Test Engineer Lead

Test Engineer Lead at NTT DATA North America

Req

We are currently seeking a Test Engineer Lead to join our team in Chicago, Illinois. As a Test Engineer Lead with NTT DATA you will be at the forefront of major enterprise data transformation. You will collaborate with talented engineers, architects and business leaders to drive impact by ensuring the success of mission‑critical data migration programs. This is a hybrid position with onsite (Chicago) and remote work.

• Define the test strategy, scope, objectives, entry/exit criteria, and quality gates across all phases (unit, system, SIT, UAT, performance, regression, cutover).
• Develop and maintain Test Plans and Test Approach documents aligned with program milestones.
• Standardize test processes, templates, and metrics (defect density, pass rates, coverage).
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers and business SMEs to understand systems, data models and business rules.
• Design and execute test scenarios, cases and data requirements for migration and re‑platforming.
• Implement data validation and reconciliation (row counts, aggregates, schema checks, business rules).
• Lead testing of Databricks pipelines, jobs, notebooks, workflows and dbt models/tests.
• Validate CDC and incremental load logic to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Coordinate performance and load testing for Databricks and Snowflake.
• Manage test environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Pre‑Prod) in Azure and Snowflake.
• Oversee test data management (anonymization, subsetting, refresh strategies).
• Align test execution with CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment workflows.

• 8+ years of experience in software testing/QA, with a strong focus on data warehouse, ETL and analytics platforms.
• 3+ years of experience testing cloud data solutions (preferably Azure and Snowflake).
• Hands‑on experience in at least one large‑scale data migration or modernization program, ideally involving migration from a MPP appliance (Yellowbrick, Teradata, Netezza, etc.) to a cloud data platform (Databricks, Snowflake).
• Hands‑on experience with at least one large‑scale ETL tool migration (e.g., Informatica to dbt or similar).
• Ability to travel up to 50% when required.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise‑scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centres and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.

As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centres as well as established and start‑up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

NTT DATA is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please . If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please . For Pay Transparency information, please .

NTT DATA endeavors to make our website accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at  This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.