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QA Tester - Chief Data Office

Job Summary

The role will be accountable to validate and maintain the software quality

Skills and Qualifications:
* 8+ years of Quality Assurance experience
* 6+ years of ETL Processes/ Data Warehouse Testing experience.
* Strong hands-on experience in ORACLE database technologies. Experience in writing complex ORACLE SQL and PL/SQL scripts for data validation and backend Data warehouse testing.
* Experience in ETL Processes (Data Warehouse Testing) and BI testing (Qlikview,Cognos etc.,). Proficient enough to Analyze Source Systems, Staging area, Fact and Dimension tables in Target D/W
* Hands-on experience with No-SQL DB, preferably MongoDB.
* Experience with Automated testing using Python Framework (Pandas, Numpy, Requests, Boto3)
* Experience working with Postman, SOAPUI, GraphQL or similar API testing tools
* Strong hands-on experience in test automation of APIs, webservices and Microservices.
* Experience working with Kafka data streams, Big data, Postgres DB and Data lake is a plus
* Experience working with Amazon AWS services like Athena, S3, Glue, Starburst etc., is a plus
* Experience working with UI automation tool like Selenium and load testing using Jmeter is a plus
* Proficient in defect tracking/Quality assurance tools such as ALM and JIRA. qTest is a plus.
* Competent technical skills and good time management skills.
* Ability to work in a team and individually.
* Experience with QA processes and deliverables in an Agile/SCRUM environment.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to varying audiences
* Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
* Financial domain experience is a plus.
* Well-versed with all stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

Roles and Responsibilities includes but not limited to,
* Review requirements and specifications, and define test conditions.
* Design test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting outcomes
* Provide estimates associated with testing activities and tasks.
* Responsible for preparing Test Strategy, developing Test Plan, Detailed Test Cases, writing Test Scripts by decomposing Business Requirements, and developing Test Scenarios to support quality deliverable
* Perform backend (database) testing using complex SQL queries in Oracle. Create regression suite using Python automation framework and Complete regression and integration testing as necessary.
* Work closely with the team/user to get all the details of the workflows defined and the APIs present to build the automated scripts accordingly.
* Analyze test results and log defects in JIRA. Partner with project team members on the resolution and re-testing of the identified issues and defects.
* Analyze and report test activities and results. Document, maintain, track and report test status using tools such as ALM/JIRA/qTest.

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