Senior Test Engineer
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Job Summary
Creditsafeare expanding their Consumer Bureau team an exciting new project aiming to have us enter the Consumer Credit Bureau space in the United Kingdom and eventually become a fully-fledged Consumer Reporting for a Quality Engineerexperiencedin testing cloud-native software systems.
WHO WE ARE
Privately owned and independently minded atCreditsafe we are guided by values of customer-focus trust respect and a willingness to try new things. For over 20 years these values have shaped a culture of growth innovation and support where our team members build successful long-term careers.
With a diverse team spread across 25 offices in 14 countries we value collaboration learning and problem-solving together. We have been featured twice in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For and continue to prioritize well-being career growth and inclusion.
Our continued success has made us the most used business data provider in the world and one of the industrys strongest growing business intelligence providers. TodayCreditsafehas 23 offices across 3 continents serving110000 customersfrom SMEs to enterprise businesses.
THE TEAM
This opportunity is to join an Agile team of Software Data and Quality engineers whoare responsible fortwo - one productionized and one upcoming big data projects. These projects process hundreds of GB a day in massive ELTLingest person-centric matching and sub-second-serving batch and near-real-time processes.
The wider Quality Engineering community withinCreditsafework together in driving a culture of quality into the teams acting as knowledge experts on quality. We test throughout the lifecycle and believe that the whole teamis responsible forthe quality of our deliverables. We implement intelligent automation and are proponents of thinking critically about the features developed by our teams.
YOUR ROLE
You willvalidatedata correctness across every layer of the stack: ingest transformation warehouse and API. You will write SQL to interrogate millions of rows build Python test suites that run againstcloudinfrastructure and work directly with engineersand analystto trace data issues from source to serving.
You will collaborate closely with our sister Data Analytics and product teams from the beginning stages of development offering input on system design and testing strategies and ensuring our feature output matchestheirexpectations and demands.
This is a hybrid position requiring attendance in the office for 50% of the working week in line with our hybrid work policy.
YOUR TOOL STACK
- SQL.Youllwritequeriesdaily.
- Python.PyTest automation frameworks data validation scripts
- Pandas(or Spark/Polars). For dataset analysis and comparison.
- AWS.Our stack includes Redshift S3S3Tables (Iceberg)DynamoDB Aurora(Postgres) Step FunctionsAirflowLambdaECSGlueamong others. Youdontneed to know all ofthembutexperience with any AWS data services(or equivalent in Azure or GCP)is a strong start.
- API testing tools.Postman Bruno or similar.
- Locust(or k6/Gatling/JMeter). For load and performance testing against data APIs and pipelines.
- Git.
- Azure DevOps.Boards pipelines repos test plans.
WHAT YOULL OWN
- Data Pipeline Testing:Build andmaintainautomated tests for data pipelines from ingestall the way untilserving layer. Validate record counts schema integrity transformation logic and cross-source consistency.
- Data Validation:Verify correctness completeness and accuracy across Redshift Aurora S3 and DynamoDB. Trace individual records through the full pipeline when somethingdoesntadd up.
- API Testing:Test search and lookup APIs against expected data outcomesnot just status codes but whether the right records come back with the right values.
- Performance Testing:Design and run load tests against APIs and data pipelines using Locust or similar and ensure the system handles production-scale volumes.
- Early Involvement:Join refinement sessions challenge acceptance criteria and flag gaps before code is written.
- Automation:Build test suites inPyTestthat run in CI/CD. Integration tests against real AWS infrastructure notjustmocks.
- Troubleshooting:When a pipeline produces wrong results you find where and why. Clear reports reproducible queries root cause analysis.
We will support your learning and provide resources to help you grow in this role.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Experience:Proven experience testing data systemspipelines warehouses ETL/ELTnot just web applications.
- SQL:GoodSQL skills. You can write joinsprocs and aggregations tovalidatedata across tables.
- Python:GoodPython for test automation scripting and data analysis.
Cloud:Familiarity with AWS data services (Redshift S3 DynamoDB Aurora) or an equivalent cloud stack.
Analytical Mindset:You look at a dataset and spotwhatswrong not just confirmwhatsright.
Automation:Experience integrating test suites with CI/CD pipelines.
Performance:Experience with performance and load testing tools (Locust k6 Gatling or similar) is desired.
Communication:Ability to explain data issues clearly to engineers and product owners.
Leadership:Experience mentoring junior engineers is a plus.
WHY CREDITSAFE
- IC ladder with teeth.Staff and Principal are a destination not a waypoint - with scope comp and influence that genuinely match the title.
- Written design culture.Anything non-trivial gets an RFC. Decisions are recorded. We disagreeindocuments not in meetings.
- Real operability.We run what we build. No hand-offs to a separate ops team.
- Pragmatic agile.Teams own their own process. Weoptimisefor shipping not ceremony.
- Customer-first. Our focus is on making work that adds value to our clients first. Stability freshness durability trust non-negotiable.
- Leadership youll want to work with. Engineering leadership is technical present and will back your calls.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary.
- Company Laptop
- Bonus Scheme.
- 25 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays).
- Hybrid working model.
- Healthcare & Company Pension.
We are committed to providing a welcoming supportive an equalopportunitiesemployer that values diversity. Please contact us if you need anyassistancewith your application.
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Senior IC
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