Lead Assistant Manager

Seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst with strong expertise in automation testing, ETL testing and system integration testing (SIT) to support enterprise data migration and platform integration initiatives. The role covers end-to-end test coverage across integrated systems, including smoke testing, test data management and validation of migrated data, with a focus on insurance policy and claims data.

The analyst will build and maintain reusable automation and test data assets, work within agreed QA processes, standards and entry and exit criteria, and maintain full traceability in Azure DevOps from requirements through test cases to defects. The analyst will provide visible evidence of test execution and defects, and coordinate sprint handoffs with the development, business analyst and data teams. This role is critical in improving release quality and confidence while enabling the team to focus on strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

Required Skillset

• Strong hands-on experience in automation testing, including designing, building and maintaining reusable automation scripts and frameworks

• Proven experience in ETL testing, including source-to-target validation, transformation and reconciliation checks, and data quality validation using SQL

• Hands-on experience in testing data migration, covering completeness, accuracy and integrity of migrated data

• Experience in test data management, including creating, preparing and maintaining reusable test data sets

• Solid experience in end-to-end testing, system integration testing (SIT) and smoke testing across integrated systems

• Good understanding of QA processes and standards, including defining and adhering to agreed entry and exit criteria

• Working experience in Azure DevOps (Boards, Test Plans), with awareness of traceability from requirements to test cases, test runs and defects

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to document test evidence and defects clearly

• Confident in communicating and coordinating with Business Analyst, development and data teams, including sprint handoffs

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment

• Preferred (Not Mandatory): Experience in insurance data, especially policy and claims

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field

• Design, build and maintain reusable automation scripts and test suites to improve regression coverage and execution speed

• Plan and execute system integration testing (SIT), end-to-end testing and smoke testing across integrated systems

• Perform ETL and data migration testing, validating source-to-target mapping, transformation logic, reconciliation and data integrity

• Create, manage and refresh reusable test data aligned with defined test scenarios

• Maintain Azure DevOps traceability linking requirements, test cases, test runs and defects

• Define, agree and adhere to entry and exit criteria for each test cycle, and follow established QA processes and standards

• Capture visible evidence of test execution and log defects with clear steps, severity and supporting data

• Identify defects and coordinate resolution with the development and Business Analyst teams, retesting fixes until closure

• Coordinate sprint handoffs and participate in internal calls and follow-ups with stakeholders as required

• Manage test execution in line with defined timelines and provide daily status updates on progress, issues and completion

• Willingness to work in IST shift (Operating hours: 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM IST until US daylight saving time ends; 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM IST once daylight saving time has ended)

Qualifications

Bachelor�s degree in Business, Engineering, Data Science, Operations, or any related field. 3-4 years of experience in operational analytics