QA Testing Analyst

Job#: 3030321

Job Description:
QA Testing Analyst

Location: Columbus, Ohio (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract to Perm

Rate: $60-72hr on W2

Role Overview

A financial services organization is looking for a QA Test Automation Lead for a Data Lake and Data Warehouse team. In this role, you will be part of a team working to develop solutions enabling the business to leverage data as an asset. You will work to develop automation test strategies and frameworks, ensuring all IT SDLC processes are documented and practiced, working closely with multiple technology teams across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts for multiple concurrent projects focused on data ingestion and integration.
• 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 partner with the team for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Collaborate with data engineers, developers, project managers, and compliance teams to ensure data quality, integrity, and traceability.
• 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 or Scrum Masters to drive the project team to defect resolution.
• Leverage existing tools and techniques to streamline and automate processes.
• Participate in walk-throughs, 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 issues.
• Participate in production implementation verification and be accountable for validating system quality.

Required Qualifications

Education: A bachelor's degree is required.

Experience: Candidates must have 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, and 2+ years of experience leading QA Analysts on a project team.

Technical Skills: Key technologies include Azure DevOps, Python, AWS S3, Snowflake, Zena, and DataStage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial services or 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.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, including Azure DevOps.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks.
• Detail-oriented and motivated with organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.