Application Management Senior Specialist

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS in Hyderabad, Telangana, is seeking an Application Management Senior Specialist to lead SAP HCM testing efforts, focusing on Time Management and Payroll.

You will design test strategies, build automated scripts with TOSCA or similar tools, manage SIT/UAT, data and defects, and ensure changes do not impact existing rules. Strong ABAP knowledge and communication are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 610 years of hands-on experience in SAP HCM testing, with strong exposure to Time Management and Payroll modules.
• Experience testing complex custom PCRs, schema modifications, and time/payroll rule changes.
• Experience testing ABAP reports and objects in SAP HCM.
• Experience with test automation tools for SAP (TOSCA or similar).
• Knowledge of retroactive payroll testing and SIT/UAT processes.
• Excellent communication with functional, technical, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Test Planning Strategy: design and execute test strategies for SAP HCM Time Management and Payroll.
• Functional Testing: build and execute test scenarios for time evaluation and payroll changes.
• Regression Testing: own regression test coverage for payroll and time processes.
• Automation Testing: design and maintain automated test scripts (TOSCA or equivalent).
• Defect Management: log, triage, and track defects through resolution.
• Test Data Management: prepare data sets for complex retroactive scenarios.
• SIT/UAT Support: execute SIT and support UAT cycles.
• Documentation: maintain test scripts and traceability matrices.

Skills

SAP HCM testing

Time Management

Payroll testing

Test automation

TOSCA

ABAP reports

SIT/UAT testing

Test data management

Communication skills

Education

BE/B.Tech

M.C.A.

M.Sc (CS)

Tools

TOSCA

Job description

Role Overview

We are currently seeking a Application Management Senior Specialist to join our team in Hyderabad, Telangana (IN-TG), India (IN).

Responsibilities

• Test Planning Strategy: Design and execute test strategies for SAP HCM Time Management and Payroll, covering complex custom Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs), schema modifications, and custom ABAP reports/objects.
• Functional Testing: Build and execute test scenarios for time evaluation (RPTIME00), quota processing (RPTQTA00), retroactive payroll accounting, and payroll schema/PCR changes, validating results against business rules and collective agreement requirements.
• Regression Testing: Own regression test coverage for payroll and time processes impacted by ongoing configuration/development changes, ensuring existing custom rules and reports are not broken by new builds.
• Automation Testing: Design, build, and maintain automated test scripts (e.g., using TOSCA or equivalent tools) for SAP HCM time/payroll transactions, reducing manual testing effort and enabling faster regression cycles.
• Defect Management: Log, triage, and track defects through resolution; work closely with functional and ABAP development teams to validate fixes and retest.
• Test Data Management: Prepare and manage test data sets for complex retroactive and time/payroll scenarios, including multiple payroll areas and personnel subgroups.
• SIT/UAT Support: Execute System Integration Testing (SIT) and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles, coordinating with business and technical stakeholders on sign-off.
• Documentation: Maintain test scripts, test result logs, and traceability matrices linking test cases to functional/technical requirements.

Must Have Skills/Project Experience/Certifications

• 610 years of hands-on experience in SAP HCM testing, with strong exposure to Time Management and Payroll modules.
• Demonstrated experience testing complex custom PCRs, schema modifications, and time/payroll rule changes.
• Experience testing custom ABAP reports and objects within an SAP HCM landscape.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools for SAP (TOSCA or similar); ability to build and maintain automated test scripts independently.
• Solid understanding of retroactive payroll processing and its testing implications.
• Experience executing SIT cycles and supporting UAT, including defect management and retesting.
• Strong understanding of SAP HCM-standard testing terminology (e.g., Positive Functional Test, Retroactive Accounting Check, Personnel Subgroup Variant).
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to work directly with functional, technical, and business teams.

Good to have

• Experience with S/4HANA HCM landscapes.
• Exposure to Fiori/OData testing.
• Experience testing integrations between SAP HCM and third-party/ServiceNow-type systems.
• Familiarity with collective agreementdriven configuration testing (union/non-union employee groups).
• SAP HCM functional certification.

Education

• BE/B.Tech/M.C.A./M.Sc (CS) degree or equivalent from an accredited university.

Location

• Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Pune/Chennai/Kolkata