MDM QA Engineer

*Remote Contract Opportunity*Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their MDM QA Engineer position! This is a 6+ month contract opportunity and can be REMOTE in the United States. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. What You'll Be Doing:Contribute to a strategic Master Data Management (MDM) project, and ensure the quality and integrity of our data processes and solutions.Collaborate closely with our Data Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to design and implement robust testing frameworks for data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines within an AWS ecosystem, leveraging CI/CD workflows in Azure DevOps.Data Quality Assurance:Design and implement testing strategies for data ingestion, transformation, and validation pipelines to ensure data quality, consistency, and accuracy.Perform functional, integration, and regression testing for APIs (OData) and AWS Lambda-based data processing services.Validate data transformation logic against source-to-target mappings, focusing on JSON conversion and schema validation.Automation and Framework Development:Develop and maintain automated test scripts for end-to-end data processing workflows using tools like Pytest and Postman.Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to integrate test automation into Azure Pipelines, enabling continuous testing in CI/CD workflows.Collaboration and Reporting:Create and maintain comprehensive management reports that display quality assurance metrics, including the tracking of bugs and defects over time.Establish a process for bug intake and triage.Facilitate seamless collaboration with Data Engineers, Developers, and Product Owners to understand requirements, mapping rules, and transformation logic.Document and report test results, identify defects, and manage defect tracking in Azure DevOps.Provide insights and recommendations to improve data quality, testing practices, and pipeline efficiency.What You'll Need to Have:3+ years in QA engineering roles within data engineering or MDM projects.Must have experience building and integrating Test frameworks.Experience with creating reporting/dashboards to show QA metrics.Proven experience testing data pipelines on AWS, including Lambda, Glue, and S3.Strong experience with CI/CD processes, especially within Azure Pipelines and Azure DevOps.Proficiency in automated testing tools for data processing and APIs (e.g., Postman, Pytest).Solid understanding of JSON, schema validation, and source-to-target data mapping.Strong SQL skills for data validation across large datasets.Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages.Experience with cloud-based data warehousing solutions such as Redshift or Snowflake.Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira or Azure Boards.Experience with API testing for OData applications.AWS Certified Tester or similar certifications.Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with multi-functional teams.Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.Attention to detail and a proactive approach to quality assurance.Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing project needs.Pay Range: $60-$64/hr +Questions about any of our jobs? Email us at recruiting@lhtservices.com View all of our open jobs here: jobs.lhtservices.com