Quality Assurance Analyst - SME

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Seeking a Senior QA Analyst (SME) who will take the lead on reviewing and validating the output of SQL and ETL development to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and alignment with business rules. Additionally :

• Developing and executing detailed data test plans, test cases, and validation scripts targeting Azure Synapse pipelines, stored procedures, and data transformations.
• Reconciling data between source systems, staging areas, and curated data layers in Azure Data Lake or Synapse.
• Conducting regression testing on modified pipelines, stored procedures, or data models to confirm that changes do not introduce new issues.
• Collaborating with data engineers, ETL developers, and business analysts to document and resolve data discrepancies.
• Maintaining data QA documentation including test results, issue logs, and validation procedures.
• Supporting the development of automated data quality checks or unit tests using SQL, Python, or other approved tools.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of QA processes, data validation frameworks, and DevOps testing integration.

Requirements

Skills

Required / Preferred

Years

Candidate Experience

Must be able to effectively communicate (verbally and written) test cases with stakeholders as well as the development team.

Required

Must be able to collaborate with the Project Manager, Architect, Business Analyst, and developers to ensure test cases are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations.

Required

Must be able to write test plans, test cases, and test scripts from scratch, validating that user expectations are achieved during the testing process.

Required

Must be able to work closely with the Business Analysts to formulate test plans, prepare test cases, execute the tests, and fully document and report the results.

Required

Must be able to perform user acceptance testing, functionality testing, regression testing, performance testing, and end-to-end system testing on various applications. Documentation includes : Formal Test Plan, Test Case Document, Technical Use Cases and Test Plan, User stories, etc.

Required

Must be able to review user requirements to ensure that requirements are testable.

Required

Must be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of data flow through systems.

Required

Must be able to create and manage test cases for Quality Assurance.

Required

Must be familiar with software and database development concepts.

Required

Must have experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst working on a software development team.

Required

Must have strong experience in QA management and creating all documents listed above.

Required

Must have strong experience in mapping business processes into test case documentation.

Required

Must understand software quality best practices, test strategy and planning, test case development, test case deployment and execution, test data, defect tracking, and test manuals. Must actively participate in process improvements.

Required

Strong experience in acceptance testing

Required

Ability to analyze business functions

Required

Scrum

Required

Agile

Required

Three (3) references of submitted candidates required. Please provide the following information. Must submit with resume. Information needed for references is : First / Last name of reference, title, company name, job title of contractor while reporting to this supervisor / manager, telephone number and email address [if available]

Required

Benefits

Benefit Package includes :

Paid Sick Time

Insurance for Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Available

401(k) including Employer Match

HSA, Short-term & Long-term Disability Available

We are an EEO / Veterans / Disabled employer

Requirements

Skills Required / Preferred Years Candidate Experience Must be able to effectively communicate (verbally and written) test cases with stakeholders as well as the development team. 7 Must be able to collaborate with the Project Manager, Architect, Business Analyst, and developers to ensure test cases are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations. 7 Must be able to write test plans, test cases, and test scripts from scratch, validating that user expectations are achieved during the testing process. 7 Must be able to work closely with the Business Analysts to formulate test plans, prepare test cases, execute the tests, and fully document and report the results. 7 Must be able to perform user acceptance testing, functionality testing, regression testing, performance testing, and end-to-end system testing on various applications. Documentation includes : Formal Test Plan, Test Case Document, Technical Use Cases and Test Plan, User stories, etc. 7 Must be able to review user requirements to ensure that requirements are testable. 7 Must be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of data flow through systems. 7 Must be able to create and manage test cases for Quality Assurance. 7 Must be familiar with software and database development concepts. 7 Must have experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst working on a software development team. 7 Must have strong experience in QA management and creating all documents listed above. 7 Must have strong experience in mapping business processes into test case documentation. 7 Must understand software quality best practices, test strategy and planning, test case development, test case deployment and execution, test data, defect tracking, and test manuals. Must actively participate in process improvements. 7 Strong experience in acceptance testing 7 Ability to analyze business functions 7 Scrum 7 Agile 7 Three (3) references of submitted candidates required. Please provide the following information. Must submit with resume. Information needed for references is : First / Last name of reference, title, company name, job title of contractor while reporting to this supervisor / manager, telephone number and email address [if available]