QA Tester - Data Pipelines
Posted 2 days ago by MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy
£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of QA Tester involves testing and maintaining automated data pipelines and ETL jobs within a fast-growing data-led technology company in London. The position is a 6-month fixed-term contract with a strong potential for permanent employment, targeting candidates with 2-3 years of experience in QA or software testing, particularly in data environments. The role emphasizes collaboration and the opportunity to work on data integrity and quality in a cloud-first setting. Candidates should be comfortable with SQL and have some exposure to AWS-based data workflows.
Key Responsibilities:
- Testing and maintaining automated data pipelines and ETL jobs
- Writing and reviewing SQL queries to validate data integrity
- Supporting the testing of AWS-based data workflows
- Designing and running data quality tests, both automated and manual
- Collaborating with cross-functional, often remote teams
Key Skills:
- 2-3 years' experience in QA or software testing, ideally with a focus on data
- Experience testing ETL jobs or data pipelines
- Comfortable writing SQL queries for data validation
- Some exposure to cloud-based data environments (AWS preferred)
- Confident owning test plans and working independently when needed
- Bonus: Experience using Athena or other AWS data tools
- Bonus: Familiarity with API testing tools (e.g. Postman)
- Bonus: Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g. Cypress, Selenium)
- Bonus: Awareness of PCI compliance or experience working with external clients
Salary (Rate): £40,000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
QA Tester (2-3 Years' Experience) - Data Pipelines | London | 6-Month FTC (Strong View to Perm)
Location: Hybrid (3 days per week in Central London)
Salary: £40,000 (pro rata)
We're working with a fast-growing data-led technology company known for its work in the loyalty and financial services space. They deliver scalable, high-quality data products to some of the UK's biggest banks and retailers - and they're now building a brand-new team in London.
They're hiring a QA Tester with around 2-3 years of experience - someone comfortable testing data pipelines and keen to develop further in a cloud-first environment. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract with a strong view to becoming permanent - Perfect for someone with a couple of years of QA experience who's looking to take the next step in a collaborative, data-focused environment.
What you'll be doing
- Testing and maintaining automated data pipelines and ETL jobs
- Writing and reviewing SQL queries to validate data integrity
- Supporting the testing of AWS-based data workflows (Athena experience is a bonus)
- Designing and running data quality tests, both automated and manual
- Collaborating with cross-functional, often remote teams
What they're looking for
- 2-3 years' experience in QA or software testing, ideally with a focus on data
- Experience testing ETL jobs or data pipelines
- Comfortable writing SQL queries for data validation
- Some exposure to cloud-based data environments (AWS preferred)
- Confident owning test plans and working independently when needed
Bonus if you have:
- Experience using Athena or other AWS data tools
- Familiarity with API testing tools (e.g. Postman)
- Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g. Cypress, Selenium)
- Awareness of PCI compliance or experience working with external clients
If you're looking for a hands-on QA role where you can grow, help define testing processes, and work on genuinely interesting data challenges - this could be a great move. Apply now to find out more.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Jack Tyrrell, Specialist Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group 02038548637 or send an up to date CV via the link provided. If this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit www.mcsgroup.jobs to view a wide selection of our current jobs or call us 028 9023 5456 . All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.