Senior Test Engineer / BI Quality Engineer

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We are seeking a Senior Test Engineer / BI Quality Engineer to join the Customer & Insights Test Team within a dynamic and fast-paced Business Intelligence (BI) environment. The ideal candidate will have strong technical testing skills, a deep understanding of data validation and pipeline testing, and a proven ability to work collaboratively with data engineers, analysts, and developers. This role involves ensuring high data quality and system reliability across the customer insights portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with BI developers, data engineers, and analysts to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Analyse technical and business requirements to extract, document, and execute test cases.
• Design, develop, and maintain SQL scripts and test scenarios.
• Build and execute test plans, perform system integration and regression testing.
• Identify, investigate, and document data defects; assist in root cause analysis.
• Build and monitor data pipelines, dashboards, and data models for quality assurance.
• Conduct regression testing for new releases and interpret results.
• Contribute to the development and reuse of test packs for multiple release cycles.
• Review business and system requirements for testability and early defect detection.
• Apply a range of testing techniques including functional, performance, usability, and load testing.
• Participate in and manage the defect lifecycle using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Document all test-related artefacts including validation reports and testing specifications.
• Support automation initiatives and contribute to test framework development where applicable.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6 years of testing experience, with at least 2 years in a technical testing role.
• ISTQB Foundation Certificate (required).
• ISTQB Advanced Technical Tester (advantageous).

Technical Proficiency

• Strong experience with SQL (Microsoft SQL Server preferred).
• Expertise in writing complex SQL scripts, stored procedures, and functions.
• Proven experience in data integration pipeline testing and data warehousing.
• Familiarity with dimensional modelling concepts.
• Experience using reporting and data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Pyramid Analytics.
• Exposure to building data quality dashboards.
• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks and practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and SDLC.
• Experience with ALM tools such as Jira, Quality Center, or Azure DevOps.
• Good grasp of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with API testing tools (SoapUI, Postman).
• Programming knowledge in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices in a data environment.

Personal Attributes

• Critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Adaptable and able to switch between different roles and responsibilities.
• Strong time management and organisational abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.

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