Power BI SQL Tester

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**About Position:** A QA Engineer specializing in Power BI and SQL testing, responsible for validating data pipelines, ensuring data accuracy, and verifying BI reports against business requirements. - **Role: Power BI SQL Tester** - **Location: Pune** - **Experience: 4 to 6 years** - **Job Type: Full Time Employment** **What You'll Do:** - Perform end-to-end data testing across data pipelines and reporting layers - Validate: Data ingestion from source systems, ETL/ELT transformations. Fact and dimension tables, KPI calculations and business rules - Perform Source-to-Target (S2T) validation to ensure data accuracy and completeness - Design and execute: Data validation test cases, Reconciliation and data comparison checks, Historical and incremental load validation - Validate Power BI dashboards and reports against backend data and business logic - Execute SQL queries for data validation and troubleshooting - Identify, log, and track defects; support root cause analysis - Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and test scenarios - Support UAT cycles and ensure timely closure of defects - Participate in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) **Expertise You'll Bring:** - 5 to 6 years of experience in QA / Data Testing - Strong hands-on experience in SQL for: Data validation, Reconciliation, Complex query-based testing - Experience in ETL/ELT testing - Experience validating Power BI dashboards / reports - Hands-on experience with Data Warehouses / Data Lakes - Good understanding of data modeling concepts (fact & dimension tables) - Strong defect tracking and test management experience (JIRA/ADO) - Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments - Basic exposure to test automation (SQL/Python-based validation) - Experience with Snowflake / Azure Data Platform - Understanding of data quality checks and governance - Exposure to tools like ADF / StreamSets (optional) **Benefits:** - Competitive salary and benefits package - Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies - Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards - Annual health check-ups - Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents **Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:** Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. - We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. - Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. - If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment **Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers** ***"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."***