Senior Data Validation Engineer (Hybrid Pensacola)

System One; Pensacola (FL); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

System One in Pensacola, FL is seeking a mid‑to‑senior Data Test Engineer/Data Validation Tester for a long‑term contract, with a hybrid schedule (onsite 3 days a week). You will establish testing standards and governance for data feed onboarding, data integrations, and production deployments while performing hands‑on data testing and documenting results.

The role requires 5+ years of data validation and testing, strong Azure DevOps Test Plans experience, and SQL/data quality expertise.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of data validation/data testing experience.
• Strong Azure DevOps Test Plans experience.
• SQL querying and relational database testing.
• Data profiling, reconciliation, and data quality validation.
• Source-to-target/data feed/integration testing.
• Test plan and manual test case development.
• Defect management and root‑cause analysis.
• Documentation of testing methodology, SOPs, and governance standards.
• Experience with SDLC.
• Effective written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Create Test Plan documents.
• Perform analysis and interpret results, present findings, potential root causes, risks, and downstream impacts.
• Ensure clear, concise communication including progress reports and test documentation to facilitate understanding of testing activities.
• Coordinate testing of data feeds and transformations across environments.
• Participate in sizing and estimation for projects.
• Create/update manual test cases for basic to moderately complex systems.
• Design scalable test scenarios for source-to-target validation and production validation.
• Create required documentation (test results, sign-off, knowledge articles).
• Leverage Azure DevOps Test Plans Suite.
• Document defects and lifecycle procedures to ensure resolution without collateral impacts.
• Perform root cause analysis for defects and provide details to developers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure business needs are met.
• Recommend testing process improvements.
• Participate in project/product meetings.

Skills

Data testing

Azure DevOps

SQL testing

Data quality

Test governance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

System One in Pensacola, FL is seeking a mid‑to‑senior Data Test Engineer/Data Validation Tester for a long‑term contract, with a hybrid schedule (onsite 3 days a week). You will establish testing standards and governance for data feed onboarding, data integrations, and production deployments while performing hands‑on data testing and documenting results.

The role requires 5+ years of data validation and testing, strong Azure DevOps Test Plans experience, and SQL/data quality expertise.