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Introduction

As a Test Specialist at IBM, your analytical and technical skills will directly impact the quality of the software we create. Come work in an agile environment where you will help each iteration reach the next level. Whether the testing is manual, automated, or cognitive, you hold a key role in releasing the best deliverables to IBM'ers and our clients.

Your Role and Responsibilities

​​​​​​This role specializes in testing applications at the data level, focusing on ETL, Big Data, and data-intensive applications, it involves building Test Data Management solutions and providing optimized, masked, and consistent test data on demand. Responsibilities include understanding business requirements, designing test scenarios, planning and executing tests, creating test cases, managing test data, and reporting outcomes. The role requires deep skills in core and technical testing, data handling, and various testing tools and methods. It involves close collaboration with Test Managers, Database Administrators, and Data Owners to define and manage test data strategies throughout the testing phases.

• Develop and implement automated data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and storing structured and unstructured data.

• Integrate data from various sources using real-time and batch mechanisms, and perform transformations to ensure consistency, accuracy, and reliability.

• Implement data quality checks and monitoring mechanisms to identify and address issues proactively; implement monitoring systems to track data pipeline performance and identify areas for optimization.

• Write code and scripts for automating data processes using languages such as Java, Python, SQL, Spark, and Kafka.

• Collaborate with other intelligent data teams and ensure seamless data flow for machine learning and analytics applications.

• Continuously optimize data processes for efficiency and scalability.

• Document data processes, system architecture, and codebase for knowledge sharing and future reference; keep documentation up-to-date with any changes or enhancements to the data infrastructure.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• +4 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, automation, or a related field.

• Experience with TFS, ALM, Jira or any relevant reporting tools.

• Good OOP knowledge and Java language.

• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Cognos).

• Strong understanding of data pipelines and data lifecycle management.

• Experience with on-premise data integration

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• Fluent in English (Written and Spoken).

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• ISTQB certified

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, CP4D) for data processing is a plus.

• Familiar with Agile methodologies.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

About Business UnitIBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

Your Life @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location StatementIBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.