Workday QA Test Analyst

3Core Systems , Inc • Wall Township, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The client is implementing Workday and is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Test Analyst to coordinate testing primarily across Finance, Payroll, and Time Tracking. Additional support may be needed for other Workday modules like Core HCM and Compensation. The role involves detailed test planning and scheduling, ensuring thorough documentation of test scenarios and cases, including clear steps, assigned testers, test-data requirements, and expected results. This position will report to the Test Lead, who will manage execution, defects, retesting, traceability, and progress reporting before deployment.

Requirements

• 7+ years of quality assurance experience supporting multiple Workday implementations including hands-on experience across Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling as well as other areas.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Workday business process and integration testing across Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling as well as other areas.
• Proven experience coordinating detailed test plans and schedules, developing complete test scenarios and cases, assigning testers, defining test-data needs and expected results, and tracking execution through completion.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate business and technical stakeholders, manage detailed schedules, and communicate testing progress, risks, and results.
• Hands-on experience with test management tools such as Azure DevOps, ALM, Jira, QMetry, Xray, or qTest.

Nice To Haves

• Energy or utility industry experience, preferably within a multi-state, unionized, or multi-pay-group environment.
• Experience testing Workday Financial Management, Payroll, and Time Tracking, including cross-functional integrations and downstream accounting impacts.
• Relevant credentials such as Certified Software Tester, ISTQB, Workday certification, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate UAT test planning and execution with business testers, track completion, and partner with business, IT, PMO, and implementation teams to maintain alignment and accountability.
• Use Azure DevOps to maintain test plans, test cases, assignments, execution results, defects, evidence, dashboards, and requirements traceability.
• Support the Test Lead in reporting on the schedule, execution progress, coverage, defects, risks, dependencies, and outstanding items to support business sign-off and release readiness.
• Support Test Lead in managing defect intake, documentation, triage, assignment, retesting, and closure in partnership with business, technical, and implementation teams.
• Support the Test Lead in managing daily execution, monitoring completion and results, resolving testing questions, identify coverage gaps, and maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, evidence, and outcomes.
• Coordinate testers, environments, access, test data, and supporting documentation to ensure each test cycle is ready to begin and assigned participants understand their responsibilities and timelines.
• Develop, review, and maintain end-to-end business process, integration, reconciliation, negative, regression, and UAT test scenarios and cases with clear prerequisites, execution steps, test-data requirements, and expected results.
• Develop and maintain the detailed test plan and schedule across Finance, Payroll, and Time Tracking, including test cycles, activities, dependencies, milestones, tester assignments, and completion criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed