SAP Testing & Quality Assurance Lead

Pentair•Saint Louis Park, MN

1d•$95,500 - $177,300•Onsite

About The Position

Pentair is seeking an SAP Testing & Quality Assurance Lead to join its Golden Valley, Minnesota team. The role is responsible for defining and governing testing strategy, standards, methodologies, and best practices, and for leading test planning, execution, automation coordination, regression testing, defect management, and go-live readiness across projects, releases, enhancements, upgrades, and transformation initiatives. Working with ERP Support, Transformation Delivery, Business Process Leads, project teams, business stakeholders, and external partners, the Lead ensures testing is consistently conducted, business processes are thoroughly validated, risks are identified early, and high-quality solutions are delivered to production. The Lead defines SAP S/4HANA testing strategy and governance across regression, integration, user acceptance, project, release, and implementation testing. The role manages test plans, test cases, execution, defects, reporting, dashboards, metrics, test data, test environments, and release quality governance, using Azure DevOps (ADO). It also partners with the Test Automation Team to expand automation using Tricentis Tosca and related tools, and maintains end-to-end business process test coverage across SAP processes and integrations. The position collaborates with business process owners, SAP functional teams, developers, implementation and AMS partners, project managers, and infrastructure teams to support testing alignment, risk visibility, go-live readiness, hypercare, and successful deployments. It coaches business testers, super users, and project teams; leads continuous improvement; tracks quality KPIs; and governs testing deliverables and standards for AMS providers, implementation partners, and third-party vendors. Travel may be required up to 20%, depending on business needs and project demands.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 8 years of experience in enterprise application testing, including at least 5 years supporting SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
Ability to travel up to 20%, with frequency varying based on business needs and project demands.
Demonstrated experience leading SIT, UAT, end-to-end integration testing, regression testing, defect governance, release readiness, and hypercare support for SAP landscapes.
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for test management, defect tracking, reporting, dashboards, release governance, and quality metrics.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP testing tools and automation approaches, preferably Tricentis Tosca.
Experience with Worksoft Certify, HP ALM/UFT, Selenium, or equivalent test management and automation platforms.

Responsibilities

Define and lead SAP S/4HANA testing strategy across regression, integration, user acceptance, project, release, and implementation testing.
Establish testing standards, governance, methodologies, KPIs, training, and continuous improvement practices.
Lead test planning, execution, defect management, and release readiness across SAP modules, SAP Fiori, interfaces, custom developments, integrations, test data, and test environments.
Use Azure DevOps (ADO) to manage test plans, test cases, execution status, defect tracking, reporting, dashboards, metrics, and release quality governance.
Partner with the Test Automation Team to expand automated testing using Tricentis Tosca and related tools.
Define and maintain end-to-end business process test coverage across OTC, PTP, RTR, EWM, PTM, Quality, GTS, and other integrated SAP business processes.
Collaborate with business process owners, SAP functional teams, developers, implementation and AMS partners, project managers, and infrastructure teams to align testing and support risk visibility, go-live readiness, hypercare, and deployments.
Coach business testers, super users, and project teams on testing methodologies, defect management, test execution standards, and quality expectations.
Lead testing best-practice adoption and continuous improvement, tracking KPIs for test coverage, defect leakage, automation rates, release quality, and testing efficiency.
Govern testing deliverables and quality standards for AMS providers, implementation partners, and third-party vendors supporting SAP initiatives.