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Orbition Group
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6 months ago
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Orbition Group are delighted to be working with a leading airline and holiday who are looking for a Tech Specialist to modernise and optime test processes within their well-established Data Engineering & Analytics function.


What will you be doing?


  • Develop and implement testing frameworks for data pipelines and analytical models.
  • Conduct technical testing using Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Tableau and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
  • Be an advocate for best practices in test-driven development
  • Thought Leadership - mentor and upskill teams to enhance test automation adoption


What you'll bring to the team?


  • Exposure and experience in technical testing for data analytics/engineering
  • Hands-on experience with GCP or AWS and data warehousing such as Snowflake or Databricks
  • Experience of working with relevant stakeholders to understand requirements, approach challenges and to understand discuss the architectural framework.
  • Mentoring or training experience would be seen as a plus.


This organisation is Leeds City Centre based and would require someone that is able to get to the office at least2 daysa week.


If this sounds like a role that you have experience in and you would like to hear more on the position and the benefits they have to offer, apply today or reach out to

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