Data Quality Engineer
Qualitest · California, United States · 5 days ago
Quality Assurance$80k–$100k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Define and implement Quality Engineering best practices for enterprise data products.
- Develop and execute test strategies for data pipelines, ETL processes, and data transformations.
- Validate data across multiple layers of the data platform, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency from source systems through curated data products.
- Perform data validation across Microsoft Azure OneLake using a Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
- Verify data movement and transformation between on-premises and Azure-based data sources.
- Partner with Data Engineers, Product Owners, Architects, Business Analysts, and external delivery partners to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.
- Create reusable test scenarios and validation frameworks that can be adopted consistently across multiple data product teams.
- Execute source-to-target data validation, reconciliation, and transformation testing.
- Identify, document, and track defects while working closely with development teams to resolve data quality issues.
- Support regression testing for enhancements to existing data products.
- Contribute to automation efforts for data validation and ETL testing where appropriate.
- Participate in release validation and production readiness activities.
- Help establish testing standards that improve delivery velocity while maintaining data quality.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Quality Engineering or QA experience with a strong focus on data platforms.
- Experience testing ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformation processes.
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and reconciliation.
- Experience validating large datasets across multiple source systems.
- Experience working with cloud data platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
- Understanding of modern data architectures, including data lakes and Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
- Experience testing data ingestion, transformation, and data integration workflows.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, or OneLake.
- Experience validating enterprise reporting and analytical data products.
- Knowledge of Customer 360 or master data management concepts.
- Experience with test automation for data validation.
- Familiarity with notebook orchestration, scheduled pipelines, and data workflow automation.
- Experience working alongside offshore or vendor development teams.
Benefits
- Support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- Local and global opportunities for internal rotation and international mobility.
- A clear view of career progression within the company.
- A flexible and casual work culture with employee events and amenities.
- Access to QualityAI Tech Academy for training and mentorship programs.
- Bonuses through client and employee referral programs.
- A competitive salary range of $80,000 - $100,000.