Data Services QA Tester

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Role : Data Services QA Tester

Location : Houston, Texas

We are seeking a skilled SAP BOBJ and Data Services QA Tester to support the end-to-end testing of a major upgrade and operating system (OS) migration initiative. The ideal candidate will be responsible for testing BusinessObjects reports and Data Services jobs across the legacy and new environments to ensure functional and performance integrity.

Key Responsibilities :

🔹 Test Planning & Strategy

Define test plans, scenarios, and cases for validating SAP BusinessObjects (WebI, Crystal) and Data Services (ETL) functionality after upgrade and OS migration.

Identify critical business reports, jobs, and dependencies for validation.

Coordinate with BOBJ / DS Admins, Developers, and Business Users to understand scope.

🔹 SAP BusinessObjects Testing

Validate Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports functionality (data accuracy, filters, prompts, formatting).

Compare output between pre- and post-migration environments using SQL or automated tools.

Test report scheduling, delivery, access controls, and user permissions.

Check universes (UDT / IDT) and ensure data connectivity is preserved.

🔹 SAP Data Services Testing

Execute and validate batch jobs, workflows, and data flows across source and target systems.

Compare source-to-target data loads for accuracy, completeness, and transformation logic.

Validate repository objects and job execution performance.

Test Data Services Management Console, logs, and job monitoring tools.

🔹 Performance & Regression Testing

Conduct baseline and post-migration performance testing for reports and ETL jobs.

Run regression tests to ensure no functionality is broken after OS and software upgrades.

🔹 Defect Management & Reporting

Log defects with detailed reproduction steps and impact analysis.

Work with developers and system admins to troubleshoot and validate fixes.

Provide daily / weekly QA status reports and participate in cutover / release planning meetings.

Required Skills & Experience :

4–6 years of hands-on experience in SAP BusinessObjects and / or Data Services testing

Strong SQL skills for data validation and comparison

Experience in system upgrade, migration, or patch validation projects

Familiarity with SAP BOBJ components : WebI, Crystal, IDT / UDT, CMC

Experience testing ETL workflows and data transformations in SAP Data Services

Understanding of data warehouse concepts and source-to-target mapping

Experience validating security (SSO / LDAP), permissions, and user access

Exposure to OS-level migrations and environment re-validation post-move (Windows & Linux)