SAP Test Automation Lead – UK Remote / Field – 17497 Ref: 17497

This is a fantastic opportunity for a SAP Test Automation Lead to join one of the world's top SAP service providers delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide.

** Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions **

Role Info:
SAP Test Automation Lead
Remote UK Based (Plus Travel to Client Sites Across UK)
Up to £85,000
Plus Company Benefits Package
Permanent – Full Time
Product / Service: Global authority in Enterprise SAP Consulting & SAP Managed Services

Who we are:

We are a global SAP Platinum Partner with over 9,000 SAP experts across 29 countries.

We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function.

We take care of our customers’ solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape.

We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision.

The SAP Test Automation Lead Role:

We are creating a new test-focused SAP practice, delivering a standard core of SAP test practice processes across the group based on SAP Success Factors and S4Hana.

As part of this exciting new programme, we are recruiting an experienced SAP Test Lead. This opportunity will principally be based on client sites across the UK as you will be the on-site testing lead for clients during the course of projects. This role also comes with some home working opportunities, where the project can accommodate such flexibility.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Being a hands-on automation test lead with good project management abilities
+ Designing, developing, reviewing automation test strategy, framework, automation architecture, specifications, test scripts & automate test execution
+ Liaising with 3rd party suppliers, business, functional and development teams to create an automation test plan for each test phase
+ Being responsible for on-time completion of automation planning, creation and execution of all the key testing cycles for the programme
+ Responsible for automation sprint planning, task assignment for automation team, reviewing deliverables and tracking/monitoring project automation test progress.
+ Ensuring that the testing tools are in place, configured & user familiarisation sessions held
+ Providing daily / weekly automation script development and test progress status reports
+ Managing and coordinating with onshore and offshore team of testers
+ Collecting, tracking KPIs/Metrics and identifying areas of improvement
+ Be the point of escalation for automation testing related issues for client & tool support teams and provide specialist advice
+ Contribute in seeking opportunities to deliver effective repeatability and future accelerators using automation reusable assets
+ Contribute testing expertise to sales bids and marketing initiatives

About You:

+ Demonstrable experience, knowledge and understanding of automation testing within modern software/applications development
+ Knowledge and strong hands-on experience of automation of enterprise solution (preferably SAP S4/HANA, Fiori, SuccessFactors, Web, API, Mobile, SAP Hybris, C4H)
+ 2+ years hands-on experience in enterprise level application automation with Tricentis Tosca implementation
+ Knowledge of any SAP focussed test tools – SAP Solution Manager, ALM, Jira, Tricentis, Work soft.
+ Knowledge of any SAP Modules like MM, SD, FI, PP, PM
+ Experience of working with a system integrator and diverse teams
+ Experience with working through all standard test phases e.g. SIT, E2E, UAT and OAT
+ Experience of leading triage meetings and creating daily / weekly reports
+ Understanding of SAP ACTIVATE methodology
+ Experience of working with onshore/offshore test and functional teams
+ Excellent in Excel with Macros, PowerPoint and Word skills with good attention to detail.
+ Adaptive person with highly solution focussed and takes a positive and proactive approach

Desirable qualifications:

+ Tosca Automation Specialist Practitioner (Level 1 & 2) or any other tool equivalent
+ Tosca Automation Specialist Practitioner (SAP)
+ Bachelor’s Degree in Computers or equivalent

We are an equal opportunities employer.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance.

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