Senior BI QA Lead

Excelencia-Itech-Consulting-Pvt-Ltd; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelencia-Itech-Consulting-Pvt-Ltd in Chennai seeks a Senior BI QA Tester to ensure the quality, accuracy, and reliability of enterprise reporting, analytics, and data integration solutions. You will focus on testing Tableau dashboards, SSRS reports, and SSIS data integration processes.

Collaboration with Business Analysts, Data Engineers, BI Developers, and stakeholders is essential to validate data integrity, identify defects, and support the successful delivery of BI solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in testing complex BI platforms and analytics solutions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into detailed test scenarios.
• Strong data quality and data validation capabilities across data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Test Tableau dashboards and SSRS reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Validate SSIS packages and ETL workflows for data integrity.
• Perform root-cause analysis of data quality issues across reporting pipelines.
• Collaborate with BI developers, data engineers, and analysts to resolve defects.
• Define testing standards, metrics, and best practices for BI QA.

Skills

Tableau testing

SSRS reports

SSIS ETL

SQL data validation

Data warehouses

ETL/ELT architectures

Azure DevOps

API validation

SQL Server/Azure

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Senior Business IntelligenceQA Tester is responsible for ensuring the quality, accuracy, and reliability ofenterprise reporting, analytics, and data integration solutions. This rolefocuses on testing Tableau dashboards, SSRS reports, and SSIS dataintegration processes to ensure business requirements are met and dataquality is maintained throughout the reporting lifecycle. The position worksclosely with Business Analysts, Data Engineers, BI Developers, and businessstakeholders to identify defects, validate data integrity, and support thesuccessful delivery of business intelligence solutions. The Senior BI QA Testeralso drives testing standards, promotes best practices, and contributes tocontinuous improvements in data quality and reporting reliability.

Technical Skills

• Extensiveexperience testing Tableau dashboards and analytics solutions.
  
• Strongexperience validating SSRS reports and report subscriptions.
  
• Experiencetesting SSIS packages, ETL workflows, and data movementprocesses.
  
• Advanced SQL skills for data validation, reconciliation, and root causeanalysis.
  
• Experienceworking with data warehouses, relational databases, and dimensional datamodels.
  
• Strongunderstanding of data integration, ETL, ELT, and reportingarchitectures.
  
• Experienceusing Azure DevOps for test management, defect tracking, and Agiledelivery support.
  
• Experiencewith API validation and interface testing is desirable.
  
• Familiaritywith Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Data Services, and cloud-based BIplatforms.
  

Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills

• Abilityto analyse complex business requirements and translate them into detailedtest scenarios.
  
• Stronginvestigative and troubleshooting skills for identifying data quality andreporting issues.
  
• Abilityto perform detailed root cause analysis across data pipelines andreporting solutions.
  
• Strongattention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and consistency.
  
• Experienceworking closely with Business Analysts, BI Developers, Data Engineers,Product Owners, and business stakeholders.
  
• Abilityto independently manage testing activities across multiple BI projects.
  
• Provenability to influence quality practices and improve testing processes.
  

Quality & Process Expertise

• Experiencedeveloping BI testing strategies, standards, and best practices.
  
• Abilityto define and measure quality metrics including defect leakage, testcoverage, data quality indicators, and release readiness.
  
• Strongunderstanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and testing lifecyclemanagement.
  

Soft Skills

• Highattention to detail and a proactive mindset.
  
• Strongsense of ownership and accountability.
  
• Abilityto work independently and manage priorities in fast-paced environments.
  
• Effectivecommunication of complex issues in clear, concise language.
  

Experience Requirements

• Typically, 10+ years of QA experience, with at least 2+ years in a senior or leadrole.
  
• Demonstratedexperience working in cross-functional squads or Agile teams.
  
• Proventrack record of delivering high-quality releases in complex systems.
  

Preferred Certifications

• STQBFoundation or Advanced Certification.
  
• MicrosoftData Platform or Azure Data certifications.
  
• CertifiedSoftware Quality Analyst (CSQA).
  

Specific Work Preferences

• Experiencetesting enterprise-scale reporting and analytics platforms.
  
• Strongunderstanding of healthcare, manufacturing, or regulated businessenvironments.
  
• Experiencevalidating large and complex datasets.
  
• Understandingof BI performance testing and report optimisation techniques.
  
• Familiaritywith data governance, data lineage, and master data concepts.
  

Specific Skills and/or Business Competencies

• Excellentcommunication and stakeholder management skills.
  
• StrongSQL development and query-writing capabilities.
  
• Advancedanalytical and investigative mindset.
  
• Highattention to detail and data accuracy.
  
• Experienceworking within Agile delivery teams.
  
• Abilityto prioritise testing efforts based on business risk and impact.
  
• Strongunderstanding of business intelligence reporting, ETL processing, and datavalidation methodologies.
  
• Abilityto challenge requirements and identify potential reporting or data qualityrisks proactively.
  
• Strategicthinker with the ability to translate quality goals into executable teamprograms.
  
• Strongpeople leader with a proven ability to develop, coach, and retainhigh-performing QA teams.
  
• Effectivecommunicator and collaborator across engineering, product, and executivestakeholders.
  
• Data-drivendecision maker with a strong focus on measurable quality outcomes.
  
• Proactiverisk identifier with a relentless commitment to delivery excellence andclient satisfaction.