Data and Quality Engineer

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: IA-West Des Moines, Hybrid 1-2 days onsite

Overview: Every Turnberry consultant belongs to a practice, an internal group of consultants and leaders with shared experience and expertise. Each of these practices aligns to one of the core services Turnberry offers to clients. As a Data and Quality Engineer (Systems Analyst
3), you will join Turnberry's Data Strategy and Intelligence practice and service. This service provides insights into company data, advanced analytics solutions, robust data governance, and tailored solutions for specific data challenges.

• Collaborate with analysts, designers, and programmers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs, applications and automated test scripts
• Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise unique to the discipline
• Exhibit expert understanding of the organization’s Systems Development Life Cycle
• Play a leading role in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments
• Play a leading role in defining software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation
• Prepare and/or interpret business, functional, and non-functional requirements; create and maintain user-oriented applications and design specifications
• Develop, test, document, and implement applications according to standards and methodologies
• Design, develop, and test automation scripts
• Follow automated test script guidelines and research issues in software through testing
• Design, implement, and maintain databases
• Follow database standards and integrity controls, analyze information requirements, and develop database specifications
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure
• Design, run, and monitor software functional and performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging; administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem area
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades
• Must be on call during scheduled times and may be required to work for extended periods at night and on weekends in support of conversion, assisting in operational problems, or testing a new program
• Maintain currency of professional, technical, and business skills
• Utilize established status report, time accounting, and collaborative process to provide data for management
• Exhibit expert understanding of application, data, and integration, plus deep understanding of security, operational, and systems management architectural and design domains
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues
• Ensure compatibility and interoperability of systems
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems
• Create and describe system design and models utilizing commonly used industry mechanisms like E‑R Diagrams, UML models, flow charts, etc.
• Perform cost‑benefit and return on investment analysis for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions
• Direct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Liaise with company’s software and hardware suppliers for prompt rectification of any problems or emergencies
• Take an active role in cross‑departmental projects when needed
• Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of application development best practices
• Train, mentor, and provide guidance to junior software development staff
• Oversee the quality assurance of program logic, data processing, and error resolution
• Participate in other…