Sr. SAP QA Engineer

Adusa; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA is seeking a senior SAP Quality Engineering leader to define and drive testing strategy across SAP S/4HANA transformation programs. You will establish standards, governance, and quality gates, leading a team through unit, integration, SIT/UAT, and automation efforts to ensure reliable releases.

Responsibilities include integrating testing with SAP DevSecOps pipelines, maximizing reusable assets, and providing executive reporting on test coverage and quality trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in SAP Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or SAP Program Delivery.
• Experience supporting SAP transformation programs including SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP CAR, SAP Integration Suite, and hybrid landscapes.
• Experience implementing enterprise test automation solutions such as Tricentis Tosca and SAP testing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the SAP Quality Engineering strategy for transformation programs.
• Establish testing standards, governance, quality gates, and release readiness criteria.
• Oversee unit, integration, SIT, UAT, regression, performance and security testing.
• Integrate testing within SAP DevSecOps pipelines (Git, CI/CD, Cloud ALM, Azure DevOps).
• Lead automation strategy to maximize reusable assets and reduce manual testing.
• Present quality status, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Test Automation

SIT/UAT Testing

Performance Testing

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Tricentis Tosca

SAP CBTA

API automation frameworks

Azure DevOps

Git-based delivery

Job description

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

Quality Engineering across SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, SAP CAR, SAP MDG, and boundary applications. Establish quality engineering practices, test automation, release readiness, and continuous quality monitoring to ensure reliable and secure business outcomes. This role partners closely with SAP Platform Engineering, Application Development, Functional Teams, System Integrators, and Business Stakeholders.

Define and execute the SAP Quality Engineering strategy for SAP transformation programs. Establish enterprise testing standards, governance, quality gates, and release readiness criteria.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Security Testing, Cutover and Hypercare Validation, Ensure testing aligns with SAP Activate delivery methodology.
• Automation strategy leveraging: Tricentis Tosca, SAP CBTA, API automation frameworks, AI-assisted testing capabilities, Maximize reusable automation assets across releases and Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.
• Responsible for quality engineering for SAP S/4HANA transformations, RISE with SAP migrations, SAP BTP solutions, Integration modernization programs and Ensure quality controls are embedded throughout project lifecycles.
• Integrate testing capabilities within SAP DevSecOps pipelines. Support automated quality gates across Git repositories, CI/CD pipelines, Transport management, Cloud ALM and Azure DevOps.
• Responsible for quality delivery from SI Partner and other implementation partners and Establish vendor performance expectations and testing accountability. Review resource plans, deliverables, and testing metrics.
• Present quality status, risks, defects, and mitigation plans to leadership. Communicate program health and release readiness. Provide executive-level reporting on test coverage, defect leakage, and quality trends.
• Partner with business, product, and engineering teams to ensure requirements are testable, risks are identified early, and quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Define and govern test strategies, scope, coverage, methodologies, and quality standards for manual and automated testing.
• Evaluate emerging SAP testing technologies. Introduce AI-enabled testing and predictive quality analytics. Drive process optimization and testing efficiency improvements. Establish quality engineering Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Oversee the development, execution, and maintenance of reusable test assets, test data, and testing environments to support efficient and effective validation.
• Ensure the successful validation of system functionality, integrations, data flows, performance, and business requirements, including user acceptance testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in SAP Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or SAP Program Delivery.
• Demonstrated experience supporting SAP transformation programs including SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP CAR, SAP Integration Suite, and hybrid application landscapes.
• Experience implementing enterprise test automation solutions such as Tricentis Tosca and SAP testing platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP Activate Certification.
• Tricentis Tosca Certification.
• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience.
• Experience with RISE with SAP programs.
• Experience with Cloud ALM, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Git-based delivery frameworks.
• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, and Continuous Testing methodologies.

Salary Range: $146,960 - $220,400.

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.