ETL Data QA (Columbus Minneapolis, Dallas)

Job#: 3041051 Job Description: ETL Data QA Location: Columbus, Ohio | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Dallas, Texas (Onsite,4 days a week/1 remote) Rate: $55-70hr on w2 dependent upon experience Duration: 3-6 month Contract-to-Hire Role Overview A position is available for a QA Test Automation Lead within a Data Lake and Data Warehouse team. This role involves developing solutions that enable the business to use data as a strategic asset. The QA Test Automation Lead will develop automation test strategies and frameworks, ensuring all IT SDLC processes are documented and practiced while working with multiple technology teams across the enterprise. Key Responsibilities • Lead quality assurance efforts for multiple concurrent projects focused on data ingestion and integration, ensuring alignment with banking regulatory standards. • 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, and project managers to ensure data quality, integrity, and traceability throughout the ingestion lifecycle. • 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 and Scrum Masters to drive the project team to defect resolution. • Actively participate in walk-throughs, inspections, reviews, and user group meetings for quality assurance. • 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 at least 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. • Proficiency in test automation tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, PyTest, or DBT tests. • Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS). • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps. • Excellent verbal and written communications skills. • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks. • Detail-oriented and highly motivated with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth 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 ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth 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. Everforth 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, Everforth 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. Everforth 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. 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