Lead QA Resource Platform Governance & Security Testing Specialist

Lead QA Resource Platform Governance & Security Testing Specialist
Focus: QA Center of Excellence | Snowflake Security Testing | Enterprise Compliance Validation

Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary

The Lead QA Resource will establish the Snowflake QA Center of Excellence, owning comprehensive quality assurance for enterprise platform governance, security automation, and compliance initiatives. This senior testing leadership role validates audit remediation (CyberArk, Protegrity), Dynamic Data Masking/Classifications, RBAC frameworks, and end-to-end automation across Snowflake environments.

Core Responsibilities

QA Center of Excellence & Security Testing

• Establish QA CoE: Define testing standards, frameworks, and governance for Snowflake platform security implementations.
• Audit Remediation Testing: Design/execute test plans for CyberArk PAM integration and all security audit findings.
• Data Protection Validation: Test Dynamic Data Masking policies, Protegrity tokenization, and Dynamic Data Classification frameworks.
• Credential Security: Validate automated service account rotation via Conjur Vault/AWS Secrets Manager.

Automation & Integration Testing

• Identity Workflow Testing: Validate ServiceNow and SailPoint IIQ automated user provisioning end-to-end.
• API Testing: Design API test suites for Snowflake-ServiceNow-IIQ integrations using REST Assured/Postman.
• Infrastructure Validation: Test Terraform/CloudFormation IaC deployments across dev/test/prod environments.
• RBAC Testing: Validate Role-Based Access Control processes, documentation accuracy, and privilege escalation scenarios.

End-to-End Quality Validation

• ETL/ELT Testing: Execute regression testing of all data pipelines post-security implementation.
• Data Integrity: Design data validation frameworks ensuring masking/tokenization preserves business logic.
• Compliance Testing: Validate Snowflake use case inventory against ownership, cost, and regulatory requirements.

Required Technical Expertise

• Snowflake Platform Testing
• Administration: Multi-warehouse, cross-database testing
• Security: DDM, Row/Column Access Policy validation
• RBAC: Role hierarchy, grant testing, privilege auditing
• APIs: SCIM, ODBC/JDBC endpoint validation
• Monitoring: Query performance, cost alerts, resource quotas

Security & Identity Testing

• CyberArk PAM: Key rotation, privileged access validation
• Protegrity: Tokenization accuracy, data leakage prevention
• SailPoint IIQ: User provisioning/deprovisioning workflows
• AWS Secrets/Conjur: Secrets injection, credential lifecycle
• Compliance: Audit trail completeness, SoD validation

Automation Testing Stack

• Test Management: Jira, TestRail, Azure DevOps
• API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, Python requests
• Data Testing: Great Expectations, SQL validation frameworks
• Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, custom Python scripts
• CI/CD Testing: GitHub Actions, Jenkins pipeline validation

Key Deliverables (Phased)

Phase 1: QA Foundation (2-4 weeks)

• Test plans for CyberArk audit remediation
• QA CoE framework + testing standards
• RBAC test cases + Confluence validation

Phase 2: Security Testing (4-8 weeks)

• Dynamic Data Masking platform-wide validation
• Protegrity tokenization E2E testing
• ServiceNow/IIQ workflow certification

Phase 3: Automation Validation (8-12 weeks)

• User/service account provisioning automation
• Infrastructure IaC regression testing
• Complete monitoring/alerting frameworks

Required Experience & Qualifications

Technical Must-Haves

• 8+ years enterprise data platform QA; 5+ years Snowflake testing expertise.
• ISTQB Advanced/CSTE or equivalent QA certification.
• Proven audit compliance testing in financial/regulated industries.
• CyberArk PAM, SailPoint IIQ, Protegrity testing implementation experience.

Leadership Requirements

• Test framework design for complex security/governance implementations.
• Multi-team coordination across InfoSec, ServiceNow, IIQ, and development.
• Test automation strategy for APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure.

Keywords: Lead QA Resource, Snowflake QA Lead, Platform Governance Testing, Security Testing Specialist, QA Center of Excellence, Dynamic Data Masking Testing, Protegrity Tokenization Validation, CyberArk PAM Testing, SailPoint IIQ Testing, ServiceNow Workflow Testing, Snowflake RBAC Testing, ETL Testing, Data Integrity Validation, Audit Compliance Testing, ISTQB Advanced, CSTE, TestRail, Jira, REST Assured, Postman, Python Test Automation, Terraform IaC Testing, Financial Services QA, Regulated Environment Testing

About VDart Group
VDart Group is a global leader in technology, product, and talent solutions, serving Fortune 500 clients in 13 countries. With over 4,000 professionals worldwide, we deliver innovation, operational excellence, and measurable outcomes across industries. Guided by our commitment to People, Purpose, and Planet, VDart is recognized with an EcoVadis Bronze Medal and as a UN Global Compact member, reflecting our dedication to sustainable practices.