Job Description - Data Tester

Are
you passionate about ensuring data quality and building confidence in every
insight that drives business decisions? We are looking for an experienced Data
Tester to own end-to-end testing across data solutions — from ETL pipelines and
data models to dashboards and integrations.

 

In
this role you will design and execute functional, non-functional, automated and
AI-enabled tests that protect data integrity, reliability and performance. You
will create ETL and data visualisation test cases, write and run SQL queries
and stored procedures, troubleshoot ETL workflows, and continuously strengthen
test automation and regression coverage. You will also help define quality
standards, document test plans and scenarios, and work closely with delivery
teams in an Agile environment to minimise defects and improve predictability.



Requirements

What
you bring:

·        8+
years overall experience, with 5+ years in BI and/or data analysis and testing

·        Relevant
tertiary qualification (BSc Computer Science/Statistics, BSc/BCom Information
Systems or Informatics, or Diploma in IT); ISTQB/ISEB preferred

·        Strong
SQL skills and hands-on experience with ETL testing (e.g.
Informatica/DataStage), data models, data mapping and data integrity validation

·        Experience
creating test cases for dashboards and data visualisations

·        Automated
testing skills (Selenium or Cypress preferred) and the ability to build and
maintain automation artefacts

·        Exposure
to AI-enabled testing tools and the ability to validate AI-generated outputs

·        Intermediate
knowledge of Python or Java

·        Solid
understanding of data mesh concepts and experience with AWS

·        Expert
integration testing skills and strong MS Office proficiency

·        Proven
experience working in Agile teams



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