Data Quality Assurance Lead

Role: Data Quality Assurance LeadLocation: Hybrid in Charlotte, NCDuration: 6-month contract to potential hireQualifications:• Experience working with business stakeholders and/or product owners to understand data requirements and business cases.• Minimum of 12 years of experience as a QA/Tester with a focus on data-centric projects, with at least 2 years in a lead role.• Strong and extensive hands-on experience in ETL/ELT testing, providing DQ reports and performance tuning using ETL tools such as SSIS/ADF in a multi-dimensional Data Warehousing environment like SQL DB/Synapse.• Hands-on experience in Azure, preferably data heavy / analytics applications leveraging relational and NoSQL databases, Data Warehouse and Power BI.• Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Databricks, Blob Storage, Python/PySpark, Logic Apps, Key Vault, and Azure functions and Power BI.• Good experience in defining and enabling data quality standards for auditing, and monitoring purposes.• Strong understanding of data engineering concepts, including data modeling, ETL processes, and database management.• Proficiency in SQL and data querying for test validation and analysis.• Strong proficiency in scripting to read/write SQL queries and python.• Strong knowledge of data management, ETL processes, data warehousing, and BI tools.• Professional data management qualifications preferable• Proficiency in the functional and non-functional testing including unit-testing, integration testing and defect management tools.• A great team member with an ability to adapt to change quickly and balance multiple priorities is crucial.• The candidate should be highly organized and efficient, with a strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).• Experienced in data quality testing for data engineering pipelines and working with data engineering teams is a must.• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, with working experience in Scrum or SAFe Agile frameworks.• Experience with QA automation tools and frameworks is a. plus.• Established track record of working with Technology (including experience with API’s) and agile methodology