Intermediate - Test Analyst

Job Overview:

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, Business, Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group.
• Experience coordinating testing activities with business users, business analysts, technical teams, project managers, security teams, and third-party vendors. (4+ years).
• Experience executing test data, executing tests and verifying results and logging issues. (4+ years).
• Experience in identifying testing issues and implementing process improvement and resolutions. (4+ years).
• Experience preparing or supporting the preparation of test plans and test cases. (4+ years).
• Experience supporting software quality assurance, QA testing, UAT coordination, test execution support, and defect lifecycle activities in an enterprise application environment. (4+ years).
• Experience supporting testing or UAT activities for SAP, ERP, procurement, finance, supply chain, or other integrated enterprise systems. (4+ years).
• Experience tracking test execution progress, defect metrics, testing status, risks, blockers, and preparing UAT dashboards or status reports for project stakeholders and management. (3+ years).
• Experience leading and executing comprehensive testing of end-to-end Source-to-Pay processes, including validation of Ariba upstream procurement workflows and S/4HANA downstream financial integration or similar processes in other ERPs. (1+ year).
• Ability to organize testing activities, follow up on action items, manage competing priorities, coordinate stakeholders, and meet project timelines.

Responsibilities:

• Review, evaluate and provide test input during business requirements and design specifications gathering sessions.
• Identify and communicate testing issues, implement process improvement and issue resolution.
• Identify the target test items to be evaluated by the test effort.
• Support in development and execution of test plans.
• Work with Subject Matter experts to define the appropriate tests required and any associated test data.
• Gather and manage the test data.
• Evaluate the outcome of each test cycle.
• Advise on the most appropriate implementation approach for a given test.
• Facilitate and manage, set up and execution of the tests.
• Log outcomes, verify test execution and define exit criteria for testing.
• Collaborate with appropriate project team members to analyze and recover from execution errors.
• Track test results, statistics, metrics and status and action appropriately towards completion.
• Attend necessary meetings to review testing inputs/outputs and provide status updates.
• Support project team members in the analysis of issues.
• Support project teams utilizing AI tools and/or automated testing tools.

Nice to Have:

• Ability to learn quickly, problem solve, troubleshoot, work independently and as part of a team.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members, management and vendors.
• Experience supporting testing of system integrations, interfaces, data flows, or end-to-end business processes across multiple systems. (2+ years).
• Experience understanding business requirements and translating them into test scenarios, test cases, expected results, and UAT validation activities. (2+ years).
• Experience with one or more SAP products such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Vendor Invoice Management (VIM), Fieldglass, or similar ERP procurement systems. (2+ years).
• Experience with smoke testing, unit testing, system testing, integration testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing. (4+ years).
• Experience with using JIRA or Revision Control System (RCS). (2+ years).
• Understanding of ERP implementation lifecycle, testing phases, release testing, defect lifecycle, and UAT readiness activities in enterprise projects. (2+ years).
• Ability to manage stress, conflict, competing priorities, and time-sensitive project issues professionally.