We are looking for a dedicated, self-motivated, highly skilled Quality Assurance professional to join our great team of data engineers in building high-end, high quality applications in large scale low latency data environments (100TB+ in size).
A QA engineer with proven data integration skills is required by Paddy Power Betfair to Quality Assure Data Warehouse and Reporting solutions delivered by the Data team. The successful candidate will have good technical and problem solving skills, with a positive and results driven attitude, a strong communicator who can interact with both technical and non-technical people.
Key Responsibilities
Work as an effective member of a scrum team - understanding and contributing to the agile delivery process, and taking ownership for your team's software quality from concept to production
Own and devise the data test strategy
Create and promote the use of behaviour/test-driven development at multiple levels within the software by pairing with production code developers and product owners
Functional Testing of Data Integration & Reporting solutions
E2E testing - from source data stores through to reports, including test data set up
Interact with the Product Owner to ensure suitable understanding of requirements
Review acceptance criteria for the user stories & ensure required test coverage
Own defect management lifecycle
Design & develop repeatable, automated test cases
Drive Test Driven Development practices
Drive Environments best practices
Own data delivery regression test pack
To be proactive and drive the building of effective relationships across Data and key areas of the business stakeholder community
To ensure risks and issues are identified in a timely manner and effectively communicated with proposed resolution and mitigation strategies to the Data Delivery Manager
Key Working Relationships
This position involves working with and been part of a cross-skilled engineering team, and will have regular contact with teams looking after other aspects of Paddy Power Betfair products & tools.
Experience & Qualifications Required:
Background in functional testing with the ability to plan, design and execute test cases
Experience of Agile software development practices
Proven diagnostic and debugging skills
Understands Data, Data Integration, Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence
Experience of Hands On testing in the data space
Experience in writing SQL
Experience in ETL/ELT/BI Tools
Understanding of Data Modelling
Energetic and analytical approach to problem solving
Energetic and analytical approach to problem solving
Demonstrates excellent people skills
Demonstrates exceptional communication, interpersonal skills and consistent high energy levels
Key Skills & Attributes
Ability to work in a fast paced, team oriented environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical skills.
Enthusiasm for the software development process.
Proactive work ethic with the ability to deliver results and meet challenging deadlines
Good English language skills
What you can expect:
25 days of annual leave;
Sharesave scheme;
”Flexible Benefits” of your choice;
Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments);
Free parking;
Thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy';
Ways of working:
Flexible working is our way of working! We're a diverse workforce and therefore a 'one size fits all' approach isn't necessarily best. Whatever your personal needs may be, let's have a chat and see how we can accommodate them;
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
By submitting your application online, you agree that: your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than two years, in order to consider you for prospective role within the company.
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