Base pay range
A$125,000.00/yr - A$140,000.00/yr
The Opportunity
Join a purpose‐driven organisation delivering large‐scale data transformation initiatives across an enterprise environment. You'll be part of a collaborative, growing QA team working on modern data platforms and reporting technologies. This is a hands‐on role where your technical expertise and analytical mindset will directly contribute to improving data quality, accuracy, and reliability. It's an opportunity to make an impact in a supportive environment that values teamwork, continuous improvement, and innovation.
The Role
As a Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for testing and validating critical data and system integrations that underpin the organisation's data and analytics capabilities.
Your other responsibilities will include:
- Designing and executing test plans, test cases and scripts focused on data validation, system integration and reporting accuracy.
- Performing hands‐on testing across SQL Server, SAP HANA, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI environments.
- Investigating data discrepancies through SQL queries, conducting root‐cause analysis, and collaborating with developers and data engineers to resolve issues.
- Supporting the data replatforming program by validating data transformations and reconciliations between legacy and new systems.
- Executing both manual and automated tests across applications, APIs, and data pipelines to ensure reliability and performance.
- Contributing to continuous improvement of QA practices and supporting the evolution of data quality assurance standards.
About You
In order to be a successful applicant, you will bring a strong foundation in data testing and a hands‐on approach to quality assurance within complex data environments.
You will also have:
- Proven experience in SQL‐based testing, with the ability to write and troubleshoot complex queries.
- Experience validating data pipelines, data models, and transformations across multiple environments.
- Exposure to testing front‐end reporting tools such as Power BI (Web Intelligence experience highly regarded).
- Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills with a proactive, detail‐oriented mindset.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in agile teams.
- An interest in evolving toward test automation in the future, though with a current focus on manual and data‐centric testing.
- Be part of a growing QA function within a supportive and collaborative data engineering team.
- Work on enterprise‐scale data and reporting transformation projects using leading technologies.
- Opportunities for career growth and upskilling in automation and modern QA practices.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‐time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Please apply directly to the job advert. If you wish to apply via email, please ensure you also apply directly – a lot of applications get phished or sent to spam. Apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). For more information, visit www.davidsonwp.com or email .
Quality Engineer employer: Davidson
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