Test Phase Lead (Two Positions)

State of Washington Office of Financial Management; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DEI & Belonging

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays & Vacation

State Retirement

Job summary

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) in Washington state seeks two Test Phase Leads to guide testing for a statewide ERP implementation. You will coordinate testing across finance, procurement, HR, and reporting, ensuring systems operate as intended before go-live.

Leaders will manage dependencies, risks, data readiness, and environmental stability while collaborating with technical teams, business reps, and program leadership to deliver accurate testing results aligned with the enterprise

Qualifications

• Knowledge of end-to-end business processes and readiness activities within complex environments.
• Ability to coordinate interdependent work across teams and agencies.
• Ability to lead cross-functional decision-making in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to analyze issues, assess risks, and recommend actions.
• Organize complex work, manage dependencies, and meet milestones.
• Communicate complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of QA principles, readiness practices, and process improvement.
• Knowledge of ERP platforms and enterprise testing approaches.
• Awareness of public sector governance and cross-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute testing phases, develop integrated scenarios across systems.
• Ensure end-to-end test coverage and cross-system validation.
• Coordinate matrixed testing resources across agencies and teams.
• Manage testing logistics, data, environments, and release readiness.
• Provide readiness inputs and defect/E2E risk assessments to leadership.

Skills

End-to-End Coordination

Business Process Analysis

Collaboration & Influence

Analytical Problem Solving

Planning & Prioritization

Communication

Quality Management & Readiness

Systems Thinking

Equity Minded

Education

ISTQB / PMP / CSM certification

Public Sector Operations Knowledge

Job description

Please note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $131,000 - $145,000 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

Why work for OFM

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

We are seeking two Test Phase Leads to guide testing activities within a complex, statewide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation. These leaders will coordinate testing across integrated finance, procurement, human capital, reporting, and other business functions to ensure that systems and end-to-end business processes operate as intended across multiple systems and agencies before go-live. One position will oversee the End-to-End (E2E) Testing phase, while the other will lead the Individual System Testing (IST) and Multi-System Testing (MST) phases. In both roles, the Test Phase Leads will plan, coordinate, and execute testing activities across technical environments, organizational boundaries, and interconnected business processes. They will manage dependencies and risks, recognize differences in agency readiness, assess data availability, monitor changes in system configuration, and account for variations in environmental stability.

Throughout the testing lifecycle, these leaders will identify and address defects, process issues, data concerns, integration failures, and other risks while operating within established testing governance, standards, and methodologies. They will collaborate closely with fellow Test Phase Leads, technical teams, business representatives, and program leadership to resolve issues, manage cross-system dependencies, and elevate concerns as needed. Ultimately, these positions play a critical role in ensuring that testing produces accurate, meaningful results that align with the enterprise testing strategy, support the testing schedule, and reinforce overall program readiness objectives.

One Washington (OneWA), led by the Office of Financial Management, is an enterprise-wide transformation project focused on replacing 1960s-era technology with a cloud-based Workday solution for finance, procurement, budget, HR, and payroll processes. OneWA is a long-term, yet extremely fast-paced project anticipated to fully implement all phases by 2030. The project’s core business hours are Monday through Friday, and all project positions are full-time. We offer some flexibility in schedules oriented around core business hours with prior supervisory approval. However, it is very common to work beyond the typical 40-hour workweek to meet the rigorous operational needs and business deliverables required for the go-live timelines.

What you’ll work on:

• Plans and executes the testing phase, including development of integrated business scenarios that validate complete enterprise business processes across multiple systems, agencies, and downstream applications.
• Ensures comprehensive test coverage across end-to-end business flows, including finance, procurement, human capital, integrations, reporting, and data exchanges, validating that processes function correctly across system boundaries.
• Coordinates and directs matrixed testing resources across agencies and functional teams, ensuring testers, subject matter experts, and technical resources are aligned to execute testing cycles within defined schedules and readiness windows.
• Manages testing logistics and dependencies, including coordination of environments, test data, scheduling, automation support, and release readiness in collaboration with technical and testing support teams.
• Assesses testing outcomes and provides readiness inputs to program leadership, including identification of defects, coverage gaps, and overall system readiness to support go-live decision-making.

