SAP Testing & Quality Assurance Lead

Pentair•Golden Valley, MN

2d•$95,500 - $177,300

About The Position

At Pentair, the SAP Testing & Quality Assurance Lead will define and govern testing strategy, standards, methodologies, and best practices. The role leads 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 consistent testing, thorough business-process validation, early risk identification, and high-quality production solutions. The position leads SAP S/4HANA testing across regression, integration, user acceptance, project, release, and implementation testing. It manages testing across SAP modules, SAP Fiori, interfaces, custom developments, integrations, test data, and test environments; uses Azure DevOps (ADO) for test management and quality governance; and partners with the Test Automation Team to expand automation using Tricentis Tosca and related tools. The role also maintains end-to-end business-process test coverage and supports readiness, hypercare, deployments, tester coaching, continuous improvement, and governance of partner and vendor testing deliverables.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of experience in enterprise application testing, including 5+ years supporting SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
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.
Ability to travel up to 20%, with frequency varying based on business needs and project demands.

Nice To Haves

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

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 testing 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 successful deployments.
Coach business testers, super users, and project teams on testing methodologies, defect management, test execution standards, and quality expectations.
Lead adoption of testing best practices and continuous improvement initiatives; establish and track 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.