ETL Test Lead CGEMJP00320103
Posted 6 days ago by Experis UK
£230 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The ETL Test Lead role in Milton Keynes involves leading an ETL team with a focus on bank regulatory reporting and end-to-end data analysis and testing. The position requires expertise in ETL processes, data reconciliation, and defect management, with a proactive approach to working with large datasets. The contract is hybrid, requiring two days on-site per week, and runs until the end of 2026. The role is classified as inside IR35 and offers a daily rate of up to £230 via an umbrella company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide inputs into Overall Test Strategy & Approach for the Project.
- Support and input into detailed test plans for various test phases.
- Analyse Requirements and Design documents to create Test cases and manage tests across the test life cycle.
- Write Test Scenarios and Test Cases for various Test Phases.
- Identify Regression Test cases and create/update Regression Test pack.
- Execute Test Scenarios & Test cases as per the agreed plan and schedule.
- Identify & log defects and participate in defect triage.
- Provide Reports on Test status as requested by the Test Lead/ Test Manager.
- Ensure that all testing activities align with the Organisation's Testing Policy & Strategy.
- Provide UAT & ELS Support via Test creation, Test Preparation, Test execution, and Defect Retests.
- Create Knowledge Transfer documentation as requested by Test Lead/ Test Manager.
- Support creation and maintenance of Test RTM.
Key Skills:
- ETL team lead experience.
- Bank Regulatory reporting experience.
- Proven experience in end-to-end data analysis and testing.
- Understanding of ETL, data reconciliation, validation, and defect triage.
- Ability to work independently and proactively.
- Strong defect description writing and escalation skills.
- Familiarity with source-to-target mapping and data quality checks.
- Experience in Test Strategy, Test Plans, and Test Execution.
- Knowledge of Test Automation and Test data preparation.
- Experience in Test Reporting and Quality Assurance.
Salary (Rate): £230 daily
City: Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
description: E TL Test Lead Milton Keynes, hybrid 2 days per week onsite Contract to run until 31/12/2026 Up to £230 p/d Via umbrella inside IR35 Role Purpose / Summary Must have ETL team lead, Bank Regulatory reporting experience Proven experience in end-to-end data analysis and testing - across multiple cutovers and cycles Understanding of ETL, data reconciliation, validation, and defect triage Comfortable working with large datasets and identifying transformation or mapping issues Able to work independently - Proactive, self-sufficient, and structured Can write clear defect descriptions and escalate data load/reconciliation issues effectively Familiar with source-to-target mapping, data quality checks, and post-load validation Key Skills/ Requirements Overall Test Strategy & Approach: Where required, provide inputs into Overall Test Strategy & Approach for the Project. Phase Test Plans : Support and input into detailed test plans for various test phases. Test Analysis : Analyse Requirements and Design documents to create Test cases, identify pre-requisites and manage tests across the test life cycle. Test Preparation : Write Test Scenarios and Test Cases for various Test Phases. Input into Test Automation Script, Test data preparation and provide UAT Support. Identify Regression Test cases, create and update Regression Test pack. Test Execution : Execute Test Scenarios & Test cases as per the agreed plan and schedule across various different Test phases & Test cycles. Defect Management : Identify & log defects. Participate & support defect triage. RAID : Input identified RAID to Test Lead &/or Test Manager. Support reporting into TAG (Test Assurance and Governance) Board. Test Reporting : Provide Reports on Test status as requested by the Test Lead/ Test Manager periodically. Test Assurance : Input status into Entry /Exit criteria and provide evidence for all pre requisites identified. Support Go/ No-Go meetings & regular Test check point meetings. Quality Assurance: Ensure that all testing activities align with the Organisation's Testing Policy & Strategy. Conduct and participate in Peer reviews. Test Support : Provide UAT & ELS Support via Test creation, Test Preparation, Test execution, Defect Retests, Regression Tests, Demo's, etc. Knowledge Management: Across the Test Lifecycle, provide test knowledge support where required. Create Knowledge Transfer documentation at various different points in the project as requested by Test Lead/ Test Manager. Test RTM : Support creation and maintenance of Test RTM. Key benefits to be derived from the service: To ensure that any system changes made to support the project objectives have been tested and verified in line with Organisation Test Policy & Strategy. It will enable the project to understand more about the quality of those system changes and will facilitate the project making evidence-based decisions about whether to proceed from development and testing into the implementation phase of the project. All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!