Qode

Financial Services

QALead-Data&PipelineQuality

$155–215k ~AI est. Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“QA Lead - Data & Pipeline Quality at Qode. Skills: Data Quality, Pipeline Quality, Wealth Management Data, AI-Augmented QA. Own and evolve QA strategy for data pipelines. Own and evolve QA strategy for ETL/ELT workflows”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Anomaly detection; Data quality failures; Data quality problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5–8 years of experience in data quality, QA engineering, or data testing, Direct exposure to wealth management data domains, Hands-on experience validating wealth management datasets, Experience designing and executing reconciliation QA processes, Proficiency with SQL, Experience with at least one scripting language, Experience working within Microsoft Azure cloud environments, Understanding of ETL/ELT pipeline architecture, Demonstrated use of AI tools in day-to-day QA work

Nice to Have

Experience with Databricks or PySpark, Familiarity with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, or data lakehouse quality frameworks, Exposure to custodial data feeds and formats, Experience with advisor technology platforms, Knowledge of financial instruments, Familiarity with data observability tools, Experience in a fintech, WealthTech, RIA, or asset management environment

What You'll Do.

Own and evolve QA strategy for data pipelines

Own and evolve QA strategy for ETL/ELT workflows

Own and evolve QA strategy for financial data

Design and implement scalable test frameworks

Define QA standards for data engineering team

Define QA best practices for data engineering team

Define documentation requirements for data engineering team

Lead test planning for pipeline builds

Lead test planning for platform changes

Lead test case design for pipeline builds

Lead test case design for platform changes

Lead test execution for pipeline builds

Lead test execution for platform changes

Validate accuracy of wealth management datasets

Validate completeness of wealth management datasets

Design reconciliation QA processes

Run reconciliation QA processes

Build automated data quality checks

Build threshold alerts

Build validation rules

Investigate root causes of data quality failures

Document root causes of data quality failures

Partner with engineering to drive permanent fixes

Lead QA efforts across data ingestion layers

Lead QA efforts across data transformation layers

Lead QA efforts across data delivery layers

Design regression test suites

Collaborate with data engineers during development

Embed QA checkpoints earlier in build cycle

Validate data outputs against business requirements

Validate data outputs against financial data specifications

Leverage AI tools to accelerate test case generation

Leverage AI tools to accelerate anomaly detection

Leverage AI tools to accelerate QA documentation

Identify opportunities to apply AI/ML techniques

Apply AI/ML techniques to data quality problems

Apply AI/ML techniques to automated break detection

Apply AI/ML techniques to outlier identification

Apply AI/ML techniques to pattern-based validation

Champion AI-forward approach to QA

Bring practical recommendations for tooling improvements

Partner with data engineering to align on data

Partner with operations to align on data quality

Partner with service teams to align on data

Partner with data engineering to align on resolution

Partner with operations to align on resolution workflows

Partner with service teams to align on resolution

Serve as QA voice in sprint planning

Serve as QA voice in pipeline design reviews

Serve as QA voice in platform release cycles

Mentor junior QA team members

Help build quality-first culture across data organization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Data engineering teams; Operations teams; Service teams; Cross-functional teams; Agile teams

Communication Scope

Documentation skills

Process & Methodology

Sprint planning, Release cycles

Full Job Description

QA Lead — Data & Pipeline Quality Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Austin, TX About Incedo Incedo Inc. is a high-growth Digital, Data and AI Transformation Specialist firm headquartered in New Jersey. We are a long-term strategy execution partner for Fortune 500 enterprises, operating at the intersection of business and technology across Banking & Payments, Wealth Management, Telecom, Hi-Tech, and Life Sciences. We are building Incedo 4.0 - an AI-native, execution-focused, founder-led organization designed for scale, speed, and long-term impact. Incedo delivers ROI from AI @ Scale through the “Power of 3”: * Deep domain expertise * AI & Data capabilities * Engineering & Operations excellence About the Role We are seeking an experienced QA Lead to own data and pipeline quality across our wealth management technology platform. This is a critical role responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and reliability of the financial data that advisors, clients, and operations teams depend on every day. The ideal candidate has a strong wealth management background and understands what's at stake when data is wrong — whether that's a position break, a misallocated transaction, or a stale security price. You will design and lead QA frameworks, own test strategy for data pipelines, and serve as the last line of defense before bad data reaches downstream consumers. You are also expected to actively leverage AI tooling to improve coverage, speed, and the quality of your team's output. Key Responsibilities QA Strategy & Test Framework * Own and evolve the end-to-end QA strategy for data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and financial data integrations * Design and implement scalable test frameworks covering data validation, schema integrity, transformation accuracy, and business rule compliance * Define QA standards, best practices, and documentation requirements for the data engineering team * Lead test planning, test case design, and execution across new pipeline builds and

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