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Test Engineer Lead
- NTT DATA North America (Schaumburg, IL)
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Join NTT DATA and be at the forefront of major enterprise data transformation. Collaborate with talented engineers, architects, and business leaders to drive impactful, mission-critical data migration programs. This is a hybrid position with both onsite work in Schaumburg, IL, and remote opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
+ Define the test strategy, scope, objectives, entry/exit criteria, and quality gates across all phases (unit, system, SIT, UAT, performance, regression, cutover).
+ Develop and maintain Test Plans and Test Approach documents aligned with program milestones.
+ Standardize test processes, templates, and metrics (defect density, pass rates, coverage).
+ Collaborate with architects, data engineers, and business SMEs to understand systems, data models, and business rules.
+ Design and execute test scenarios, cases, and data requirements for migration and re-platforming.
+ Implement data validation and reconciliation (row counts, aggregates, schema checks, business rules).
+ Lead testing of Databricks pipelines, jobs, notebooks, workflows, and dbt models/tests.
+ Validate CDC and incremental load logic to ensure consistency and accuracy.
+ Coordinate performance and load testing for Databricks and Snowflake.
+ Manage test environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Pre-Prod) in Azure and Snowflake.
+ Oversee test data management (anonymization, subsetting, refresh strategies).
+ Align test execution with CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment workflows.
Basic Qualifications
+ 8 years of experience in software testing/QA, with a strong focus on data warehouse, ETL, and analytics platforms.
+ 3 years of experience testing cloud data solutions (preferably Azure and Snowflake).
+ Hands-on experience in at least one large-scale data migration or modernization program, ideally involving migration from an MPP appliance (Yellowbrick, Teradata, Netezza, etc.) to a cloud data platform (Databricks, Snowflake).
+ Hands-on experience with at least one large-scale ETL tool migration (e.g., Informatica to dbt or similar).
+ Ability to travel 50% when required.
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About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation, and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com .
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