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# Quality Assurance Data Analyst

- **Company:** Vanderhouwen & Associates, Inc.
- **Location:** Salem, OR, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $68,640.0 - $79,040.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Basic Data Partition, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Relational Databases, Database Queries, Database Testing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Freeform SQL, Indexer
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.vanderhouwen.com/job_posting/quality-assurance-data-analyst-73627/

## About the Role

* Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL, with enough exposure to read and understand moderately complex queries and logic. Expert-level skills are not required.
 * Exceptional attention to detail and a firm commitment to following process in order to ensure quality.
 * Clear, effective verbal and written communication, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences and work well in a connected, interdependent team.
 * Strong analytical, organizational, and deductive reasoning skills.
 * Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel.
 * Experience with relational databases.
 * Ability to multi-task across several projects in a dynamic setting with immediate deadlines.
 * Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
 * Four-year college degree or equivalent industry experience.

Preferred:

 * Advanced T-SQL skills, including subqueries, transactions, indexing, error handling, views, temp tables, common table expressions, stored procedures, user-defined functions, and triggers.
 * Two or more years of database testing experience, including writing and executing complex SQL queries.
 * Familiarity with ETL concepts and tools, as well as basic data modeling.
 * Background as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Process Specialist, or similar role involving capturing and breaking down business requirements.

## Description

* Verify the accuracy of data updates, extracts, and large-volume imports, including those with millions of records, by interpreting complex queries, stored procedures, triggers, and functions.
 * Write, run, and evaluate test queries in SQL Server and Excel to confirm that data meets requirements.
 * Develop test plans and test cases that cover standard records, exceptions, and unusual data scenarios.
 * Partner with data engineers, business analysts, and fellow QA team members to identify, document, and troubleshoot defects, then confirm fixes promptly and thoroughly.
 * Adjust to shifting priorities and complete multiple time-sensitive tasks each day while meeting tight deadlines.
 * Review requirements specifications to spot gaps and inconsistencies, and work with business partners to define clear testing criteria.
 * Follow established departmental standards, processes, and methodologies, and provide dependable peer review to catch errors before delivery.
 * Keep a documented record of completed work so that results are transparent and accountable.
 * Log time accurately, to the tenth of an hour, against project work to support precise reporting and client billing.
 * Communicate professionally and proactively with teammates, project managers, leadership, and clients, providing timely status updates.
 * Handle disagreements constructively by focusing on solutions and de-escalating tension rather than adding to it.