What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Data Warehousing) position at Sparq?
Team Sparq is committed to creating high-quality tech careers while helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journey. We are committed to being an inclusive workplace, maintaining a culture of equitable, diverse employment and advancement company-wide.
C2C is not available
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Why you will enjoy Mondays again:
- Opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues in a fun, creative environment
- Progressive career journey and opportunity for advancement
- Continuous development through training, mentorship and certification programs
- Exposure to modern technologies across various industries in an agile environment
- Ability to work in a hybrid model
- Competitive salary bonus opportunities
- Robust benefits package, matching 401(k) plan, and substantial PTO
- Tuition reimbursement
A Day in the Life:
The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the overall quality of systems and technology released into ETP’s production environment. This includes creating testing documentation, planning and executing tests, validating results, and obtaining approvals through manual processes and automated tools. The role focuses on meeting business requirements and objectives by tracking quality metrics such as defects, test results, and test statuses. By documenting and communicating issues to development teams, the QA Engineer ensures timely resolution and high-quality product delivery.
- Lead and coordinate testing programs for large-scale data warehousing platforms like SAP and JDA.
- Implement and expand automated testing tools while ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Execute manual and automated tests, documenting test results, defects, and providing resolution support.
- Manage and oversee third-party QA teams, ensuring compliance with internal standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and maintain test data and achieve seamless integration testing.
- Develop reports to track testing metrics and present outcomes to stakeholders.
- Understand various programming languages (ABAP, Java, C#, Perl, Python, etc.) and deployment tools such as Turnover, QGM/Solution Manager, as well as DevOps
- and CI/CD practices to enhance testing processes.
- Facilitate quality and testing process training for IT staff and project teams.
- Conduct QA audits to ensure adherence to established standards and recommend process improvements.
- Mentor and coach team members to build capabilities, improve collaboration, and mitigate conflicts.
- Support integration testing cycles by creating test scripts, coaching SAP super users, and resolving defects.
What it takes:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- Five (5) years of experience as a QA Performance Engineer with expertise in performance testing for large-scale platforms (e.g., SAP, Salesforce).
- Advanced proficiency with testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and monitoring platforms like AppDynamics or Dynatrace.
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, metrics, and process improvements.
- Experience with automated testing tools and API testing.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration abilities with a team-oriented mindset.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree, experience with mobile testing tools, and SAFe Agile certification.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Sparq is proud to offer equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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