Software Developer in Test

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Job description

 

Key Responsibilities:

Test Planning & Strategy

Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and BAs to define functional & non-functional test requirements.

Identify test scenarios for cloud vs. mainframe validation within SPC1 objectives.

Test Automation & Execution

Develop automated test scripts in Python leveraging AWS (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, Glue).

Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Harness) with automated reporting.

Execute functional tests for ingestion transformation, lineage checks, reconciliation.

Non-Functional Testing

Conduct performance, reliability, and failover testing for ingestion pipelines.

Validate timeliness, completeness, consumption, and governance alignment with automation.

Support rollback, replay, and amendment workflows.

Compliance & Governance Assurance

Test encryption, IAM least privilege, secrets management, vulnerability scanning.

Collaboration & Documentation

Troubleshoot test failures with DevOps and Release Engineers.

Document test results, defects, variances for Product sign-off.

Participate in DRB reviews to ensure testing aligns with architecture and data control standards.

 

Required Skills & Technical Competencies:

Languages & Tools: Python and use of AI-assisted tooling (Cursor, Claude Code).

Cloud Services: AWS Transform, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, Glue.

DevOps Practices: CI/CD integration, Jenkins/Harness, Bitbucket.

Data Testing: Schema validation, nullability checks, lineage verification, variance documentation.

 

Core Outcomes & Success Metrics:

Automated tests executed for all ingestion pipelines.

Real-time Data Control Dashboards showing compliance/non-compliance without manual refresh.

Cloud vs. Mainframe parity validation completed, with exceptions documented.

Audit-ready evidence artifacts generated and stored.

Operational scenarios (rollback, amendment, replay) validated and documented.

 

Qualifications

• Software Development Engineer

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