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Role & seniority: Quality Assurance Analyst (mid to senior level)
Location & work type: Remote, Jackson, MS; 3-year contract
Stack/tools: SQL, ETL; Azure Synapse pipelines, stored procedures, data transformations; Azure Data Lake; data validation; Python (automation); QA documentation; DevOps testing integration
Review and validate SQL/ETL outputs for data accuracy, consistency, and alignment with business rules
Develop and execute detailed data test plans, cases, and validation scripts for Azure Synapse pipelines and data transformations; perform regression testing
Reconcile data across source systems, staging, and curated layers; collaborate with data engineers, ETL developers, and analysts; maintain QA docs and support automated data quality checks
Strong communication (verbal and written) to convey test cases and results
Ability to write test plans, test cases, and test scripts from scratch; document results
Experience with user acceptance, functionality, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing on multiple applications
Ability to review requirements for testability; create data-flow diagrams and test-case management; participate in process improvements
Prior QA work on a software development team; solid QA management experience; understanding of QA best practices, test strategy, and defect tracking
Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Beacon Systems, Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!
About Beacon Systems, Inc
Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.
Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst
Location: Remote - Jackson, MS
Contract Duration: 3 Years
Current goal for every community to effectively use a world-class data system to improve student outcomes. This goal has an outcome to increase the availability of quality data to drive decisions that improve student outcomes. MDE is planning to satisfy this goal in part by modernizing its current student information system along with improving the quality of data in connected systems. This will include web-based application development and the creation of dashboards and reports that will improve access, accuracy, and ease of use for all stakeholders.
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 DevOps testing integration.
Required Skills
Must be able to effectively communicate (verbally and written) test cases with stakeholders as well as the development team. Must be able to collaborate with the Project Manager, Architect, Business Analyst, and developers to ensure test cases are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations. Must be able to write test plans, test cases, and test scripts from scratch, validating that user expectations are achieved during the testing process. Must be able to work closely with the Business Analysts to formulate test plans, prepare test cases, execute the tests, and fully document and report the results. Must be able to perform user acceptance testing, functionality testing, regression testing, performance testing, and end-to-end system testing on various applications. Documentation includes: Formal Test Plan, Test Case Document, Technical Use Cases and Test Plan, User stories, etc. Must be able to review user requirements to ensure that requirements are testable. Must be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of data flow through systems. Must be able to create and manage test cases for Quality Assurance. Must have experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst working on a software development team. Must have strong experience in QA management and creating all documents listed above. Must understand software quality best practices, test strategy and planning, test case development, test case deployment and execution, test data, defect tracking, and test manuals. Must actively participate in process improvements. Strong experience in acceptance testing. Ability to analyze business functions. Scrum Agile Show more Show less