Sr. Staff Software Test Engineer - NextGen ERP Test Lead

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Position Summary

Our NextGen ERP Transformation team is seeking a Test Lead who is passionate about continuous improvement and innovation. As a pivotal member of Illumina’s transformation initiative, you will lead testing and quality assurance for the migration from SAP ECC to S/4 HANA, ensuring the successful delivery of program objectives. Join us in driving transformation, quality, and innovation at Illumina.

• In this role, you will leverage your expertise to refine processes, drive impactful results, and uphold operational excellence. Collaboration is central: you will work closely with internal teams, key stakeholders, and our System Integrator to achieve project milestones. Your leadership will guide teams through sophisticated testing methodologies, facilitate seamless integration of business applications, and contribute to best practices in testing tools and strategies.
• As Illumina’s SAP Test Lead, you will plan, execute, and oversee comprehensive testing of SAP systems and supporting platforms such as Salesforce, guaranteeing compliance with business requirements and quality standards. You will champion standardized practices in software development and testing.
• Essential qualifications include deep expertise in SAP modules, proficiency with test management tools, and exceptional leadership and communication abilities. This position is core to the enterprise team tasked with migrating Illumina’s SAP ECC platform to S/4 HANA, shaping the future of our business systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Planning: Design and implement comprehensive testing strategies for SAP S/4 HANA solutions to meet business objectives. Define and implement the overall SAP automated and manual testing strategy for all phases – including unit, integration, system, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Clearly communicate the goals and objectives of the testing program to the broader program team.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of testers, including a global team of system integrator testing resources. Ensure effective resource allocation, provide performance feedback, and oversee the entire SAP testing project lifecycle. Act as a strategic advisor on the ERP initiative, leveraging team members and the System Integrator team to achieve key milestones are deliver quality results. Facilitate collaboration, bring the right people together, and escalate appropriately to resolve any complex problems and challenges.
• Test Execution & Coordination: Oversee the testing and implementation of the SAP S/4 HANA from the ECC including all ancillary systems and applications. Plan and execute test strategies, manage testing teams, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure that testing outcomes align with business goals. Validate outcomes with team, share alternative perspectives, and act on feedback.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Maintain operational excellence while engaging with key stakeholders. Identify opportunities for improvement in security, controls, and processes within SAP environment. Monitor test progress, report on defect trends, risks, and issues to senior management and other key stakeholders across the program.
• Reporting & Communication: Communicate the holistic view of progress. Prepare clear and concise reports and presentations to communicate status, findings, risks, and recommendations to the program team and stakeholders.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance: Ensure all testing processes and deliverables comply with quality standards, regulatory and audit requirements, project governance, and adhere to Illumina’s standards and best practices. Guide teams through intricate testing methodologies and business application integration.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to thought leadership on testing tools and industry practices. Drive initiatives for test automation and continuous improvement to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness. Continuously improve test automation frameworks and testing processes. Innovate and refine testing processes to achieve exceptional results.
• Risk & Issue Management: Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities. Identify, manage, and escalate project risk factors and issues that arise during testing throughout the multi-year initiative.

Required Skills and Experience

You will leverage your influence, expertise, and leadership skills to deliver quality results, motivating and coaching others to solve complex problems collaboratively. By exercising sound judgment, you will recognize when to take action and when to escalate. Your ability to navigate complexity, ask insightful questions, and clearly articulate how components fit together is crucial. Commitment to developing and sustaining high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, paired with a drive for excellence, will support your success.

• SAP Expertise: Deep knowledge of SAP business processes, configuration, and integration points, especially with solutions such as S/4HANA, MDG, ECC, and others.
• Analytical & Technical Skills: Experience utilizing data analytics tools and automation to enhance testing efficiency and analyze results.
• Test Management Tools and Methodologies: Proficiency with industry-standard tools, including Worksoft, ValGenesis, and Atlassian’s Jira/Confluence. Proficiency in manual and automation related to unit, integration, user acceptance (UAT), and regression testing approaches.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent mentoring and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Strong ability to tackle complex testing challenges and resolve unforeseen issues.
• Project Management: Experience in end-to-end test management: planning, coordinating, and executing test activities within SAP environments; adept at guiding projects from initiation to completion.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in progressive roles managing IT teams including quality assurance and controls with software/systems development processes
• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent experience.
• SAP ECC experience along with manual and automation testing and quality assurance experience leading test methodologies and business application integrations
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes and familiarity with testing frameworks and tools including expertise in automation tools and scripting languages
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
• Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4 HANA experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Systems Analysis, Management Information Systems preferred
• Experience with ancillary systems like Salesforce, Workday and iCertis
• Experience with API testing tools and tools like Worksoft and ValGenesis

The estimated base salary range for the Sr. Staff Software Test Engineer - NextGen ERP Test Lead role based in the United States of America is: $105,600 - $158,400. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

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