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You will work with development and data engineering teams to verify data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and transformation rules across source and target systems.\nThis is a full-time, remote role open only to candidates located in Canada.\nIn this role, you will\nReview business requirements, source-to-target mappings, and ETL designs to identify test scenarios and prepare test plans and cases.\n\nDesign and execute ETL, data warehouse, and data migration tests, including automated data validation scripts using Tosca Data Integrity.\n\nValidate data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and transformation rules across source systems, staging layers, and target databases.\n\nPerform source-to-target reconciliation and data integrity checks, using SQL queries to validate transformations and load processes.\n\nLog, track, and retest defects in partnership with development and data engineering teams.\n\nCollaborate with onshore and offshore teams to deliver testing activities and prepare test execution reports and knowledge-transfer documentation.\n\nProvide regular status updates, identify risks, and support production validation activities.\n\nWhat you need to have to be considered\n6+ years of overall experience in software testing, ETL testing, and data validation, including 3+ years of hands-on experience with Tricentis Tosca Data Integrity.\n\nStrong experience in ETL, data warehouse, and data migration testing, including validation across source systems, staging layers, and target databases.\n\nHands-on SQL query writing and database testing experience with relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or DB2.\n\nStrong understanding of ETL processes, data transformations, source-to-target mapping, data reconciliation, and data integrity testing.\n\nAbility to analyze business requirements, data models, mapping documents, and technical specifications and translate them into test plans and test cases.\n\nExperience with test execution and defect management using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or ALM.\n\nExperience in Agile/Scrum environments and an onshore-offshore delivery model, with effective cross-functional collaboration.\n\nStrong analytical, root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with clear verbal and written communication.\n\nThese will help you stand out\nInsurance domain experience.\n\nExperience with cloud data platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Snowflake.\n\nKnowledge of data lake and big data testing.\n\nExperience with Informatica, DataStage, SSIS, Talend, or other ETL tools.\n\nTosca Automation Certification.\n\nWhy Apply?\nWe’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.\nSalary and Other Compensation\nApplications will be accepted until December 5, 2026.\nThe annual salary for this position is between CAN$ 76k and CAN$90k, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.\nThis position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.\nBenefits\nCognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\nMedical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance\n\nPaid holidays plus Paid Time Off\n\n401(k) plan and contributions\n\nLong-term/Short-term Disability\n\nPaid Parental Leave\n\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\n\nDisclaimer\nThe salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. 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