Senior Software Engineer In Test - Big Data
At Definitive Healthcare, our passion is to transform data, analytics and expertise into healthcare commercial intelligence. We help clients uncover the right markets, opportunities and people, so they can shape tomorrow’s healthcare industry. Our SaaS platform creates new paths to commercial success in the healthcare market, so companies can identify where to go next.
Our employees are kind, collaborative, energetic, approachable and driven. On top of that, we value the unique perspectives, backgrounds and voices of our employees. Why? Because their diverse experiences drive new ideas and help us build a better community.
For over 10 years, we’ve built a collaborative culture driven by employees who share a passion for improving the healthcare ecosystem, enjoy giving back to the local community and value diversity and inclusion.
One of the hallmarks of our culture is our commitment to community service. Through the DefinitiveCares program, employees can work with their choice of more than 40 charitable organizations, supporting causes from hunger and homelessness to healthcare, LGBTQ+ issues, racial justice, women’s initiatives and more. 2021 marked the sixth year that we had 100% employee participation in DefinitiveCares.
We also provide a range of opportunities for employees to connect with each other. Employees can join dozens of affinity groups supporting causes such as women’s empowerment, LGBTQ+, Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), disabilities and working parents and many more. Affinity groups often enable greater education companywide through training, events and speaker series.
We’re also a great place to work. For five years in a row, we’ve been recognized by the Boston Business Journal and the Boston Globe as a best place to work in Massachusetts. In 2022, Energage recognized us for Culture Excellence in Compensation & Benefits, Innovation, Great Leadership, Purpose & Value and Work-Life Flexibility!
Think you’d be a good addition to our team? Explore our available positions here. We’d love the chance to get to know you.
Your Challenge
Definitive Healthcare’s products are developed with a focus on uncompromising quality and attention to detail. We need your help to accomplish this through a variety of responsibilities. As a Senior Software Test Engineer – Big Data, you will support the ongoing development and maintenance of our data warehousing systems and data marts. Through your efforts, you’ll be making valuable contributions to the continuous transformation and improvement of our information systems. Collaborating with key stakeholders, you will understand business requirements and data mapping to develop effective test plans, test cases/technical scripts, conduct reviews and execute test cases. Through a combination of automated and manual testing you will be responsible for ensuring that all users of Definitive Healthcare’s products have a seamless, consistent, and predictable experience.
Job Responsibilities
- Be a system thinker; develop subject matter expertise and understand the ways users use our products
- Create and maintain test scripts, perform end to end testing and detailed data analysis on Data Lake/ Data Warehouse system
- Write advanced Spark SQL/ ANSI SQL queries for Data Lake/Warehousing testing and prepare test automation strategies and execute them
- Provide input and support big data testing initiatives
- Defect Management, including defect creation, test case/script updates, and interaction with data engineers for clarification and issue resolution
- Partner with the Product Owners (to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement of requirements), Developers (to ensure the delivery of a high-quality product), and DevOps (to incorporate test automation suites into our delivery pipeline)
- Conduct project post implementation reviews to identify lessons learned and actions for continuous improvement
- Escalate, in timely manner, any conflicts and issues and provide input for resolution
- Other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
- 5+ years of Data Lake/Warehouse testing experience with strong PL/SQL or Spark Scala skills
- Experience testing backend, focusing on complex SQL queries
- Experience testing various file formats like JSON, Parquet, etc.
- Experience with a scripting languages like Java, Python, etc.
- Strong knowledge on Data Lake, Azure, ETL, Data Warehouse, Data Factory Tools
- 5+ years of experience in software testing practices and methodologies, inclusive of working knowledge of software test automation
- Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology (Agile/Scrum)
- Experience with Continuous Integration Test Management tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub, etc.
- Experience with Document Management tools like SharePoint
- Strong written and oral communication skills, along with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members
- Fastidious attention to detail and a desire to deliver high quality products
Finishing touches (nice to have):
- Experience in Healthcare IT
- 3+ years of experience in developing service API test automation solutions or cross browser UI test automation tools or any other functional automation tools such as Selenium, QTP, accelQ, etc.
- Experience with test planning and test execution of web and non-web applications
Why we love Definitive, and why you will too!
- Industry leading products
- Work hard, and have fun doing it
- Incredibly fast growth means limitless opportunity
- Flexible and dynamic culture
- Work alongside some of the most talented and dedicated teammates
- Definitive Cares, our community service group, gives all of us a chance to give back
- Competitive benefits package including great healthcare benefits and a 401(k) match
What our Employees are saying about us on Glassdoor:
“Great Work atmosphere, great work life balance, excellent company to work for, amazing top notch product, incredible customer service, lots of tools to help you succeed.”
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“I have waited 36 years to work at a dream job for a dream company and I am so happy to have finally got there.”
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If you don’t fit all of these qualifications, but believe you’re still a great fit, feel free to apply and tell us why in your cover letter.
Definitive Hiring Philosophy
Definitive Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other status. If you’re interested in working in a fast growing, exciting working environment – we encourage you to apply!
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