Database/ETL TesterLPL FinancialAustin, TXOpen for both C2C and FulltimeResponsibilities and Duties:Build and perform end to end QA effort on Data Warehouse/ETL/BI PlatformsReview requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedbackUnderstand data flow and test strategy for ETL, Data warehouse and Business Intelligence testingETL testing of mapping, transformations and data pipelinesData warehouse testing involving the testing of stored procedures, SSIS packages, slowly changing dimension tables, Change Data capture etc.Business Intelligence testing involving the validation of DataMart, ODS, Data models and SSRS reportsCreate detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test casesIdentify, document and track software defectsWork closely with development teams to perform root cause analysis of issuesManage multiple tasks and adjust to shifting priorities, as necessaryWrite advanced SQL queries for ETL/data warehousing/Business Intelligence testingIdentify test cases which has to be automated. Prepare test automation strategyDesign and develop test automation for backendWork with the team to continually improve test processes and practices based on inspection /adaption of previous iterations and to ensure adherence to process, tools and metrics standards within the project teamQualifications and SkillsExperience in ETL testing techniquesGood understanding of Data Warehousing and business intelligence concepts and testing techniquesExperience in Working with Star Schema, ODS, multi-dimensional models, slowly changing dimensionsExperience in working with ETL framework, Change Data capture, DataMart, Data models etc.Working knowledge of test automation for backend using Java and associated frameworksExperience in continuous testing practices in a CI/CD development pipeline, and deploying test automationSolid experience in strategizing and planning all testing activities including automationAbility to review and analyze business requirements in order to produce test strategy and test casesExpertise working in Cloud data environmentFamiliarity with one or more SQL-on-Hadoop technology (Hive,Impala, Spark SQL, Presto)Experience in Agile projects (Scrum, Kanban etc.)Working Knowledge in Test Management software (JIRA,qTest/ALM)Solid experience with Defect Management ProcessExperience in Cluster, Containers/VMs, On Premise, On Cloud is preferredStrong knowledge on Data Lake, Azure, ELT & ETL, Data Warehouse,BI, Data Factory ToolsStrong in SQL preparation in Oracle/SQL Server/NoSQL/RDMS/Big DataMust HaveBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.5 - 10 years of experience with Software Quality Assurance- QA project life cycle, test plan, test strategies, test scenarios, test cases, traceability matrix.3 - 5+ years of experience in Database/Data Warehouse/ETL Testing.3 - 5+ years of Strong experience in advanced SQL scripting.Experience in MS SQL server, SSIS and SSRS.3+ years' experience of Data Lake/Hadoop platform implementation, including 3+ years of hands-on experience in implementation and performance tuning Hadoop/Spark implementations.Awareness of Agile QA Software development life cycle -backlog, sprints, standups, burndowns.Overall 8+Years of Experience profiles preferred.4+ years of industry work experience in Informatica 9.x and aboveStrong Data Warehousing skills including: Data cleanup, ETL and handling scalability issues for enterprise level data warehouses implementing troubleshooting and optimizing distributed solutions based on Informatica product.Experience extracting data from a variety of sources, and a desire to expand those skills (working knowledge SQL)Excellent Data Analysis skills.Experience handling Unix systems.