Senior Data Quality & Testing Lead

Emanate Technology; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Long-term federal contract

Job summary

Emanate Technology is seeking a Senior Data Test Analyst to join a federal government data uplift project in Canberra. You will test data platforms, data lakes and pipelines, validate data quality and reconciliation logic, and collaborate with developers, data engineers and business stakeholders in an Agile environment.

You will write SQL queries, develop automated tests in Python, and support regression, release and UAT activities across large-scale data initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Software Testing, QA or Test Analysis.
• Strong experience testing data lakes, data warehouses, analytics platforms or large-scale data environments.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience validating complex datasets and transformations.
• Hands-on data lake testing, ETL/ELT testing, data reconciliation and data quality validation.
• Experience developing automated testing solutions using Python.
• Knowledge of testing methodologies, test planning and defect management.
• Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub or similar tools.
• Experience supporting or leading UAT activities.

Responsibilities

• Test complex data platforms, data lakes, data products and data pipelines.
• Validate data quality, business rules and transformation logic.
• Perform reconciliation testing and end-to-end data validation.
• Investigate data issues and conduct root cause analysis.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases and test scripts.
• Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data accuracy and integrity.
• Develop and maintain automated testing capabilities using Python and SQL.
• Support regression testing, release testing and UAT activities.
• Work closely with delivery teams to identify and resolve defects.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing processes and quality practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data validation

Test planning

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

GitHub

Job description

Emanate Technology is seeking a Senior Data Test Analyst to join a federal government data uplift project in Canberra. You will test data platforms, data lakes and pipelines, validate data quality and reconciliation logic, and collaborate with developers, data engineers and business stakeholders in an Agile environment.

You will write SQL queries, develop automated tests in Python, and support regression, release and UAT activities across large-scale data initiatives.