Description
**Test Automation Engineer** **-** **Data Visualization**
ABOUT AMGEN
Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.
**ABOUT THE ROLE**
Let’s do this. Let’s **change the world.**
We seek a highly motivated Test Engineer specializing in data visualization. In this role, you will manage and optimize our Power BI and Tableau environments. You will develop, execute, and maintain test scripts to ensure data accuracy and integrity during integration processes with platforms like Snowflake and Databricks. Your expertise in SQL queries will support validation of data transformations and integrations. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will understand data requirements and provide solutions, identify and troubleshoot issues, and document testing processes. Your efforts will ensure that visualization dashboards meet business requirements and provide accurate performance insights.
**Roles & Responsibilities:**
+ Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for data visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau.
+ Ensure data accuracy and integrity during the integration process with Snowflake and Databricks.
+ Create and manage SQL queries for validating data transformations and integrations.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and provide solutions.
+ Identify and troubleshoot issues related to data visualization and integration.
+ Document testing processes, results, and recommendations for improvements.
+ Verify that all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are correctly calculated and displayed.
+ Cross-check KPIs against business logic, source data, and defined metrics.
+ Validate consistency of KPI results across different reports and filters.
+ Compare final dashboards and reports against approved wireframes or design mockups.
+ Ensure all visual components (charts, labels, filters, layout) match design specifications.
+ Provide feedback on gaps, misalignments, or inconsistencies.
+ Perform functional, usability, and cross-device testing on dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
+ Validate filters, drill-down paths, sorting, and interactivity.
+ Use SQL or other tools to validate data between source systems and dashboards.
+ Confirm correctness of aggregations, joins, and transformation logic.
+ Monitor dashboard load times and responsiveness under various data scenarios.
+ Report and escalate performance bottlenecks.
+ Create test plans, test cases, and validation checklists based on BI requirements.
+ Document and track bugs/issues using tools like JIRA, Confluence, or TestRail.
+ Work closely with data engineers, BI developers, and business analysts to align on expectation.
**Must-Have Skills:**
+ Experienced with AWS Cloud Services
+ 2+ years of experience in QA, with a focus on data or BI platforms.
+ 3 to 5 years of overall experience in QA /Test Automation is expected.
+ Strong knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Qlik).
+ Experiencedwith SQL/NOSQL database.
+ Familiarity with business KPIs and performance metrics.
+ Understanding of dashboard wireframing and UX design principles.
+ Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
+ Good knowledge of python and Databricks.
+ Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
+ Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
+ Superior communication and teamwork skills.
+ Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
+ Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
+ 3-5 years of Testing experience, including 2year in Data Visualization testing.
**Good-to-Have Skills:**
+ Familiarity with distributed systems, databases, and large-scale system architectures.
+ Experienced with software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control (Git, Subversion, etc.), CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven etc.), automated unit testing, and Dev Ops
**Soft Skills:**
+ Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
+ Strong verbal and written communication skills
+ Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
+ High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
+ Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals.
+ Ability to learn quickly, be organized and detail oriented.
+ Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s/Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
+ Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
+ We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
