Data Engineer - Automation Tester

Mindera is looking for an experienced Data Engineer - Automated Tester to join our dynamic squad. You will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our distributed systems and data-driven applications. As the automation testing expert, you will collaborate closely with developers and data engineers, embedding testing best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the automated QA expert, contributing to testing strategy and technical implementation.
• Collaborate with developers and data engineers to translate complex requirements into comprehensive automated test plans.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and quality gaps early in the software development process.
• Design and implement automated test cases for integration, end-to-end, load, and performance testing.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable deployments.
• Actively contribute to:
• Breaking down deliverables into releasable pieces of value.
• Defining success metrics, including the Definition of Done (DoD).
• Demonstrating business value during sprint ceremonies.
• Creating and maintaining living documentation for the platform and domain knowledge.
• Participate in design discussions and technical reviews, promoting continuous improvement in testing standards.
• Mentor and guide team members on testing frameworks and automation best practices.
• Develop and execute strategies for data engineering testing frameworks.

Skill-Set Requirements:

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in distributed computing systems (Apache Spark).
• Proficient in working with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL).
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and software development principles.
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
• Hands-on experience with version control systems (preferably Git).
• Proficiency in integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in automated testing, including integration, delta, load, and performance testing.
• Strong experience in database testing (preferably PostgreSQL).

Good to Have Skills:

• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in Spark-Scala-based development.
• Background in Data Engineering.
• Programming skills in Python and/or .NET Core.
• Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Exposure to cloud environments (Google Cloud Platform, Azure).
• Experience with TeamCity CI and Octopus Deploy.

Benefits

We Offer

• Fun, happy and politics-free work culture built on the principles of lean and self organisation;
• Work with large scale systems powering global businesses;
• Competitive salary and benefits.

About Mindera

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera.

We partner with our clients, to understand their product and deliver high performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together.

Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

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