Senior Test Analyst (data & Analytics)

Coeo are trusted data management and analytics experts, delivering technology strategy and support for business. The team have deep technical and commercial experience working with Microsoft Data Services to help our clients optimise their costs and maximise the benefits from their investments in these technologies. Coeo has been established for over 15 years and has offices in Reading, UK and Hyderabad, India.  We are exclusively focused on Microsoft technologies. Our mission is to “help our clients predict their future” through the better use of data, technology, people, and processes. To do this our business has always focused on: 

• Data Managed Services

• Data Platform Consultancy

• Analytics Consultancy

• Artificial Intelligence Consultancy

• Adoption and Change Management

We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Analyst, who brings a proven background in data and analytics to work with technical and business stakeholders to communicate, design and implement test strategies to ensure data solutions are delivered reliably and to the highest quality. Your expertise in data testing and analytical skills will contribute to the success of our projects.

Key Responsibilities

To be successful in the role you will be expected to:

• Be hands on in the creation of test cases and test execution
• Oversee junior members of the team ensuring their deliverables are in line with best practice, standards and aligned to requirements
• Be a strong advocate for test automation with extensive experience in delivering working solutions
• Create manual and automated test cases to verify functional and non-functional requirements of solutions in various stages of the development life cycle
• Find critical bugs and verify reported issues; identifying their underlying cause and seeing them through to resolution and liaising with other teams where appropriate
• Producing descriptive and concise bug reports that evidence the functionality of a solution
• Communicating status information and issues to a variety of stakeholders, adapting appropriately depending on the audience

Knowledge and experience required:

• Senior level experience in testing data solutions, covering Data Warehouses, ETL/ELT processes and dimensional modelling concepts
• Ability to create, adapt and execute effective test strategies
• Ability to think creatively, problem solve and innovate
• Extensive experience in database and BI technologies
• Experience in testing data and storage services in Azure (Azure SQL Database, Data Lake and data storage)
• Extensive experience in testing BI reports, dashboards, datasets and data models
• Experience in agile software development methodologies including BDD & TDD
• Extensive experience in different test automation tools and technology
• Experience in creating and maintaining automated tests for REST APIs
• Solid understanding of testing pyramid and experience in implementing it at different levels
• Experience working in a continuous integration and delivery environment
• Working knowledge of product/defect/test case management systems
• Advanced SQL with a solid understanding of database structures
• Attention to detail, taking nothing for granted

This is a technical role and as such you will need a broad technical knowledge including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• SQL

• Azure Data Services (SQL, Data Factory, Databricks)

• Power BI

• Python

• Azure DevOps

• Business Objects

• Crystal Reports

• Azure DevOps

• Git

Benefits

• Company benefits scheme

• Company bonus scheme driven by yours and our success

• We care about your wellbeing so have invested resources and training to help to ensure you can be at your best with us

• Very friendly, inclusive culture, family-feel and strong camaraderie

• Company growth and new projects means on going career progression options

• Up to date technology, so collaboration has never been easier

• Cutting edge technology projects – exciting goals ahead!

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Diversity and Inclusion:

Coeo are an equal opportunity employer which celebrates Diversity and has a commitment to Inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment with us without attention to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and disability status.