Urgent Opening for Data Services Test Lead

Title: Data Services Test Lead

Location: Columbus, OH
Duration:08 Months Contract

Call notes:
Snowflake - D/W
SQL Queries
They have testers working below this test lead
80% is test planning
Top 3 Skills
D/W model working experience
SQL
Experience in test planning
Preferred - Retail
Preferred - OMS

Responsibilities:

• Able to lead testing activities on large enterprise projects or multiple smaller projects, including delivery of test strategy, test plan, and test status.
• Assists in onboarding of testers.
• Has delivery experience leading projects through a standard software testing methodology (test planning, test scope identification, test case development, test execution, and defect management).
• Oversees project to make sure work is scheduled based on priorities, risks, and team strengths and assist with assignment of resources.
• Demonstrate leadership accountability for testing on the projects assigned.
• Exhibit confident, tactful oral communication with peers and IT leaders.
• Develop and deliver formal written communication to IT and Business leaders with support from QA Manager.
• Deliver day-to-day assignments with a high level of quality and attention to detail.
• Independently drive issues to closure, escalating to leadership as needed.
• Assist in identifying process improvement opportunities and implement solutions when appropriate.
• Apply a systematic approach to data gathering and analysis to make key decisions that are supported by facts.
• Successfully multi-tasks across project and non-project assignments, delivering on time with direction on priority from QA Manager.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of experience working on Enterprise Data Warehouse systems with demonstrated test leadership experience.
• Retail experience.
• Strong hands-on experience on data validation testing in snowflake data warehouse.
• Experience testing source to target mappings and ETL data transformations.
• Write and review complex SQL queries for reconciliation, aggregation and anomaly detection.
• Prior experience leading efforts for MSI report validation, ensuring correct business metrics and KPIs.
• Knowledge of SCI report validation within Manhattan OMS.
• Experience leading projects with integration to package solutions including POS, Web, OMS, Financial, and Data Warehouse systems.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative, Agile).
• Experience leading projects with multiple teams and integration across multiple applications, including, Omni channel, Warehouse Management, and Reporting applications.
• Experience delivering testing services in an onshore/offshore model.
• Strong experience with Client ALM/JIRA, or other test and defect management tools.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive participation in team environment.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Takes pride in delivering quality work to meet the needs of clients and customers.