Data & Databricks Test Automation Engineer
Company Overview
Citco is a global leader in financial services, delivering innovative solutions to some of the world's largest institutional clients. We are seeking a Test Automation Engineer specializing in Databricks and data platforms to ensure the quality and reliability of our data solutions.
Role Description
As a Data & Databricks Test Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing automated testing frameworks for Databricks-based solutions, data pipelines, and data quality validation. You will work closely with data engineering teams to ensure data accuracy and reliability across our Lakehouse architecture.
Key Responsibilities
1. Databricks Testing
- Design and implement automated testing for Databricks notebooks and workflows
- Create test frameworks for Delta Lake tables and ACID transactions
- Develop automated validation for structured streaming pipelines
- Validate Delta Live Tables implementations
2. Data Pipeline Testing
- Automate testing for ETL/ELT processes in Databricks
- Implement Spark job testing and optimization validation
- Create test cases for data ingestion and processing workflows
- Develop automated checks for data transformations
- Test Unity Catalog features and access controls
3. Quality Assurance
- Design and execute data quality test strategies
- Implement automated data reconciliation processes
- Develop performance testing for large-scale Spark jobs
4. Monitoring & Reporting
- Implement pipeline monitoring test frameworks
- Create automated test dashboards
- Generate quality metrics and testing reports
- Maintain comprehensive test documentation
Requirements & Qualifications
1. Educational Background
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
- Relevant certifications in Databricks or data testing are a plus
2. Technical Experience
- 2+ years hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark)
- Strong programming skills in Python (PySpark) and SQL
- Experience with data testing frameworks and tools
- Knowledge of AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda)
- Understanding of Delta Lake and Lakehouse architecture
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
3. Additional Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience with large-scale data processing
- Knowledge of data quality best practices
- Understanding of data governance and compliance requirements
- Experience with Agile methodologies
4. Platform Knowledge
- Databricks workspace and notebook development
- Delta Lake and Delta Live Tables
- Unity Catalog for governance testing
- Spark optimization and performance testing
Top Skills
What We Do
Our heritage, since founding a civil law notary practice in the 1940s to establishing the Curacao International Trust Company in the 1960s, is built on challenging paradigms and delivering exceptional service within the financial and professional services industry. Today, we continue to pioneer award-winning services and technology solutions that meet ever changing markets.
A commitment to investing in people, and proprietary technologies, has resulted in our reputation as the industry’s preeminent service provider, reassuring clients that their critical administration functions are in safe hands.
Our thought leadership and ability to quickly navigate complex change means our clients can depend on us as trusted advisors to make informed decisions in response to market conditions.
Our Divisions
Citco Fund Services & Investor Relations
CFS is the global leader in services for the alternative investment industry. With over 2,000 funds under administration and net assets exceeding $840 billion, we provide full service fund administration, fund accounting, net asset value calculations, investor relations, and more.
Governance Services
Leveraging our extensive global office network Citco Governance Services provides customised solutions, including corporate and global subsidiary governance, secretarial services, financial accounting and reporting, tax and audit liaison, and market entry services.
Banking, Depositary & Custody Services
Citco Banks operate in strategic financial centres and provide Institutional and Fund of Funds clients access to the funds universe through multiple communication and online real-time global funds platforms.
Citco Technology Management
Through our eight global development centres, Citco Technology Management provides secure infrastructures and develops award-winning technology products that underpin our commitment to service excellence.
