Sr QA Analyst

We are looking for a Sr QA Analyst to join a long-term contract opportunity in Cincinnati, Ohio. This role is ideal for a senior quality specialist who can lead testing efforts, strengthen test practices, and introduce scalable automation while remaining hands-on with execution. The position requires someone who can work independently, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and drive progress across functional, end-to-end, and data validation activities.

Responsibilities:
• Lead quality assurance activities across multiple initiatives, including functional, end-to-end, regression, and data-focused testing efforts.
• Design comprehensive test strategies, create detailed test plans and cases, and guide execution to support timely and accurate delivery.
• Establish and configure automated testing frameworks, develop reusable test scripts, and expand automation where it improves speed, coverage, and repeatability.
• Build and maintain testing dashboards and reporting views that provide clear insight into progress, defects, risks, and overall test cycle health.
• Coordinate daily testing activities, prioritize work across concurrent projects, and ensure issues are escalated and resolved in partnership with project leadership.
• Perform hands-on validation of data conversions, including reconciliation, exception analysis, and verification of business rules across source and target datasets.
• Develop Python-based solutions using pandas to transform raw CSV files, automate validation checks, and produce exception reports, metrics, and audit-ready outputs.
• Apply data cleansing, deduplication, and integrity controls to improve data quality, including handling formatting issues, duplicate logic, and file-level inconsistencies.
• Collaborate closely with client and internal teams to secure required access, remove blockers, and keep testing moving efficiently to completion.
• Follow established quality standards, documentation practices, and artifact retention requirements while supporting both manual and automated testing as needed.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading QA activities for enterprise projects, including test planning, execution oversight, and coordination of multiple testing workstreams.
• Proven background in both manual and automated testing, with hands-on experience using Selenium for browser-based test automation.
• Demonstrated ability to create meaningful QA dashboards and status reporting that communicate test progress, outcomes, and risk clearly to different audiences.
• Advanced data validation and conversion experience, including analysis of source-to-target mapping, reconciliation, and exception handling.
• Proficiency with Python and pandas to build repeatable scripts for data transformation, validation, and reporting.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while remaining highly collaborative, dependable, and proactive in solving problems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for project teams, leadership, and client stakeholders.
• Relevant software quality certifications are valued, such as CSQA, CMSQ, CASQ, or comparable QA/testing credentials.