Senior QA Engineer

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

No. of Positions: 3

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Remote (Pan India)

Shift Timings: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST

Experience Required: Minimum 3+ Years

Mandatory Skills: Scala & PySpark

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and architectures. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience working with Big Data technologies, distributed systems, and ETL pipelines. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers to ensure efficient data flow and reliable data infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines for extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) from various data sources.
• Enhance internal processes by automating tasks, optimizing data workflows, and improving infrastructure performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, and Business teams to understand data needs and provide solutions.
• Work closely with machine learning and analytics teams to support advanced data modeling and innovation.
• Ensure systems are highly reliable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong experience with Apache Spark, with solid understanding of distributed data processing.
• Proficiency in Scala and PySpark is mandatory.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational and non-relational data.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (preferably Databricks).
• Good understanding of Delta Lake architecture, Parquet, JSON, CSV, and related data file formats.
• Comfortable working in Linux/macOS environments with scripting capabilities.
• Ability to work in an Agile environment and deliver independently.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Machine Learning concepts is an added advantage.

Reporting

• This role will report to the CEO or a designated Team Lead.

Benefits & Work Environment

• Remote work flexibility across India.
• Encouraging and diverse work culture.
• Paid leaves, holidays, performance incentives, and learning opportunities.
• Supportive environment that promotes personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the manual testing efforts of the QA team in an Agile development environment.
• Create and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Collaborate with development teams, project managers, and other stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and execute test cases.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Develop and maintain test documentation, including test cases, plans, and reports.
• Provide timely and accurate reports on test progress, defect status, and quality metrics to higher authorities.
• Perform Functional, Non-Functional, GUI testing, Smoke, Sanity testing, Performance testing, Pen Testing, Monkey testing, Retesting & Regression testing.
• Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the QA process.
• To prepare daily Sprint reports.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and best practices in software testing and QA methodologies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software testing and QA, with a focus on manual testing
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a team lead managing at least 5 team members in an Agile development environment
• Strong understanding of Agile methodology.
• Experience with testing web-based applications, mobile applications, and APIs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Experience with test management tools, such as JIRA, AIO, Trello, etc.
• ISTQB certification is a plus.

• 6+ years of experience with expertise in Django CMS, Python, REST framework, AI framework
• MySQL Db usage, SQL queries
• Experience in using scraping tools.
• Microservices
• Docker and Kubernetes hands-on experience
• AWS Redis cache integration
• Deployment on AWS cloud, auto-scale
• Work will be rotational Shifts/ UK Shift
• Must be flexible to work on weekends/stretch for some hours

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