Senior Test Lead

VanRath; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

VanRath in Belfast is seeking an experienced Programme Test Lead to support a major Workday transformation programme. You will own the testing strategy, planning, governance and delivery, ensuring business processes, integrations, data migration, security and reporting are fully tested ahead of go-live.

You will coordinate with the Programme Team, System Integrator, Workday specialists, business stakeholders and third-party vendors, providing assurance on solution quality, readiness and testing

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Programme Test Lead or Test Manager.
• Experience leading testing for large, multi-module enterprise deployments.
• Workday implementation or transformation experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the programme test strategy, plans and governance.
• Lead testing across multiple Workday modules and related systems.
• Coordinate system, integration, regression, data migration and UAT testing.
• Manage testing dependencies across Finance, Procurement, IT and wider business functions.
• Oversee defect management, reporting, prioritisation and resolution.
• Coordinate internal teams, implementation partners and third-party suppliers.
• Provide reporting on testing progress, quality, risks and go-live readiness.
• Ensure test evidence, controls and documentation are maintained.
• Support stakeholders during UAT and operational readiness activities.

Skills

Test leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance & planning

End-to-end testing

UAT coordination

Data migration testing

Integrations testing

Risk management

Communication

Tools

Workday

Job description

QA/ Test Lead -FTC

Location: Belfast - Hybrid
Employment Type: fixed Term Contract, 12- 15 months
Organisation: Large enterprise-level business

The Opportunity

A large enterprise organisation is seeking an experienced Programme Test Lead to support a major Workday transformation programme.

You will take end-to-end ownership of the programme's testing strategy, planning, governance and delivery. This will include ensuring that business processes, integrations, data migration, security and reporting are fully tested ahead of a successful go-live.

Acting as the central point of coordination, you will work closely with the internal Programme Team, System Integrator, Workday specialists, business stakeholders and third-party vendors. You will provide independent assurance around solution quality, programme readiness and testing risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and manage the overall programme test strategy, plans and governance.




• Lead testing across multiple Workday modules and associated systems.




• Coordinate system, integration, regression, data migration and user acceptance testing.




• Manage testing dependencies across Finance, Procurement, IT and wider business functions.




• Oversee defect management, reporting, prioritisation and resolution.




• Coordinate internal teams, implementation partners and third-party suppliers.




• Provide clear reporting on testing progress, quality, risks and go-live readiness.




• Ensure appropriate test evidence, controls and documentation are maintained.




• Support business stakeholders throughout UAT and operational-readiness activities.

Essential Experience

• Previous experience as a Programme Test Lead, Test Manager or similar.




• Strong experience leading testing for a large, multi-module enterprise system deployment.




• Workday implementation or transformation experience is highly desirable.




• Good understanding of Finance and Procurement processes or systems.




• Experience managing testing across integrations, data migration, security and reporting.




• Strong stakeholder-management experience across multiple business functions.




• Experience working with system integrators and third-party vendors.




• Excellent planning, governance, risk-management and communication skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a leading role in a high-profile enterprise transformation programme within a large Belfast-based organisation.