Data Validation Analyst

Soni; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Soni seeks an experienced QA / Data Validation Analyst to test applications, validate data, and support financial or investment systems. The role involves testing, data reconciliation, and collaboration with tech and business teams across the testing lifecycle.

Responsibilities include test plan development, functional/integration/regression/data validation testing, and root-cause analysis to improve processes. Strong SQL and defect-management experience required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in QA, application testing, data validation, business analysis, or related field.
• Experience with financial services applications, investment systems, or complex business data.
• Experience with system implementations, migrations, conversions, or transitions.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data reconciliation and validation.
• Experience developing and executing test plans and test cases.
• Experience with defect management tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and data validation testing.
• Use SQL to investigate discrepancies, validate data integrity, and reconcile complex datasets.
• Compare source and target data for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and proper transformation.
• Identify, document, and manage defects through resolution.
• Perform root-cause analysis and collaborate with technology teams to resolve issues.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Support UAT, test tracking, reporting, and final validation.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing and data-validation processes.

Skills

SQL

Data validation

Test planning

Defect management

Analytical skills

Communication

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

HP ALM

Job description

Soni's client is seeking an experienced QA / Data Validation Analyst with experience in application testing, data analysis, and financial or investment systems. The ideal candidate will have supported system implementations, migrations, conversions, or transitions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and data validation testing.
• Use SQL to investigate discrepancies, validate data integrity, and reconcile complex datasets.
• Compare source and target data for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and proper transformation.
• Identify, document, and manage defects through resolution.
• Perform root-cause analysis and collaborate with technology teams to resolve issues.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Support UAT, test tracking, reporting, and final validation.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing and data-validation processes.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in QA, application testing, data validation, business analysis, or a related field.
• Experience with financial services applications, investment systems, or complex business data.
• Experience with system implementations, migrations, conversions, or transitions.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data reconciliation and validation.
• Experience developing and executing test plans and test cases.
• Experience with defect management tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in investment management, asset management, wealth management, or financial services.
• Experience testing portfolio management, investment accounting, trading, performance, or related systems.
• Experience with ETL or data migration testing.
• Familiarity with investment data such as portfolios, securities, transactions, positions, and valuations.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, or similar tools.
• Agile/Scrum experience and/or exposure to automated testing frameworks.

Compensation: $60 to $70 an hour

Compensation is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications.