WorldLink, Inc.
QA Data Analyst & Telemetry Specialist IV
WorldLink, Inc., Mountain View, California, us, 94039
QA Data Analyst & Telemetry Specialist IV
Mountain View, United States | Posted on 10/06/2025 TITLE: QA Data Analyst & Telemetry Specialist IV POSITION TYPE: Full Time (W2) LOCATION: Mountain View, CA (Candidates located in San Francisco, CA cannot be considered for this position at this time.) ABOUT WorldLink: WorldLink is a rapidly growing information technology company at the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom software development to cloud hosting, from big data to cognitive computing, we help companies harness and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create value and grow. Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard. Play hard. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe life at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. We take pride in our employees and their future with continued growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a competitive group that likes to win. We are grounded by humility and driven by ambition. We are passionate, and we love tough problems and new challenges. You don’t hear a lot of “I don’t know how” or “I can’t” at WorldLink. If you are passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it, WorldLink may be the place for you. We are looking for a QA Data Analyst & Telemetry Specialist IV to help drive our product quality efforts through insightful data analysis, robust reporting, and close collaboration with engineering teams. This hybrid role combines skills in data analysis, log exploration, instrumentation design, and reporting. You will investigate product behavior through telemetry, create dashboards and written reports to surface quality risks, and support the QA team in prioritizing and validating work with data-driven confidence. You will be the team’s go-to person for turning raw signals into clear, actionable dashboards, ad-hoc investigations, and concise written reports that inform leadership and cross-functional teams. Responsibilities
Hunt down the right logs, trace product issues across environments, and analyze patterns in system behavior to support QA investigations and test coverage strategy. Instrumentation Partnership: Collaborate with engineers to define, scope, and validate telemetry requirements to ensure the right data is captured for quality signals. Dashboards & Visualization: Design and maintain clear, role-specific dashboards that reflect test results, coverage trends, performance metrics, and release health. Produce structured reports and summaries that combine narrative, visuals, and metrics to tell a complete story about product quality, test outcomes, and production health. Assist QA and dev teams with root cause investigations using log data, traces, metrics, and real-world usage patterns. Partner with QA, Engineering, Product, and Data teams to align on what signals matter and how they’re consumed across tools and stakeholders. Quality Metrics Development
Define and refine KPIs around bug trends, feature coverage, regressions, and release readiness to guide strategic QA direction. Required Experience and Education
Minimum of 7 years professional experience total with 3-5 years of recent cross-functional experience, ideally in large corporation environments or large teams. Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Statistics or Applied Mathematics, Electrical or Computer Engineering. Equivalent practical experience is preferred — especially in QA, data analysis, SRE, or systems engineering roles. Relevant certifications (e.g., Data Analytics, SQL, Tableau, or Observability/Monitoring tools) are a plus. Strong hands-on experience with data analysis (SQL, Python, R, or similar). Background in QA, test automation, or release engineering is a plus. Experience with OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, or event-driven logs is a plus. Experience in continuous delivery environments with real-time observability needs is a plus. Prior involvement in incident reviews or quality postmortems is a plus. Necessary Skills and Attributes
Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment. Detail-oriented with strong organization skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Limited supervision and the exercise of discretion. Skilled in producing clear visualizations (e.g., Superset, Plotly, Tableau, Looker, Grafana, Power BI). Able to write concise reports with actionable insights — weekly summaries, defect overviews, quality scorecards, etc. Familiar with log analysis tools (e.g., Sumo Logic, Splunk, Datadog, Kibana, ElasticSearch). Comfortable discussing and designing instrumentation/logging with engineers. Familiarity with QA concepts, release validation, and production monitoring. Strong communication skills; can adapt output to technical and non-technical audiences. Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by contract employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the contract employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, sit, sort, hold, squat, stoop, twist, climb stairs or ladders, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include the ability to distinguish objects by sight. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal for a significant portion of work time, with high visual acuity and detailed focus. Performs work under time schedules and stress, including deadlines and project management deadlines. May require working additional time beyond normal schedule and periodic travel. What we’ll bring
During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-competitive benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include: Medical Plans Vision Plan Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability Critical Illness/ Accident/ Hospital Indemnity/ Identity Theft Protection 401(k) What you should know
WorldLink is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment at WorldLink is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We strive to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by highlighting opportunities for all people. WorldLink considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need assistance with any part of the application process should contact us. This job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities and duties of the role but is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all. Salary/Pay Range: $50.00-86.00/hr (Depending on experience)
