QA Test Automation Lead

SIDRAM TECHNOLOGIES; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a Backend QA Test Automation Lead in Columbus, OH. This role involves leading QA efforts, developing automation strategies, and ensuring data quality for banking operations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of ETL testing experience, along with 3 years in test automation. Preferred qualifications include experience in the financial services industry and proficiency in various testing tools. This position is a contract-to-hire opportunity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ETL testing experience in a data warehouse environment.
• 3+ years of test automation experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Snowflake and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts for multiple concurrent projects.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes.

Skills

ETL testing

Test automation

SQL

Financial services

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cucumber

Selenium

PyTest

DBT tests

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Overview

Backend QA Test Automation Lead – 7819
Location: Columbus, OH
Contract to Hire (C2C/w2)

We are hiring a QA Test Automation Lead for our Data Lake and Data Warehouse team. This role develops automation test strategies and frameworks, ensuring robust data quality and compliance across banking operations. Key technologies include Azure DevOps, Python, AWS S3, Snowflake, Zena, and DataStage.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts for multiple concurrent projects focused on data ingestion and integration, ensuring alignment with banking regulatory standards.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to support scalable and secure data operations.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies covering System Integration Testing (SIT) and collaborate on User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Collaborate with data engineers, developers, project managers, and compliance teams to ensure data quality, integrity, and traceability throughout the ingestion lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes.
• Design and implement a scalable test automation framework and strategy.
• Create daily and weekly test execution metrics and status reporting.
• Assist Project Managers and Scrum Masters to drive the project team to defect resolution.
• Leverage existing tools and techniques to streamline and automate where possible.
• Participate in walkthroughs, inspections, reviews, and user group meetings for quality assurance.
• Participate in the review of project requirements, data mappings, and technical design specifications.
• Analyze data, troubleshoot data issues, and create action plans to address data quality challenges.
• Collaborate with the project team on defect analysis and triage.
• Participate in production implementation verification and validate system quality.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of ETL testing experience in a data warehouse environment
• 3+ years of test automation experience
• 2+ years of experience with Snowflake and AWS
• 2+ years of experience leading QA analysts on a project team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial services (banking) industry
• Strong experience with SQL, ETL testing, and data warehouse concepts (e.g., star/snowflake schema, OLAP)
• Proficiency in test automation tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, PyTest, or DBT tests
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
• Detail-oriented, highly motivated, with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills

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