Senior Data QA Lead & Automation Architect

The-Very-Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to lead Data QA across our data platforms and pipelines. You will champion automated testing, validate data quality, and shape testing frameworks in collaboration with Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Product teams.

You’ll guide the move toward scalable automation, drive data validation across ETL/ELT processes, and mentor QA engineers while exploring AI-enabled testing approaches to raise quality and delivery speed across the data

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.
• Experience working within cloud-based environments, ideally AWS.
• The ability to create meaningful test data and define complex testing scenarios.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing other QA professionals.
• A naturally curious mindset with a passion for identifying issues and improving quality.

Responsibilities

• Defining and driving 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

SDET

SQL

Test automation

AWS

Job description

The Very Group is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to lead Data QA across our data platforms and pipelines. You will champion automated testing, validate data quality, and shape testing frameworks in collaboration with Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Product teams.

You’ll guide the move toward scalable automation, drive data validation across ETL/ELT processes, and mentor QA engineers while exploring AI-enabled testing approaches to raise quality and delivery speed across the data