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Job Description SAP Test Lead Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire Work Schedule: Hybrid - 4 Days Onsite / 1 Day Remote Position Overview We are seeking an experienced SAP Test Lead to lead end-to-end testing activities for a large-scale SAP implementation and transformation program. This individual will be responsible for establishing and executing the overall testing strategy across SAP functional areas, integrations, data, and connected enterprise applications. The SAP Test Lead will work closely with functional and technical teams, business stakeholders, project leadership, and external consulting partners to ensure testing activities are properly planned, executed, tracked, and completed in support of program milestones and go-live readiness.

This role is ideal for a hands-on testing leader who can bring structure to a complex SAP environment, manage multiple testing workstreams, identify risks early, and provide leadership with clear visibility into quality and overall testing readiness. Key Responsibilities Develop and manage the overall SAP testing strategy, test plan, schedule, scope, and execution approach. Lead System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing activities.

Coordinate testing across SAP modules, interfaces, integrations, data conversions, and upstream/downstream enterprise applications. Define and oversee test scenarios, test cases, scripts, entry and exit criteria, and requirements traceability. Manage testing dependencies across functional, technical, integration, data, and business teams.

Lead defect triage, prioritization, tracking, remediation, retesting, and closure. Partner with SAP functional leads, developers, integration teams, business SMEs, project leadership, and third-party consulting partners. Track and report testing progress, defects, risks, issues, dependencies, and readiness metrics.

Provide clear testing status and quality reporting to program and executive leadership. Coordinate test data preparation and ensure appropriate environments are available for each testing cycle. Lead UAT planning and execution with business stakeholders, including tester readiness, scheduling, training, execution, and sign-off.

Identify testing risks and dependencies early and develop appropriate mitigation plans. Ensure testing activities align with program governance, quality standards, change management processes, and release schedules. Support cutover planning, go-live readiness, production validation, and post-implementation stabilization activities.

Required Qualifications 8+ years of SAP and/or enterprise application testing experience, including significant experience leading complex testing programs. Demonstrated experience as an SAP Test Lead, Test Manager, QA Lead, or similar testing leadership role on large-scale SAP implementations or transformations. Strong understanding of SAP testing methodologies and the complete SAP implementation lifecycle.

Hands-on leadership experience with SIT, UAT, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing. Strong knowledge of defect management, test execution, requirements traceability, quality metrics, and testing governance. Experience coordinating testing across SAP and non-SAP applications and integrations within complex enterprise environments.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple testing workstreams, priorities, dependencies, and deadlines simultaneously. Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with technical teams, business leaders, vendors, and external consulting partners.

Preferred Qualifications Experience with SAP S/4HANA implementations, migrations, or transformation programs. Utility industry experience. Experience with testing and defect management tools such as SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Solution Manager, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

Familiarity with SAP data migration, interfaces, APIs, middleware, and integration testing. Experience supporting large enterprise programs involving multiple systems integrators or consulting partners. SAP, Agile, PMP, or testing/QA certifications are a plus.