QA Data Engineer - Aladdin Data Cloud

Job Title: QA Data Engineer - Aladdin Data Cloud
Location: London (hybrid)
Salary/Rate: £600 - 750 per day inside IR35
Start Date: July
Job Type: Initial 6 month contract

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Aladdin QA Data Engineer to join their asset management team.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
You will be responsible for supporting the quality assurance of a large-scale data platform implementation. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering teams to identify, investigate, and resolve data quality issues, bringing strong experience of Aladdin/Aladdin Data Cloud implementations and a hands-on approach to testing.

• Perform quality assurance activities across data engineering and data platform deliverables.
• Design, write, and execute test cases to validate data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
• Use SQL to validate datasets, transformations, and business logic.
• Work closely with engineering teams to identify defects, investigate root causes, and support issue resolution.
• Ensure data quality throughout the implementation lifecycle.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Strong experience working with Aladdin/ADC, with an in-depth understanding of its data structures and common implementation pitfalls from a QA perspective.
• Strong SQL skills, with the ability to write and execute data validation tests.
• Experience testing data pipelines and data transformations.
• Experience with dbt is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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