Hi, Title – Test Data Management Architect Position – Contract (12 + Months) With Extensions Location – Chicago, IL Rate- $Open(Best Possible) Required Skills: + Test Data subject matter expert supporting the Quality Architect. + Client is looking for a talented, enthusiastic and proactive individual who will be responsible for the provisioning and management of test data within a SAFe Agile Release Train, primarily supporting the System Team and where required the Scrum Teams. In collaboration with the Application Architects and Product Managers, the QE Architect will assist in driving to deliver a fully automated development lifecycle focused on delivering a platform capable of full automation between the development and production environments. + Responsible for overall test data strategy, design, implementation and it’s timely amendment and delivery + Ownership of Test data required to support all Functional Integration and Non-Functional Testing conducted by the System Team. + Analyze, Design, Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture. + Assemble large, complex data sets and data model that meet functional / non-functional business requirements. + Identify, design, and implement Test Data process improvements that involve automating manual processes of existing Test Data Generation, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc. + Actively contributes and participates in all Agile ceremonies such as iteration planning, story grooming, daily standups, and retrospective meetings. + Manage quality/test data challenges at the team level providing guidance, training, technical support and where necessary mentoring individuals. + Work with stakeholders including the Scrum Teams, Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs. + Keep our data separated and secure from external sources + Work with our internal TDM tool and help to automate the TDM tool process and data generation models. + Required to undergo frequent training within our TDM tools based on business demands and optimize the data generation process. + Work with API connectivity model to connect the TDM tool with our different internal applications. + Assists in the timely resolution of quality/test challenges at the team level, providing guidance, training, technical support, and where necessary, mentoring individuals. + Sends the status report (Daily, Weekly, etc.) to the Test Manager. Reviews reports prepared by Testers. + Leads, guides, and monitors the analysis, design, implementation, and execution of the test cases, test procedures, and test suites. Ensures content and structure of all testing documents/artifacts is documented and maintained + As test execution approaches, makes sure the test environment is put into place before test execution and managed during test execution. Schedules the tests for execution and then monitors, measures, controls, and reports on the test progress, the product quality status, and the test results, adapting the test plan and compensating as needed to adjust to evolving conditions. Note: If interested please send your updated resume and include your rate requirement along with your contact details with a suitable time when we can reach you. If you know of anyone in your sphere of contacts, who would be a perfect match for this job then, we would appreciate if you can forward this posting to them with a copy to us. We look forward to hearing from you at the earliest!.