Test Analyst (ETL Pipelines)
Posted Today by Uniting Ambition
£360 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Leicestershire, England, UK
Summary: The Test Analyst (ETL Pipelines) role involves supporting a Data Migration initiative by validating ETL pipelines, data transformations, and end-to-end data flows within a data engineering environment. The position requires collaboration with data engineers, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure the reliability and accuracy of data outputs. The role is contract-based for a duration of 6 months or more, with a focus on quality assurance best practices. The candidate is expected to have proven experience in data or ETL environments and strong SQL skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Test ETL pipelines and data transformations across the data platform
- Validate data integrity and movement between systems
- Write and execute test cases for complex data workflows
- Use SQL to interrogate and validate data outputs
- Work closely with data engineers to identify and resolve defects
- Support integration and end-to-end testing across data pipelines
- Contribute to test planning, defect management, and QA best practices
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a QA/Test Analyst within data or ETL environments
- Strong experience testing ETL pipelines or data integration workflows
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and analysis
- Experience testing data pipelines, transformations, and integrations
- Comfortable working within Agile delivery teams
Salary (Rate): £360.00 per day
City: Leicestershire
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Test Analyst (ETL Pipelines)
Location: Leicestershire - 2-3 days onsite per week
Rate: £360.00 per day
Contract: 6 months+
IR35: Outside IR35
Start: ASAP
The Opportunity
We're supporting our client on a Data Migration initiative, and they're looking for a Data focused Test Analyst to join the team.
This role will sit within the data engineering environment, focusing on validating ETL pipelines, data transformations, and end-to-end data flows as part of a broader modernisation of their data platforms.
You'll work closely with data engineers, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure data pipelines are robust, reliable, and delivering accurate outputs across downstream systems.
The Role
As a QA Test Analyst, you will:
Test ETL pipelines and data transformations across the data platform
Validate data integrity and movement between systems
Write and execute test cases for complex data workflows
Use SQL to interrogate and validate data outputs
Work closely with data engineers to identify and resolve defects
Support integration and end-to-end testing across data pipelines
Contribute to test planning, defect management, and QA best practices
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience as a QA/Test Analyst within data or ETL environments
Strong experience testing ETL pipelines or data integration workflows
Strong SQL skills for data validation and analysis
Experience testing data pipelines, transformations, and integrations
Comfortable working within Agile delivery teams
Desirable Experience
Exposure to Azure Databricks environments
Experience working with modern data platforms or cloud data tooling
Previous experience within large-scale enterprise programmes