Qa Engineer- Etl Job in Guidehouse Inc

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Position Description:

The Quality Assurance Engineers role is to provide quality assurance oversight and support business solutions that deliver a high-quality customer experience. This individual will be responsible for writing test plans and scripts for tracking defects and fixes in product development, software application development, information systems, and operations systems. The QA Engineer will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives. Performs at the highest technical level of all phases of software lifecycle activities. Works at direction of manager to monitor and report data or software quality issues within the products supported by the team.

Essential Job Functions

Software Analysis

• Collaborates with stakeholders to verify business requirements.
• Manages the quality testing processes
• Assists project manager in support of software development life cycle compliance.
• Facilitates cross team collaboration between Data Services, ETL developers, Software Engineering and Operational teams to ensure upstream and downstream impacts of system changes are vetted and tested
• Provides estimates and task planning as needed to support business cases.

Software Development and Support

• Responsible for monitoring quality assurance of additions and enhancements to data load processes

Software Troubleshooting

• Interfaces with IT, vendors and professional services providers to ensure quality is met in all stages of software development.

• Develop and establish quality assurance measures and testing standards related to data integrity data loads supported by the data services team
• Adhere to established QA standards for software development, application integration, and information system performance, and corresponding documentation.
• Create and execute test plans and scripts that will determine optimal application performance according to specifications.
• Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.
• Collaborate with software/systems personnel in application testing, such as system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods.
• Make recommendations for improvement of applications to programmers and software developers or engineers.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to manager.
• Coordinates on QA and UAT process within the team
• Reviews architecture and technical specifications for conflicts or issues that could affect quality
• Performs acceptance testing and manages user testing when needed

• BS in related field and 3-5 years expert knowledge of: Data Quality management and Software Development Life Cycle processes.
• Excellent experience with quality assurance management.
• Knowledge of MS SQL is a must.
• Intermediate MS SQL experience.
• Understanding of SSIS ETL concepts.
• Experience testing SSIS ETL processes.
• Great communication & collaboration skills.

• Experience with software development lifecycle methodologies, deliverables, controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting/problem solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to self-direct, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks and demands.
• Experience with Agile methodologies is preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry preferred