Data Tester

Tata Consultancy Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Dallas is seeking a skilled Data Quality and Testing Specialist to analyze requirements, data models, and mappings, and to validate ETL processes across platforms.

You will lead testing activities, coordinate with data engineers, business analysts, and developers, and mentor junior testers while ensuring data integrity and timely releases.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing business requirements, data models, and source-to-target mappings.
• Experience validating ETL processes and data reconciliation.
• Experience leading testing activities and mentoring junior testers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, source-to-target mapping documents, and data models.
• Validate data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.
• Perform source-to-target data reconciliation and data quality validation.
• Verify data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and integrity across systems.
• Validate business transformation rules and data mappings.
• Perform end-to-end testing of batch and data integration processes.
• Identify testing anomalies, mismatches, and defects.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and data engineers to resolve issues.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Coordination

Planning & prioritization

Leadership & ownership

Client-facing skills

Risk & issue management

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Job description

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, source-to-target mapping documents, and data models.
• Validate data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.
• Perform source-to-target data reconciliation and data quality validation.
• Verify data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and integrity across systems.
• Validate business transformation rules and data mappings.
• Perform end-to-end testing of batch and data integration processes.
• Identify and report data anomalies, mismatches, and defects.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and data engineers to resolve issues.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

Stakeholder Management

• Ability to work closely with business users, product owners, and client stakeholders.
• Effectively manage expectations and provide testing status updates.

Coordination & Collaboration

• Work effectively with data engineering, and business teams and with offshore QA.
• Facilitate defect triage and resolution discussions.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify testing risks, data quality concerns, and project dependencies.
• Escalate issues appropriately and drive resolution.

Planning & Prioritization

• Manage multiple testing activities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Prioritize test execution based on business impact and release timelines.

Leadership & Ownership

• Take ownership of deliverables and ensure testing objectives are met.
• Mentor junior testers and share best practices.

Client-Facing Skills

• Conduct status meetings, walkthroughs, and testing review sessions.
• Build strong relationships with client teams and business stakeholders.

Salary Range: $100,000 to $120,000 per year

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE