Data & MI Test Lead
Recruiter
Coventry Building Society
Listed on
22nd September 2020
Location
Coventry
Salary/Rate
£40000 - £47000
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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About The Role We're looking for a Data & MI Test Lead to undertake test analysis, test design and test execution of the data warehouse and the MI reporting software systems associated with the delivery of quality IT solutions.You'll be responsible for Test planning, monitoring and control of test phases with efficient communication skills and the ability to report status's to the stakeholders. In the role you'll review test design techniques within ETL and database testing writing test scripts to deconstruct complex functional requirements and technical specifications into detailed test conditions. Designing & executing manual and automated test cases to identify defects and providing quality assurance of system changes prior to release into production.
You'll also support the mentoring of trainee test analysts and provide guidance to UAT analysts during the User Acceptance Test phase. About You Essential Skills:
A proven testing background with a solid understanding and experience of the Software Development Lifecycle, testing methodologies and techniques.
Experienced with industry standard software development lifecycles inc. Agile development methodologies
SQL experience with advanced SQL scripting for Test Preparation
Proven Experience in software testing of database, Data Quality, ETL and Reports/Extracts
Proven experience in understanding of DW architecture, the data modelling and the reporting platform
Proven experience in working on data and migration projects
Exposure/Experience of using automation tools for data quality, reconciliations, performance and the ETL Testing
Advanced SQL scripting (joins, unions, minus, correlated sub queries and DML operations etc.)
Understanding of DW/BI architecture and worked with BI Projects Technology Platforms
ETL - Expereince of one or more of the below or similar :
IBM InfoSphere (Full Suite)
Informatica Power Centre
Abinitio
Microsoft SSIS/SSAS Database - Experience of one or more of the below or similar:
Netezza
Oracle
SQL Server Reporting/Analytics Expereince of one or more of the below or similar:
Cognos Report/Query Studio v10
Business Objects XI
SAS Tools
JIRA, QuerySurge, Confluence
Desirables : QMetry, Informatica DVO Desirable:
Certified knowledge of the software testing process through ISTQB qualification is desirable.
Other essential information:
Certified or training knowledge of Data warehousing or Business Intelligence or any analytics platform
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
Good team player who is capable of working on their own initiative and worked on matrix management
Excellent communication skills
Ability to think logically and create test cases and scripts which thoroughly test all aspects of system changes ensuring quality solutions.
Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight timescales. Internally this role is known as Senior Quality Engineer - Development.
