SAP Test Lead

We are seeking an experienced QA Test Lead to lead end-to-end testing activities for a major SAP S/4HANA implementation, including Integrated Test Cycle 2 (ITC2), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, reporting, and performance testing utilizing OpenText ALM and OpenText LoadRunner.

• Must be onsite five days per week during active ITC2 and UAT testing cycles.
• Provide hands-on leadership from the testing command center.
• Work directly with business users, project leadership, and system integrator teams to facilitate testing execution and issue resolution.

• Manufacturing, supply chain, automotive, retail, or industrial industry experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale ERP transformation programs.
• Experience with OpenText UFT One or similar testing tools.
• Experience working within highly integrated enterprise application environments.

• Lead all testing activities across ITC2 and UAT.
• Coordinate daily testing execution, defect triage, stakeholder communications, and status reporting.
• Ensure complete end-to-end business process coverage across functional and technical workstreams.
• Manage testing schedules, risks, dependencies, and issue escalation.
• Drive accountability for timely test execution and issue resolution.

• Develop, organize, and maintain test cases and execution plans.
• Coordinate integrated end-to-end testing scenarios across business functions.
• Monitor test progress, coverage, and execution metrics.
• Define and manage testing entry and exit criteria and readiness assessments.
• Support testing sign-off and deployment readiness recommendations.

• Own the end-to-end defect management process within OpenText ALM.
• Facilitate defect triage and prioritization activities.
• Monitor defect trends, aging, severity, and resolution progress.
• Partner with functional and technical teams to drive timely issue resolution.
• Provide visibility and escalation for critical defects and testing blockers.

• Build and maintain testing dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Provide visibility into:
• Test execution status
• Defect trends and resolution progress
• Pass/fail rates
• Test coverage
• Readiness indicators
• Deliver regular testing status updates and leadership reporting.

• Lead planning, execution, and reporting of performance testing activities.
• Define performance objectives, workload models, and success criteria.
• Coordinate load, stress, scalability, endurance, and volume testing.
• Analyze results and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Partner with technical teams to resolve performance issues and validate improvements.
• Present performance testing findings and recommendations to project leadership.

• Maintain audit-ready testing documentation and evidence.
• Ensure testing artifacts, sign-offs, and traceability requirements are complete.
• Support project governance, compliance, and deployment readiness reviews.

• 10+ years of QA, Test Management, or Test Leadership experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proven leadership of testing activities during at least one SAP S/4HANA implementation.
• Experience leading integration testing, UAT, defect management, and business readiness activities.
• Experience coordinating business, functional, technical, integration, security, reporting, and data migration workstreams.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business process testing.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.

• Test Management
• Test Execution
• Defect Management
• Dashboarding and Reporting
• Test Cycle Administration

• Performance Test Planning and Execution
• Load, Stress, Scalability, Endurance, and Volume Testing
• Performance Analysis and Bottleneck Identification
• Performance Defect Resolution and Retesting

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• Successful execution of ITC2 and UAT testing cycles.
• Effective defect management and timely issue resolution.
• Accurate testing dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Successful completion of performance testing and remediation activities.
• Comprehensive end-to-end business process validation.
• Strong collaboration across business, PMO, system integrator, and IT teams.
• High confidence in testing readiness and go-live preparation.