We are looking for a Sr QA Analyst to join a long-term contract opportunity in Cincinnati, Ohio. This role is ideal for a senior quality specialist who can lead testing efforts, strengthen test practices, and introduce scalable automation while remaining hands-on with execution. The position requires someone who can work independently, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and drive progress across functional, end-to-end, and data validation activities.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead quality assurance activities across multiple initiatives, including functional, end-to-end, regression, and data-focused testing efforts.<br>• Design comprehensive test strategies, create detailed test plans and cases, and guide execution to support timely and accurate delivery.<br>• Establish and configure automated testing frameworks, develop reusable test scripts, and expand automation where it improves speed, coverage, and repeatability.<br>• Build and maintain testing dashboards and reporting views that provide clear insight into progress, defects, risks, and overall test cycle health.<br>• Coordinate daily testing activities, prioritize work across concurrent projects, and ensure issues are escalated and resolved in partnership with project leadership.<br>• Perform hands-on validation of data conversions, including reconciliation, exception analysis, and verification of business rules across source and target datasets.<br>• Develop Python-based solutions using pandas to transform raw CSV files, automate validation checks, and produce exception reports, metrics, and audit-ready outputs.<br>• Apply data cleansing, deduplication, and integrity controls to improve data quality, including handling formatting issues, duplicate logic, and file-level inconsistencies.<br>• Collaborate closely with client and internal teams to secure required access, remove blockers, and keep testing moving efficiently to completion.<br>• Follow established quality standards, documentation practices, and artifact retention requirements while supporting both manual and automated testing as needed.