Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer with strong expertise in SAP SuccessFactors to lead testing initiatives across HR transformation and enterprise application projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining test strategies, managing end-to-end testing activities, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions within Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities for SAP SuccessFactors implementations, enhancements, integrations, and support projects.
• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, and test cases aligned with business requirements.
• Manage Functional, Integration, Regression, System, and User Acceptance Testing activities.
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, HR stakeholders, and client teams to ensure complete test coverage.
• Review requirements and identify potential gaps, risks, and dependencies early in the project lifecycle.
• Lead defect triage discussions, prioritize issues, and drive resolution with development and business teams.
• Monitor testing progress, provide regular status updates, metrics, and risk reports to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide QA team members, ensuring adherence to testing standards and best practices.
• Support release planning and go-live activities while ensuring quality gates are met.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across testing processes, automation opportunities, and quality assurance practices.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Grooming, Reviews, and Retrospectives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of overall QA/Testing experience with at least 4+ years of SAP SuccessFactors testing experience.
• Strong functional knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors modules such as Employee Central, Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance & Goals, Compensation, Learning, or Talent Management.
• Extensive experience in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, and UAT support.
• Experience validating integrations between SuccessFactors and third-party or SAP applications.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, defect management, and quality assurance methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Agile Scrum delivery models and direct client engagement.
• Experience using project and test management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps (ADO), qTest, ALM, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP SuccessFactors certification is preferred.
• Experience leading distributed QA teams and coordinating testing across multiple workstreams.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks and automation strategy planning is an added advantage.
• Experience working in global delivery and client-facing environments.

About Us:

Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” [EngineeringAI] methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital. For more information, please go to www.ascendion.com

With Ascendion (www.ascendion.com), you:

• Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects on our various offerings including Salesforce, AI/Data Science, Generative AI/ML, Automation, Cloud Enterprise and Product/Platform Engineering.
• At Ascendion you have high chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients.
• Additionally, you can also share CV of anyone you know. We have a referral policy in place.

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