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Mountain View, United States | Posted on 10/06/2025 TITLE: QA Data Analyst & Telemetry Specialist IV POSITION TYPE: Full Time (W2) LOCATION: Mountain View, CA (Candidates located in San Francisco, CA cannot be considered for this position at this time.) ABOUT WorldLink: WorldLink is a rapidly growing information technology company at the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom software development to cloud hosting, from big data to cognitive computing, we help companies harness and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create value and grow. Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard. Play hard. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe life at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. We take pride in our employees and their future with continued growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a competitive group that likes to win. We are grounded by humility and driven by ambition. We are passionate, and we love tough problems and new challenges. You don’t hear a lot of “I don’t know how” or “I can’t” at WorldLink. If you are passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it, WorldLink may be the place for you. We are looking for a QA Data Analyst & Telemetry Specialist IV to help drive our product quality efforts through insightful data analysis, robust reporting, and close collaboration with engineering teams. This hybrid role combines skills in data analysis, log exploration, instrumentation design, and reporting. You will investigate product behavior through telemetry, create dashboards and written reports to surface quality risks, and support the QA team in prioritizing and validating work with data-driven confidence. You will be the team’s go-to person for turning raw signals into clear, actionable dashboards, ad-hoc investigations, and concise written reports that inform leadership and cross-functional teams. Responsibilities
Hunt down the right logs, trace product issues across environments, and analyze patterns in system behavior to support QA investigations and test coverage strategy. Instrumentation Partnership: Collaborate with engineers to define, scope, and validate telemetry requirements to ensure the right data is captured for quality signals. Dashboards & Visualization: Design and maintain clear, role-specific dashboards that reflect test results, coverage trends, performance metrics, and release health. Produce structured reports and summaries that combine narrative, visuals, and metrics to tell a complete story about product quality, test outcomes, and production health. Assist QA and dev teams with root cause investigations using log data, traces, metrics, and real-world usage patterns. Partner with QA, Engineering, Product, and Data teams to align on what signals matter and how they’re consumed across tools and stakeholders. Quality Metrics Development
Define and refine KPIs around bug trends, feature coverage, regressions, and release readiness to guide strategic QA direction. Required Experience and Education
Minimum of 7 years professional experience total with 3-5 years of recent cross-functional experience, ideally in large corporation environments or large teams. Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Statistics or Applied Mathematics, Electrical or Computer Engineering. Equivalent practical experience is preferred — especially in QA, data analysis, SRE, or systems engineering roles. Relevant certifications (e.g., Data Analytics, SQL, Tableau, or Observability/Monitoring tools) are a plus. Strong hands-on experience with data analysis (SQL, Python, R, or similar). Background in QA, test automation, or release engineering is a plus. Experience with OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, or event-driven logs is a plus. Experience in continuous delivery environments with real-time observability needs is a plus. Prior involvement in incident reviews or quality postmortems is a plus. Necessary Skills and Attributes
Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment. Detail-oriented with strong organization skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Limited supervision and the exercise of discretion. Skilled in producing clear visualizations (e.g., Superset, Plotly, Tableau, Looker, Grafana, Power BI). Able to write concise reports with actionable insights — weekly summaries, defect overviews, quality scorecards, etc. Familiar with log analysis tools (e.g., Sumo Logic, Splunk, Datadog, Kibana, ElasticSearch). Comfortable discussing and designing instrumentation/logging with engineers. Familiarity with QA concepts, release validation, and production monitoring. Strong communication skills; can adapt output to technical and non-technical audiences. Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by contract employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the contract employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, sit, sort, hold, squat, stoop, twist, climb stairs or ladders, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include the ability to distinguish objects by sight. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal for a significant portion of work time, with high visual acuity and detailed focus. Performs work under time schedules and stress, including deadlines and project management deadlines. May require working additional time beyond normal schedule and periodic travel. What we’ll bring
During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-competitive benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include: Medical Plans Vision Plan Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability Critical Illness/ Accident/ Hospital Indemnity/ Identity Theft Protection 401(k) What you should know
WorldLink is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment at WorldLink is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We strive to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by highlighting opportunities for all people. WorldLink considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need assistance with any part of the application process should contact us. This job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities and duties of the role but is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all. Salary/Pay Range: $50.00-86.00/hr (Depending on experience)
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