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# Test Automation Specialist

- **Company:** Solvex Solutions
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Warehousing, Database Queries, Database Testing, DevOps, Dimensional Modeling, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, Cloud Services, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Data Streaming, Parquet, Scalability Testing, Gitlab, Event Driven Architecture, Microsoft Fabric, Pytest, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Data Lineage, Deployment Automation, Restful APIs, Stream Analytics, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2879207819-test-automation-specialist

## About the Role

Technical Skills

 * Strong experience in data testing and test automation
 * Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric
 * Experience testing ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud data platforms
 * Strong SQL skills for data validation and reconciliation
 * Experience with:
 * PyTest
 * REST API testing tools
 * Python or PySpark
 * GitLab/Azure DevOps pipelines
 * Experience validating large-scale datasets and data transformations
 * Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling
 * Understanding of Delta Lake, Parquet, and Lakehouse architectures
 * Experience with CI/CD and automated deployment validation
 * Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies

Microsoft Fabric Components Knowledge

Experience testing one or more of:

 * Data Factory Pipelines
 * Lakehouse
 * Notebooks
 * Dataflows Gen2
 * Power BI
 * Warehouse
 * Event Streams
 * Real-Time Analytics

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
 * Experience with big data technologies and distributed processing
 * Exposure to data governance and data lineage tools
 * Knowledge of performance and scalability testing for data workloads
 * Understanding of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code concepts
 * ISTQB or relevant testing certification preferred

Nice to Have

 * Experience with streaming/event-driven architectures
 * Strong understanding medallion architecture
 * Experience testing AI/ML data pipelines
 * Exposure to enterprise reporting and analytics platforms
 * Knowledge of security and compliance testing for cloud data platforms



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