Payroll Parallel Testing and Validation Lead

CACI International Inc; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc is seeking a Payroll Parallel Testing and Validation Lead to guide the parallel payroll testing for a large federal payroll modernization effort, ensuring accuracy and compliance across legacy and cloud-based systems.

You will design test plans, run cycles, analyze variances, and provide evidence for government cutover decisions, while working remotely in the United States with periodic on-site as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years in system testing/validation or reconciliation.
• 7+ years in payroll parallel testing or payroll validation.
• Experience designing a comparison and reconciliation approach with population, grain, and tolerances.
• Ability to define acceptance criteria and variance tolerances with a client.
• Variance root-cause analysis across system boundaries.
• Working SQL and hands-on data comparison across two systems at population scale.

Responsibilities

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• All work is performed from within the United States and its territories, from a work location approved in advance by the customer.
• Develop the parallel payroll test plan, including cycles, population, comparison approach and variance tolerances.
• Execute parallel payroll test cycles and document results for each cycle.
• Perform gross-to-net comparison between legacy and modernized payroll results.
• Analyze and classify payroll variances to root cause.
• Document defects and coordinate resolution with the configuration, conversion and interface teams.
• Maintain the discrepancy log and supporting audit trail.
• Prepare test evidence and reporting for Government review and go/no-go decisions.
• Provide knowledge transfer and training on the comparison approach and supporting tools.

Skills

System testing

Payroll parallel testing

SQL

Data comparison across systems

Variance analysis

Acceptance criteria negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL tooling

Job description

Job Title: Payroll Parallel Testing and Validation Lead

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%

Type of Travel: Continental US

The Opportunity

A Federal shared services provider delivers payroll for approximately 605,000 Federal employees across more than 150 agencies. To address inefficiencies in fragmented and aging payroll systems, it is implementing a scalable, cloud-based payroll solution that improves automation, data quality, user experience and compliance, with implementation for the full customer base targeted within eighteen months.

This position supports the core implementation call order, which covers discovery and fit-gap analysis, solution design and configuration, data migration, interface development, testing and parallel payroll validation, and cutover through hypercare. In this role you will develop and execute the parallel payroll test approach that compares legacy and modernized payroll results, analyze and resolve variances, and produce the test evidence supporting the Government's cutover decision.

Work is performed remotely from within the United States, with periodic on-site presence as the assignment requires.

Responsibilities

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• All work is performed from within the United States and its territories, from a work location approved in advance by the customer
• Develop the parallel payroll test plan, including cycles, population, comparison approach and variance tolerances
• Execute parallel payroll test cycles and document results for each cycle
• Perform gross-to-net comparison between legacy and modernized payroll results
• Analyze and classify payroll variances to root cause
• Document defects and coordinate resolution with the configuration, conversion and interface teams
• Maintain the discrepancy log and supporting audit trail
• Prepare test evidence and reporting for Government review and go/no-go decisions
• Provide knowledge transfer and training on the comparison approach and supporting tools

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for degree.
• 7 or more years in system testing, validation or reconciliation, including direct experience with payroll parallel testing, payroll validation, or financial system parallel-run reconciliation on a replacement or migration
• Experience designing a comparison and reconciliation approach — population, grain, classification scheme and tolerances — rather than executing a plan designed by someone else
• Experience defining and negotiating acceptance criteria and variance tolerances with a client in advance of results
• Variance root-cause analysis across system boundaries, separating defects in one system from defects in another and from acceptable differences
• Working SQL, and hands-on experience comparing data across two systems at population scale, whether through purpose-built tooling or a platform supplied by the program

Desired

• Federal payroll knowledge — Title 5 and non-Title 5 pay, retirement and benefits, premium pay and statutory caps
• Prior experience at a federal payroll shared service provider, or on a federal payroll system migration
• Large commercial payroll conversion at scale with full-population comparison, or general ledger migration validation
• Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM or Cloud Payroll, or payroll validation on Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Payroll, PeopleSoft or SAP Payroll
• Test automation development where the comparison logic was the deliverable

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.

What You Can Expect

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The Proposed Salary Range For This Position Is

$85,800 - $180,200

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.