Test Strategy & Operations Lead for Integration Test Cycle (ITC) - S4E Program

Siemens Energy; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Meal Card options

Flexi Pay for optimizing tax benefits

Job summary

A leading energy technology company is seeking a Test Strategy & Operations Management Lead for its S/4HANA rollout in Gurugram. In this role, you'll be responsible for managing the Integration Test Cycle, aligning with stakeholders, and leading testing efforts across multiple projects. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with IT environments and large-scale SAP initiatives. Join a diverse team dedicated to innovating energy solutions sustainably and reliably.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex IT environments or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT systems including software, hardware, databases.
• Experience in large-scale rollout initiatives, preferably SAP/S/4HANA.
• Knowledge of IT operations, governance, and service management structures.
• Ability to work with external IT partners and related performance frameworks.
• Experience leading cross-functional, international teams.
• Business fluent in English; German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Establish and scale the S/4 test factory for the ITC scope.
• Lead ITC test-related activities across the global rollout program.
• Manage performance management on ITC testing scope with KPIs.
• Drive automation and AI-enabled testing approaches for ITC.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and service levels for ITC scope to ensure timely and complete delivery.
• Ensure transparency through structured reporting, governance, and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Managing complex IT environments

Understanding of enterprise IT systems

Leading cross-functional teams

Experience with SAP/S/4HANA

Business fluent English

Knowledge of IT operations

English proficiency

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

IT test tooling

Job description

About The Program

The S4 program at Siemens Energy, formally called S4E or S4E‑Unify, is one of the major global Business- & IT Transformation Programs within Siemens Energy (SE). Its key objective is to transform our historical patchwork of 23 legacy SAP systems into a completely new platform based on the latest state‑of‑the‑art SAP S/4 HANA technology. At the same time, S4E‑Unify is aiming for the optimization and harmonization of SE’s worldwide Business Processes across all Business Areas, Regions and Functions. Goal is to significantly reduce complexity, increase speed and flexibility, foster cross‑organizational collaboration and finally drive significant cost reductions. The S4E‑Unify core team consists of roughly 300 colleagues around the globe plus a substantial extended community of subject matter experts (SME), change network ambassadors and other contributors. It affects 40,000 global users and follows an implementation roadmap through 2030. The S4E program is delivered through phased “Unify” rollout waves, bringing sites and business areas live step by step on SAP S/4HANA. It includes standardized business templates, a defined operating model with strong governance and board‑level sponsorship, and an enhanced user experience that modernizes how employees work.

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Test Strategy & Operations Management Lead for Integration Test Cycle (ITC) (f/m/d), you start your day aligning with internal stakeholders and external IT partners to further develop the S/4 test factory setup for Integration Testing after completed system development and before User Acceptance Testing. You manage ITC testing as the first interaction of business key users with the new process and system environment.

About The Team

You are responsible for setting up and managing all aspects of the Integration Test Cycle (ITC) for the Siemens Energy SAP S/4HANA rollout project. You have full leadership from ITC strategy development to its operational execution. In this role you leverage the setup of the S4E Program with assigned team members across all rollout projects as well as our external IT delivery partner. Your work enables us to scale the testing process to an industrialized level including automation and AI technologies that allow efficient and effective ITC test management for 10+ in‑parallel rollout projects.

You manage all stakeholders related to ITC testing from across our solution factory, data migration factory, change factory to contribute towards our rollout projects and its business stakeholders. You steer the performance of the external IT service delivery partner for ITC scope and ensure in‑time, in‑quality, audit‑proof documented testing as part of the rollout projects.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Establish and scale the S/4 test factory for the ITC scope, combining internal employees and external IT partners to enable industrialized SAP rollouts.
• Lead and govern all ITC test‑related activities across the global rollout program.
• Manage the Performance Management on ITC testing scope with clear KPIs and continuous improvement mechanisms.
• Drive automation and AI‑enabled testing approaches for ITC across all rollout projects to increase efficiency and quality.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and service levels for ITC scope to ensure timely and complete delivery.
• Ensure transparency through structured reporting, governance, and stakeholder alignment.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in managing complex IT environments or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT systems (software, hardware, databases).
• Experience in large‑scale rollout initiatives (preferably SAP/S/4HANA).
• Knowledge of IT operations, governance, and service management structures.
• Experience to work with external IT partners and related performance frameworks.
• Experience leading cross‑functional, international teams.
• Business fluent English; German is an advantage.

About Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our distributed team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• All employees are automatically covered under Medical Insurance. Company paid considerable Family floater cover covering employee, spouse and 2 dependent children up to 25 years of age.
• Siemens Energy provides an option to opt for Meal Card to all its employees which will be as per the terms and conditions prescribed in the company policy – As a part of CTC, tax saving measure.
• Flexi Pay empowers employees with the choice to customize the amount in some of the salary components within a defined range thereby optimizing the tax benefits. Accordingly, each employee is empowered to decide on the best possible net income out of the same fixed individual base pay monthly.