Quality Assurance Analyst SME Level

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$55.00/hr – $60.00/hr

Location: Jackson, MS
Duration: 12 months
Position Type: Contract

• Review and validate the output of SQL and ETL development to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and alignment with business rules.
• Develop and execute detailed data test plans, test cases, and validation scripts targeting Azure Synapse pipelines, stored procedures, and data transformations.
• Reconcile data between source systems, staging areas, and curated data layers in Azure Data Lake or Synapse.
• Conduct regression testing on modified pipelines, stored procedures, or data models to confirm that changes do not introduce new issues.
• Collaborate with data engineers, ETL developers, and business analysts to document and resolve data discrepancies.
• Maintain data QA documentation including test results, issue logs, and validation procedures.
• Support the development of automated data quality checks or unit tests using SQL, Python, or other approved tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, data validation frameworks, and Dev Ops testing integration.
• Work on web‑based application development and the creation of dashboards and reports to improve access, accuracy, and ease of use for all stakeholders.

• Effective communication (verbal and written) of test cases with stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaboration with the Project Manager, Architect, Business Analyst, and developers to ensure test cases are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations.
• Writing test plans, test cases, and test scripts from scratch, validating that user expectations are achieved during the testing process.
• Work closely with Business Analysts to formulate test plans, prepare test cases, execute tests, and fully document and report results.
• Performs user acceptance testing, functionality testing, regression testing, performance testing, and end‑to‑end system testing on various applications.
• Knowledge of formal test plans, test case documents, technical use cases, test scripts, user stories, and test manuals.
• Review user requirements to ensure they are testable.
• Create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of data flow through systems.
• Manage test cases for quality assurance.
• Familiarity with software and database development concepts.
• Experience as a QA analyst on a software development team.
• Strong experience in QA management and creating all documents listed above.
• Strong experience in mapping business processes into test case documentation.
• Understand software quality best practices, test strategy and planning, test case development, test case deployment and execution, test data, defect tracking, and test manuals.
• Active participation in process improvements.
• Strong experience in acceptance testing.
• Ability to analyze business functions.
• Experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies.

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