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# QA Automation Engineer / Enterprise ETL Tester

- **Company:** WEST Inc
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Command-Line Interface, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Linux, Github, Systems Analysis, JSON, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Oracle (Applications), Verification and Validation (Software), SQL Databases, System Testing, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Git, Data Lakes, Semi-structured Data, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Data Analytics
- **Published:** September 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=323f353bc51dcf37

## About the Role

* Demonstrated experience in software QA, test engineering, test automation, and data engineering.
 * Strong proficiency with XML, JSON, CSV, delimited, and fixed width data formats.
 * Skilled in SQL and experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Iceberg databases.
 * Practical experience with Python for scripting and automation.
 * Hands on experience with CI/CD automated deployment pipelines using Git.
 * Hands on experience working within AWS environments, Redshift, Glue and S3.
 * Proficiency in Linux, command line operations, and GitHub repositories.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

 * Strong written and oral communication skills.
 * Ability to work independently and collaborate in multidisciplinary technical environments.
 * High attention to detail, strong analytical thinking, and structured problem-solving skills., * Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, finance, or a related quantitative field (Master's preferred), * U.S. citizenship is required. Must not hold citizenship with another country.
 * Ability to obtain SEC security clearance

## Description

We need an experienced QA Automation Engineer at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This role supports the SEC's Enterprise Qualitative Support Services (EQSS) contract, providing independent verification and validation across the agency's growing cloud and data analytics environment. In this role, you will perform system analysis, verification, and validation across software and data workflows supporting IV&V activities, conduct software QA and defect evaluation, process and validate structured and semi-structured data including XML, JSON, and fixed width formats, develop SQL scripts and tests for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Iceberg environments, build automation and validation scripts using Python, and support data warehousing and data lake testing activities within AWS using Redshift, Glue, and S3. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package., * Perform system analysis, verification, and validation across software and data workflows supporting IV&V activities.

 * Conduct software QA, functional/regression/system testing, and defect evaluation.
 * Process and validate structured and semi-structured data (XML, JSON, delimited, fixed width).
 * Develop SQL scripts and tests for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Iceberg environments.
 * Support data engineering processes, ETL/ELT workflows, and data quality assessments.
 * Build and maintain automation and validation scripts using Python.
 * Operate within AWS environments and support Data warehousing and Data-lake testing activities using Redshift, Glue and S3.
 * Utilize Linux, CLI tools, and GitHub for version control and development workflows.
 * Prepare formal technical documentation and communicate findings to government stakeholders., Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.