Data Quality Assurance Analyst

Role Description:

The Data Quality Assurance Analyst candidate will work closely with product owners, developers and project managers to define and prioritize testing data requirements. The candidate will add value to the team by validating the data quality, data accuracy, and data integrity by testing various reports and the data sets requested by business users.

Skills Required

• Ability to effectively collaborate with developers and business experts. 
• Ability to work as part of a self-directed team, in which tasks are determined daily in coordination with co-workers, rather than being assigned. 
• Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment. 
• Ability to work with a minimal amount of direction while being pro-active in keeping their management informed of project related issues. 
• Ability to work under pressure. 
• Ability to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view with others in support of the business requirements and needs. 
• Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and shift priorities quickly. 
• Proven strong problem-solving skills, troubleshooting and root cause analysis. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong aspiration to learn new technologies.
• 5+ years of relevant QA Data Analyst/ETL testing/Data quality testing. 
• Advanced level of SQL Server database query language (TSQL). 
• Experience in context-based, exploratory, or scenario testing. 
• Basic understanding of programming. • Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables. 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience in the education industry is preferred. 
• Experience working on an Agile/Scrum team preferred. 
• Experience with TFS, MTM and MS Test is preferred.