Oracle HCM Cloud Testing Lead - Payroll & Cutover

TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Technet IT has partnered with a global retail organisation to deliver an Oracle HCM Cloud transformation programme. A Testing Manager is sought to lead end-to-end testing across payroll-critical processes in a 6-month contract with hybrid work across London (Battersea) and High Wycombe.

You will own the testing strategy, plan, and execution across SIT, UAT, parallel payroll, and cutover, ensuring quality and readiness for go-live in a time-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading SIT, UAT, regression and payroll parallel tests.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong governance and data migration validation experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end test strategy, approach and delivery plan (SIT, UAT, regression, data validation, cutover).
• Plan and manage test cycles, environments, dependencies and entry/exit criteria.
• Ensure environment and test data readiness across all phases.
• Coordinate test scenario design for People and payroll-critical processes.
• Lead defect triage, prioritisation and resolution with vendors and internal teams.
• Own test reporting, quality metrics, and governance outputs.
• Provide readiness recommendations to support go/no-go decisions.
• Oversee data migration validation and reconciliation, ensuring formal sign-off.
• Lead cutover rehearsal testing and go-live assurance.
• Produce regular reporting on progress, defects, coverage and risks.

Job description

Technet IT has partnered with a global retail organisation to deliver an Oracle HCM Cloud transformation programme. A Testing Manager is sought to lead end-to-end testing across payroll-critical processes in a 6-month contract with hybrid work across London (Battersea) and High Wycombe.

You will own the testing strategy, plan, and execution across SIT, UAT, parallel payroll, and cutover, ensuring quality and readiness for go-live in a time-critical environment.