Description

Lead the Data QA Center of Excellence and define testing standards across the program.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Data QA COE and document testing standards, best practices, and governance models.
• Design and implement end-to-end test strategies for data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes across on-prem and cloud platforms.
• Develop custom data testing frameworks using Java or Python and implement tools like dbt.
• Manage test data management strategies, including the creation of reusable datasets for multiple scenarios.
• Integrate QA automation suites into DevOps pipelines via DataOps implementation.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience in data testing, data governance, and data transformation validation.
• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms, specifically Snowflake and Databricks.
• Proficiency in building custom automation frameworks using Python, PySpark, or Java.
• Expertise in writing complex SQL queries for validating business logic transformations.
• Deep knowledge of data sources including Informatica, SQL Server, and Oracle.
• Practical experience with Azure Cloud, GCP, and ADF.
• Proven track record in defect life cycle management, including triaging, verification, and metrics reporting.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with Great Expectations.

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree