Principal Data QA Architect - Automate & Elevate Pipelines

Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

£1000 flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential (performance)

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

Very Group is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to lead Data QA strategy across our data platforms and products. You will move from manual testing to scalable automated frameworks, improving confidence, speed, and quality of data products and pipelines.

You will collaborate with Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Architects and Product teams to embed quality across the data lifecycle, mentoring QA engineers and shaping best practices for AI-enabled testing and modern engineering approaches.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Data QA, Data Testing, Quality Engineering, or SDET roles.
• Strong experience testing modern data platforms, data pipelines, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Excellent SQL skills with the ability to interrogate, validate, and troubleshoot complex datasets.
• Experience building and implementing test automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data quality principles, data validation techniques, and testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Defining and implementing the Data QA strategy across our data platforms and products.
• Designing and introducing scalable automated testing frameworks for data solutions.
• Developing testing approaches for ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformations, and integrations.
• Creating and maintaining robust test data strategies and test scenarios.
• Working closely with Data Engineering teams to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Performing data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance activities across large datasets.
• Leading root-cause analysis and helping teams identify and resolve data quality issues.
• Mentoring and coaching QA Engineers, supporting their technical and professional development.
• Driving best practice across automation, quality engineering, and test management.
• Contributing to the adoption of AI-enabled testing tools and modern engineering practices.

Skills

Data QA

Data Testing

SQL expertise

Automation testing

AWS cloud

Stakeholder mgmt

Mentoring

Tools

Python

Job description

Very Group is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to lead Data QA strategy across our data platforms and products. You will move from manual testing to scalable automated frameworks, improving confidence, speed, and quality of data products and pipelines.

You will collaborate with Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Architects and Product teams to embed quality across the data lifecycle, mentoring QA engineers and shaping best practices for AI-enabled testing and modern engineering approaches.