Cloud Backend Data QA (US. Citizenship Eligible Only)

(US. CItizenship Eligible Only)

Primary Role/Top Skills' Details1. Person should have experience doing automation testing on a data pipeline, this is not a software tester they are testing data pipelines and data API's

2. They are a heavy SQL shop and the environment is 100% Azure so someone who has worked within Azure is going to be crucial to be successful in this role

3. Ability to work independently and with little guidance as this is a very fast paced environment

The candidate should be an expert in data profiling, root cause analysis, and strategies to ensure the quality of data being delivered through big data and analytics platforms. The QA analyst will be a member of a Data Engineering Scrum team that is delivering solutions focused on using state of the art data and analytics tools including traditional and near real-time data warehousing, big-data, relational and document-based databases using both extract, load, transform (ELT) toolsets as well as REST APIs and FHIR. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with data science platforms with proven experience leveraging DevOps and Test Automation tools.

Essential Tasks/Responsibilities

• Measure data quality - Design, collect, analyze, and report on data quality assurance / production performance metrics

• Manage data quality documentation; define and maintain data standards, definitions, and models

• Identify incorrect data, documenting issues, patterns and gaps in the data and/or systems

• Provide accurate and appropriate interpretation of data, applying knowledge for evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of data

• Ensure data integrity by implementing quality assurance practices

• Perform root cause analysis on data issues and recommend data quality controls to resolve gaps/issues

• Provide quality assurance oversight of data flows and APIs

• Contribute to agile story refinement and estimation.

• Contribute as a member of the Data Engineering Scrum Team by developing and executing test cases during sprints to verify that the APIs and data pipelines developed meet defined acceptance criteria

• Collaborate with the Scrum Team and DevOps to automate test cases to be incorporated in the CI/CD pipelines

• Participate in the creation and maintenance of standards for coding, documentation, error handling, error notification, logging, etc.

Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field, or four years of equivalent technical experience required

Required Experience: We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience in a QA Analyst role who has experience using and testing the following software/tools:

• Relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, and CosmosDB in Azure

• Data pipeline, workflow management, ELT tools such as Azure Data Factory and Synapse Pipelines

• Object-oriented/object function scripting languages such as Python or Java

• RESTful APIs and Web Applications

• Cloud-based analytic platforms such as Azure Synapse.

Required Skills:

• Experience implementing and measuring Data Quality and Controls

• Testing data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management

• Test automation and DevOps integration

• Extensive experience in Healthcare IT

• Intermediate working SQL knowledge and experience working with a variety of RDBMSs

• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement

• Strong organizational skills

• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment

Desired Skills:

• Experience with the FHIR standard for health care data exchange

• Experience in data analysis using Python or R

• Understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies

• Working experience with the FHIR specification

Additional Skills & QualificationsSits 100% remote but has to sit in one of the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, MD, MA, MT, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, Washington DC