Sr. SAP QA Engineer

Ahold Delhaize USA; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA seeks a Quality Engineering lead for SAP transformation programs. Define testing standards, governance, and release readiness with SAP Platform Engineering, Development, and stakeholders to ensure reliable outcomes.

Lead automated testing with Tricentis Tosca, SAP CBTA, and AI-assisted frameworks; embed quality across DevSecOps and SI vendor deliveries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent 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

• Responsible for Unit Testing, SIT, UAT, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Security Testing, Cutover and Hypercare Validation per SAP Activate methodology.
• Automation strategy leveraging Tosca, CBTA, API frameworks, and AI-assisted testing; maximize reusable assets and reduce manual testing.
• Quality engineering for SAP transformations, RISe with SAP migrations, and integration modernization programs; ensure quality controls throughout lifecycles.
• Integrate testing within SAP DevSecOps pipelines; support automated quality gates across Git, CI/CD, Transport management, Cloud ALM, and Azure DevOps.
• Manage quality delivery from SI partners; review resource plans, deliverables, and testing metrics.
• Present quality status, risks, defects, and mitigation plans to leadership; provide executive-level reporting on test coverage and trends.
• Partner with business, product, and engineering to ensure testable requirements and early risk identification.
• 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; establish a CoE.
• Oversee development and maintenance of reusable test assets, data, and environments; support validation of functionality, data flows, performance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Test Planning

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Tricentis Tosca

SAP CBTA

API automation frameworks

AI-assisted testing

Job description

Category/Area of Expertise:

IT & Technology

Job Requisition:

559252

Address:

USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive

Store Code:

IT Transformation (5176063)

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

Primary Purpose:

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.

Duties and 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.

Qualifications:

• 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.

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.