JustinBradley’s client, a leading source of mortgage financing, is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with deep expertise in back-end testing, automation, and data validation in cloud-native environments. This role is ideal for a QA professional with hands-on experience in AWS, Python scripting, complex SQL, and Unix-based automation. The ideal candidate will play a key role in driving high-quality software delivery by testing critical data platforms and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product owners and developers to analyze requirements and design comprehensive test plans and scenarios.
• Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data across relational and cloud databases.
• Perform functional and regression testing across AWS data platforms (S3, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, EMR, SNS/SQS).
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and Unix for data setup, file handling, and environment preparation.
• Support large-scale data validation and comparison efforts, including backup generation and expected result calculations.
• Work closely with development teams to log, track, and resolve defects.
• Contribute to automation pipelines and CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as PI planning and retrospectives, fostering continuous improvement.
• Create and manage test cases, test execution sets, and bugs using JIRA or similar test management tools.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional application teams and business stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of quality assurance or software testing experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile best practices.
• Proficient in SQL for complex data validation tasks.
• Solid understanding of Unix/Linux scripting and command-line tools.
• Skilled in Python for automation and scripting support.
• Experience working in cloud environments, especially AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS, EMR, Step Functions, SNS/SQS).
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and scripting techniques.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
• Prior work with data-intensive applications and testing in distributed cloud systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an eye for detail in data validations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• AWS-related certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, QA Automation certs) are a plus.

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