Reporting to the QA Manager, the ETL Tester is responsible for the timely
planning, execution, and reporting of Quality Assurance testing activities for
new and enhanced data and analytics solutions. This role focuses on ensuring
data quality, reliability, and fitness for purpose across ETL pipelines,
databases, and downstream analytics platforms. The role partners closely with
Scrum teams, product owners, data engineers, and business stakeholders to embed
quality-first principles throughout the delivery lifecycle, primarily within a
SAFe Agile setting.
Key Responsibilities:
* Own and deliver QA targets for assigned projects, ensuring quality outcomes
are met
* Develop deep product and data understanding and create effective test designs
* Execute test cases and log, track, and manage defects
* Define test priorities and create efficient execution plans
* Participate in defect triage sessions and root cause analysis
* Actively participate in PI planning, sprint planning, and Agile ceremonies
* Track and report test progress against agreed plans
* Contribute to sprint retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives
* Apply appropriate test techniques, methodologies, and tools to maximise test
coverage
* Mentor and support junior QA team members
* Adhere to Quality Engineering best practices and actively drive efficiency
improvements
Required Skills and Experience:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent
experience
* 3–8 years’ experience in Software QA with strong focus on ETL and data
testing
* Proven experience validating ETL extraction, transformation, and load
processes
* Strong SQL skills, including stored procedures and backend testing
* Experience testing across multiple database types
* Hands-on experience with ETL testing tools
* Test automation experience using code, preferably Python
* Strong understanding of the full test lifecycle
* Experience u