Senior Quality Analyst

Merkle Schweiz; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Merkle Schweiz seeks a QA Specialist to ensure data warehouse and database testing meets client requirements within the project release cycle. Lead QA initiatives to optimize test approaches and tools.

The role includes writing test plans, designing SQL scripts, validating data quality in DWH/ETL, and mentoring a small QA team, while collaborating with agile teams to drive quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in DWH and database testing.
• SQL and ETL testing knowledge.
• Debug defects and document issues clearly.
• Translate requirements into test cases.
• Proficiency with SQL and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with ETL tools.
• Azure cloud experience preferred.
• Experience with JIRA and Agile methodologies.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define scope and objectives of all levels of QA testing.
• Write test plans, design test cases, develop test SQL scripts, test conditions, procedures and expected results.
• Participate in test planning by identifying requirements, scope and estimates.
• Ensure optimal test coverage including positive, negative and edge cases.
• Log defects with priority, track to closure and identify root cause.
• Work on DWH / database testing.
• Perform functional, regression, load, system testing and UAT.
• Validate fixes across test cycles.
• Investigate data quality issues and remediation strategies.
• Communicate test status to project team and clients.
• Develop best practices and standards for multiple projects.
• Mentor a small QA team (2–3 Associates).

Skills

DWH testing

Database testing

SQL testing

ETL testing

Requirements analysis

Test case design

JIRA & Agile

Data warehousing principles

Communication skills

Azure (cloud) experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master Degree in IT

Job description

The purpose of this role is to ensure the developed software meets the client requirements and the business’ quality standards within the project release cycle and established processes. To lead QA technical initiatives in order to optimize the test approach and tools.

Must have skills

• Experience & Knowledge in DWH and Database Testing
• SQL and ETL testing knowledge
• Debug the differences and document the issues identified
• Understand Requirements and translate them into test cases
• Proficiency with SQL language and Data Warehousing principles
• Any ETL Tool knowledge
• Experience on Cloud technologies AZURE prefered.
• Experience on JIRA and Agile
• Good Communication skills

Good to have skills

• Familiarity with Cloud technologies
• Working experience on JIRA and Agile
• Experience with testing SOAP / API projects
• Stakeholder communication
• Microsoft Office

Key responsibiltes

• Define scope and objectives of all levels of QA testing.
• Write test plans, design test cases, develop test SQL scripts, test conditions, test procedures and expected results
• Actively participates in test planning by identifying testing requirements, scope and estimates
• Ensures optimal test coverage comprising of positive, negative and exception scenarios
• Logs defects with right priority, tracking them to closure and understanding the root cause for an issue
• Work on DWH / Database testing
• Perform all aspects of testing, including functional, regression, load, system testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Validate fixes and ensure follow through to all test cycles
• Investigate and recommend remediation strategies for data quality conditions, and process failures
• Communicate test status to internal project team and clients(s)
• Develop and contribute best practices and standards for a solution or across multiple medium/large scale projects/accounts
• Mentoring a team of 2 to 3 QA Associates

Education Qulification

• Bachelor’s or Master Degree or equivalent Degree or related IT field

Certification If Any

• Azure certifications such as Azure Data Engineer Associate.
• Snowflake Associate / Core

12 PM to 9 PM and / or 2 PM to 11 PM - IST time zone