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SAP Test Lead
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Position Summary

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.


This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, monitoring, and reporting testing activities while ensuring complete business process coverage, effective defect resolution, and overall go-live readiness. The individual will work closely with business stakeholders, PMO leadership, system integrator teams, and IT workstreams to drive successful testing outcomes.


Location: Remote (Some onsite requirements in Lexington, KY - dates below)

Duration: 6 months+

Rate: 80-90/hr.


*This role is not available for C2C*


Testing Schedule & Onsite Requirements

Planned Test Cycles

ITC2: July 20, 2026 – August 14, 2026

UAT: September 14, 2026 – October 9, 2026


Onsite Requirement

  • 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.


Key Responsibilities


Test Leadership & Execution

  • 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.

 

Test Management (OpenText ALM)

  • 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.

 

Defect Management

  • 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.

 

Reporting & Dashboarding

  • 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.

 

Performance Testing (OpenText LoadRunner)

  • 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.


Governance & Documentation

  • 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.


Required Qualifications


Experience

  • 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.


Technical Expertise


OpenText ALM

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

OpenText LoadRunner

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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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.


Education

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


Success Measures

  • 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.


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