Senior SAP Quality Assurance Analyst

Ian Martin Group; Calgary; Remote; CAD 99,000 - 114,000; Part time

Job summary

The Ian Martin Group is seeking a Senior SAP Quality Assurance Analyst in Calgary, Alberta. This contract role (6–12 months) focuses on leading QA for SAP S/4HANA upgrade projects within a large financial services client ecosystem.

The position involves defining testing scope, driving “smart testing,” and coordinating with application teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to ensure high-quality deployments.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years SAP experience in SAP ERP/ECC or S/4HANA based environments.
• 5+ years delivering SAP initiatives in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid settings.
• 2+ years in SAP upgrade testing; test planning and scripting experience.
• Strong knowledge of Fiori, GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Master Data.
• Experience communicating with diverse stakeholders and leading teams.
• Experience creating test plans, scope documents, and summary reports.
• Leadership and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA efforts for SAP S/4HANA upgrade projects and related SAP initiatives.
• Define and execute end-to-end testing strategies, plans, scripts, and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor and guide QA analysts; manage delivery outputs.
• Collaborate with SAP teams and business stakeholders to define testing scope and risk-based testing.
• Identify automation opportunities and document requirements for automation.
• Ensure quality governance, deliverables, and sign-offs across a complex SAP landscape.

Skills

Quality Assurance Leadership

SAP ERP/S/4HANA

Test Strategy & Execution

Stakeholder Management

Documentation & Reporting

Mentorship & Leadership

Education

University degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Tosca

qTest

Playwright

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

• Pay Rate: $72.00/hour, depending on experience
• Contract: 6 to 12 Months with a possibility of an extension
• Location: Calgary, Alberta (preference for Alberta-based candidates but open to anywhere in Canada working remotely MST hours)

Raise is currently hiring a SeniorSAP Quality Assurance Analyst on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client is a market leading financial institution

Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

Description

The Senior SAP QA Lead / Analyst in this role willplay a pivotal role in leading Quality Assurance for our clients major SAP S/4HANA Upgrade and related enterprise SAP projects. In this role, you will act as a senior QA lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME), managing test delivery, designing comprehensive test strategies, and collaborating closely with application teams, business stakeholders, and leadership. Leveraging your extensive SAP ERP hands-on expertise, you will advocate for "smart testing," drive quality governance, and ensure smooth, reliable deployments across highly integrated SAP environments.

Responsibilities

• Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
• QA Leadership & Delivery Management: Act in a senior QA Analyst capacity while guiding, mentoring, and managing delivery outputs from other QA Analysts on the team.
• SAP Domain Expertise: Apply strong functional/technical domain knowledge across key SAP ERP processes, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting, Lease Accounting, Master Data, and Fiori applications.
• Smart Testing & Scope Definition: Collaborate with SAP application teams, key business users, and project stakeholders to define "must-do" testing scope and promote risk-based smart testing strategies.
• Requirements & Automation Analysis: Analyze business requirements to determine testability, define testing scope, and identify candidate scenarios for automated testing.
• Test Strategy & Execution: Develop end-to-end testing strategies, test plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria across all test cycles.
• Integrated Environment Testing: Execute comprehensive end-to-end testing in a complex, highly integrated landscape, incorporating both constructive and destructive test cases.
• Automation Collaboration: Identify automation scenarios and clearly record requirements for automated test creation.
• Deliverable Quality: Oversee and guarantee the completeness, accuracy, and overall quality of all QA deliverables (test summaries, defect reports, sign-offs, etc.).

Qualifications

• 10–15+ Years of SAP Experience: Hands-on functional, testing, or development experience with SAP ERP/ECC systems or platforms built on an S/4HANA foundation.
• 5+ Years of Project Delivery: Experience delivering SAP initiatives within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project environments.
• 2+ Years of Upgrade Testing Experience: Direct, hands-on involvement or test collaboration in an SAP upgrade project (identifying test scenarios, creating test plans, and building test scripts).
• Comprehensive Testing Lifecycle Knowledge: Demonstrated expertise across all testing stages: Functional Unit Testing (FUT), System Integration Testing (SIT), Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Smoke Testing.
• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a persuasive, professional style; proven success interacting with diverse business and technical stakeholders across a multi-team environment.
• Documentation & Analytical Skills: Strong skills in creating structured test plans, scoping documents, and summary reports, backed by critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Proven track record of mentoring team members, sharing technical expertise, and driving testing excellence.
• Nice-to-Have Skills & Experience:
• Testing & Automation Tools: Hands-on familiarity with Tricentis Tosca, qTest, Playwright, Jira, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise QA/ITS tools.
• Change Impact Analysis: Experience conducting SAP Change Impact Analysis (e.g., SolMan, Solution Documentation, or automated impact tools).
• QA Governance: Background in establishing or adhering to enterprise QA governance and sustainment frameworks.
• Industry Experience: Direct Quality Assurance or testing experience within the Banking / Financial Services sector.
• Education and Certifications
• University degree or technical college diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related technical/quantitative discipline or equivalent experience

Additional Information

• A requirement for candidates when they are hired for this role will be to complete a criminal and credit check (including Canadian Credit Risk Score)

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