Technical Test Manager SAP

Luxoft Poland; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Poland is seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead risk-based testing across SAP ERP initiatives, including implementation, rollout, migration, and upgrades. You will enforce READY/DONE criteria, build test suites, and drive defect management with executive visibility.

The role requires 6–10+ years in testing/QA, strong SAP ERP testing experience, and proficiency with ALM tools, SIT/E2E/UAT execution, and cross-functional leadership in a complex vendor ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related field.
• 6-10+ years in testing/QA with at least 3+ years in test management.
• Proven SAP ERP (S/4HANA, BW/Analytics, CPI/PO) test leadership.
• Experienced in coordinating SIT, E2E and UAT with partners.
• Strong defect triage leadership across cross-functional teams.
• Deep understanding of O2C, P2P, H2R, R2R value streams and integrations.
• Proficient with test management and ALM tools; strong traceability practices.
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder reporting.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a risk-based test approach across SAP projects.
• Enforce criteria, Definition of Ready/Done, and sign-offs with stakeholders.
• Build and maintain test suites for processes, integrations, and non-functional aspects.
• Ensure traceability from requirements through acceptance decisions.
• Plan, schedule, and run SIT, E2E, UAT, and non-functional tests.
• Coordinate with process/system teams and business SMEs for sign-off.
• Create, update and execute manual and automated test cases.
• Consolidate test status and report at PMO level.
• Lead defect management: severity, ownership, SLA, root cause, retest.
• Drive cross-team resolution and remove blockers.
• Enforce test data strategy and data readiness per cycle.
• Integrate performance, security, and other non-functional tests.
• Track KPIs and cadence of reporting to sponsors.
• Align with BP Owners, Engineering, SAP CoE, SI partners.
• Surface quality risks with clear business impact and decisions.

Skills

Test management

SAP ERP testing

SIT/E2E/UAT coordination

Defect triage leadership

Business process knowledge

ALM tools

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

System Integrators collaboration

Test automation tools

POS/e-commerce/logistics domain

Cross-functional leadership

Risk reporting & KPIs

Clarity & structural thinking

Proactive risk management

Resilience under pressure

Outcome-focused validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or related field

Tools

ALM tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a risk-based test approach across SAP implementation, rollout, migration, enhancement and transformation activities.


• Enforce entry and exit criteria, Definition of Ready / Done, and sign-off checkpoints with the stakeholders.


• Build and maintain the test suite covering process variants, integrations, controls and non-functional aspects.


• Ensure traceability from business requirements through test scenarios and evidence to acceptance decisions.


• Plan, schedule, and run test cycles across System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-end Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Non-functional Testing.


• Coordinate process and system teams together with business SMEs for execution and formal sign-off.


• Create, update and execute manual and automated test cases.


• Consolidate test status and elevate at technical programme level.


• Lead defect management and triage, covering severity, ownership, SLA, root cause and retest.


• Drive cross-team resolution to closure and remove blockers impacting cycle progress.


• Enforce the test data strategy (synthetic versus masked production data, provisioning, refresh, privacy and compliance) and confirm data readiness per cycle.


• Integrate non-functional testing into the cycle plan: performance, security and authorisation, failover, batch and throughput, usability.


• Track test KPIs (coverage, pass rate, severity mix, MTTR, defect leakage) and enforce the reporting cadence towards PMO and sponsors.


• Align with Business Process Owners, Engineering Leadership and SI/partners on scope, readiness and sign-off.


• Surface quality risks with clear business impact and ensure the leadership has a transparent, decision-ready view of testing progress.

Skills

Must have

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related field (or equivalent experience)


• 6-10+ years in testing/QA, including 3+ years managing test cycles


• Proven Test Manager experience in SAP ERP (S/4HANA, BW/Analytics, CPI/PO)


• Proven experience orchestrating SIT, E2E and UAT with partners and business teams


• Strong defect triage leadership across cross-functional teams


• Deep understanding of business process value streams (O2C, P2P, H2R, R2R) and integration points (APIs, middleware, jobs)


• Strong command of test management and ALM tools and requirement traceability practices.


• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and risk reporting to senior leadership.


• Experience working with System Integrators and complex vendor ecosystems.


• Experience with test automation tools.


• Experience with POS, e-commerce, selling and logistics systems.


• Functional leadership: Leads and aligns Business Process Owners, Engineering Leadership, SAP CoE and System Integrators to drive coherent decisions.


• Clear communication: Translates testing, readiness and quality topics into clear, decision ready messages.


• Judgement and decision support: Balances risk, readiness, and delivery pressure to enable confident decisions.


• Clarity and structure: Brings order, discipline, and transparency to complex, ambiguous environments.


• Proactive risk mindset: Anticipates issues early and escalates with options, not just problems.


• Pragmatism and resilience: Operates effectively under pressure, ambiguity, and tight timelines.


• Outcome orientation: Focuses on business validation and readiness, not process for its own sake.

Nice to have

• Non-functional testing tools (performance, security/authorisation)


• Test data management and masking tools


• ISTQB/TMMi and SAFe/Agile certifications