Job Description
An employer is looking for a Test Data Manager to sit remotely in the following cities only: Cincinnati, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Boca Raton, Florida; San Jose, California; or Portland, Oregon. Test Data Management (TDM) plays a key role in sourcing the right data with every changing needs to make sure software testing is done effectively. Test data administration is the way of creating non-production data that reliably mimic an organization's actual data so that systems can be rigorously tested. It is a measure of quality and quantity of data that is available in non-prod environments. This role will be accountable for understanding test data requirements, perform data discovery, protect sensitive data using masking techniques, create test data warehouse and enable test data availability to users.
Key Responsibilities:
Guide testing efforts involving coaching, mentoring, code reviews, and contributing to improvements to frameworks, tools, processes, and best practices
Provide oversight to ensure automation test suites are well maintained and operational
Participate in the interviewing, selection, and onboarding of Kroger QA team members
Analyze requirements and provide feedback on completeness and testability
Provide accurate estimates for QA efforts including test case design/scripting, test data management, test execution, and defect correction
Identify opportunities to improve application code quality by increasing unit and integration test coverage
Leverage technical expertise to develop maintain and execute automation tests
Provide ideas and feedback on test automation frameworks and opportunities to improve
Participate in all ceremonies, meetings, and sessions held for the project and team
Assist with building and maintaining test environments and driving their best use
Understand Kroger's core quality metrics and how to utilize them to foster quality improvement
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Required Skills & Experience
6+ years of software product development and delivery experience
Bachelors Degree Required
5+ years of TDM/SQL experience
3+ years of Informatica Power Center, IDQ, IICS/IDMC experience OR strong experience with another TDM tool like K2View, Avo iTDM, DATPROF, Datamaker, Optim, Delphix, vTestcenter, TechArcis
2+ years of experience in some of the Azure Cloud tools: ADF, Pyspark, databricks notebooks
Familiar with Latest Cloud Technologies
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
1+ Experience with Python and libraries like Panads, Numpy & Matplotlib
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.