Accounting Systems, Financial Systems, Data Validation, Data Reconciliation, Calculation Testing, SQL, Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Regression Testing, UAT, Jira, Durham NC, Hybrid, Direct Hi re #LI-KH1 #HYBRID This Job opens 07/20/26 and will be open 30 days after this job posting.