Quality Assurance Lead

QA Lead

Location: Pittsburgh PA or Dallas TX
Contract: W2 only, 12 month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with either the client or CEI
Pay: $ 55/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match

Overview

Lead quality engineering and testing for data-driven regulatory reporting applications. Validate data accuracy and completeness across source-to-target data flows and reports. Design and execute test strategies covering functional, regression, and data reconciliation testing. Partner with technology and business stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met. Oversee test execution, defect analysis, and root-cause identification. Own testing documentation including scope, strategy, execution results, and delivery artifacts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering and testing for data-driven regulatory reporting applications.
• Validate data accuracy and completeness across source-to-target data flows and reports.
• Design and execute test strategies covering functional, regression, and data reconciliation testing.
• Partner with technology and business stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Oversee test execution, defect analysis, and root-cause identification.
• Own testing documentation including scope, strategy, execution results, and delivery artifacts.

Required Skills

• 5–8 years of experience in data and report testing, preferably within regulatory or risk platforms.
• Strong expertise in SQL (Oracle or Teradata) and data validation techniques.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies and lifecycle.
• Intermediate proficiency in data analysis.
• Knowledge of data modeling and data warehouse concepts.
• Proven debugging skills to identify and resolve data or system issues.
• Experience managing and maintaining testing deliverables and documentation.
• Extensive experience in data-centric testing environments.
• Experience with Jira Test Data management, creating Test Strategy and Test Plan documents.
• Proficiency in conducting Agile ceremonies and working with Jira and XRay.
• Banking/Finance industry familiarity, especially with regulatory reports such as fRY-9C, FFIEC031, FRY-14Ms/Qs, Basel III Reports.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to Axiom reporting tool.
• Experience with Python or R for data profiling, validation, or automation.

Why Should I Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to lead critical regulatory data projects within a dynamic team, utilizing your expertise in data validation and testing. Join us to contribute to impactful compliance initiatives in a collaborative environment.

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