Database/ETL Tester

Job Title: Database/ETL Tester
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: Fulltime
Rate: DOE

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply.

Job Requirements:

The QE / Database / Datawarehouse /BI /ETL Test Engineer will be responsible for participating in all test activities. In this role, you will be responsible to develop test automation strategies and take a lead role in Database Testing, BI/DW/ETL Testing. Exceptionally Strong SQL skills are a must-have for this position

Responsibilities and Duties:
Build and perform End to End QA effort on Data Warehouse/ETL/BI Platforms
Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
Understand data flow and test strategy for ETL, Data warehouse, and Business Intelligence testing
ETL testing of mapping, transformations, and data pipelines.
Data warehouse testing involves the testing of stored procedures, SSIS packages, slowly changing dimension tables, Change Data capture, etc.
Business Intelligence testing involves the validation of DataMart, ODS, Data models, and SSRS reports.
Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
Identify, document, and track software defects
Work closely with development teams to perform root cause analysis of issues
Manage multiple tasks and adjust to shifting priorities, as necessary
Write advanced SQL queries for ETL/data warehousing/Business Intelligence testing
Identify test cases that have to be automated. Prepare test automation strategy.
Design and develop test automation for the backend.
Work with the team to continually improve test processes and practices based on inspection /adaption of previous iterations and to ensure adherence to process, tools and metrics standards within the project team
Show initiatives and accountability with strong time management skills with project teams.
Exhibit strong collaboration/interpersonal skills
Be a self-starter and possess the ability to research issues and improve processes

Qualifications and Skills
Experience in ETL testing techniques
Good understanding of Data Warehousing and business intelligence concepts and testing techniques.
Experience in Working with Star Schema, ODS, multi-dimensional models, slowly changing dimensions
Experience in working with ETL framework, Change Data capture, DataMart, Data models, etc.
Working knowledge of test automation for backend using Java and associated frameworks
Experience in continuous testing practices in a CI/CD development pipeline, and deploying test automation
Solid experience in strategizing and planning all testing activities including automation.
Ability to review and analyze business requirements in order to produce test strategies and test cases.
Expertise working in Cloud data environment
Familiarity with one or more SQL-on-Hadoop technology (Hive, Impala, Spark SQL, Presto)
Experience in Agile projects (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
Working Knowledge in Test Management software (JIRA,qTest/ALM).
Solid experience with Defect Management Process.
Quick learner and self-starter who requires minimal supervision to excel in a dynamic environment.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Experience in the Banking or Financial services domain is preferred.
Experience in working with financial platforms
Experience in Cluster, Containers/VMs, On-Premise, On Cloud, is preferred
Strong knowledge of Data Lake, Azure, ELT & ETL, Data Warehouse, BI, Data Factory Tools
Strong in SQL preparation in Oracle/SQL Server/NoSQL/RDMS/Big Data

Must have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
5 - 10 years of experience with Software Quality Assurance- QA project life cycle, test plan, test strategies, test scenarios, test cases, traceability matrix.
3 - 5+ years of experience in Database/Data Warehouse/ETL Testing.
3 - 5+ years of Strong experience in advanced SQL scripting.
Experience in MS SQL Server, SSIS, and SSRS.