What we need you to bring:

End-to-End Process Coordination

• Knowledge of end-to-end business processes, cross-functional dependencies, and implementation readiness activities within complex operational environments.
• Ability to coordinate and align interdependent work across multiple teams, stakeholder groups, and organizations to support successful end-to-end testing and implementation objectives.

Business Process Analysis

• Knowledge of business process design, workflow analysis, and operational practices that support integrated business functions.
• Skill in evaluating end-to-end business processes, identifying process dependencies, validating workflow continuity, and supporting operational testing that reflects real-world business scenarios.

Collaboration and Influence

• Skill in building collaborative partnerships and fostering effective working relationships across business, technical, and project teams.
• Ability to lead work through influence, facilitate cross-functional decision-making, and achieve shared objectives within a matrixed environment where resources and stakeholders do not report directly to the position.

Analytical Problem Solving

• Skill in analyzing operational and technical issues, evaluating impacts across interconnected business processes, and determining appropriate courses of action.
• Ability to assess risks, prioritize competing demands, coordinate issue resolution, and elevate concerns with well-supported recommendations that promote successful project outcomes.

Planning and Prioritization

• Skill in organizing complex work efforts, coordinating multiple activities, and balancing competing priorities across concurrent initiatives.
• Ability to manage schedules, dependencies, milestones, and changing priorities while maintaining progress toward implementation readiness and project deliverables.

Communication

• Skill in communicating complex operational and technical information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
• Ability to provide timely, accurate updates regarding project status, risks, dependencies, and implementation readiness to support informed decision-making by leadership and stakeholders.

Quality Management and Operational Readiness

• Knowledge of quality assurance principles, implementation readiness practices, and process improvement methodologies.
• Ability to evaluate the completeness, consistency, and quality of work products by identifying gaps in business process coverage, execution, coordination, or operational readiness, and recommending actions to support successful implementation.

Systems Thinking

• Knowledge of integrated business operations, organizational processes, and cross-functional interdependencies within complex enterprise environments.
• Skill in evaluating how changes, risks, or issues in one business process or workstream may affect downstream operations, testing activities, implementation readiness, and organizational outcomes.

Equity Minded:

• The ability to learn and grow: Curious about themselves and others, who take responsibility for knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, and who use their learning to make government programs and processes more efficient and effective to serve all in Washington.
• The ability to meet the needs of others: Flexible, adaptable, customer-service focused, and willing and able to empathetically respond to the unique needs of the people we work with and serve.

Desired Qualifications:

Enterprise Testing and Implementation

• Knowledge of enterprise testing strategies, end-to-end validation approaches, and implementation practices within large-scale ERP or enterprise technology environments.
• Experience supporting or leading End-to-End (E2E) testing, systems integration testing, or enterprise-wide testing activities involving multiple business functions, applications, and stakeholder groups.

Testing and Release Practices

• Knowledge of structured testing methodologies, test lifecycle management, release management, and implementation coordination practices.
• Experience applying testing frameworks, test management tools, defect tracking processes, or release coordination activities to support enterprise system implementations.

Enterprise Application Knowledge

• Knowledge of integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms and the business processes they support.
• Experience working with Workday, SAP, Oracle, or comparable enterprise systems in support of testing, implementation, system modernization, or operational readiness activities.

Implementation Readiness

• Knowledge of implementation readiness, organizational readiness, and deployment planning principles.
• Experience supporting go-live readiness activities, enterprise system deployments, or large-scale modernization initiatives, including coordination of cross-functional readiness efforts and implementation milestones.

Education and Professional Certifications

• Professional certification such as ISTQB, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Prosci Change Management, or comparable credentials; equivalent education, training, or demonstrated experience will also be considered.

Public Sector Operations

• Knowledge of public sector governance, organizational structures, and cross-agency collaboration within complex governmental environments.
• Experience working in state government or other large public-sector organizations with multiple agencies, business units, or stakeholder groups supporting enterprise initiatives.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one from a less traditional background. Don’t let doubts stop you from applying for this position. If you have transferable experience, please tell us about it or contact us with questions about the required qualifications and how your experience relates to them.

What we offer

At OFM, we foster a culture of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and belonging. We value both learned and lived experiences, believing that diversity makes us stronger. To support your health and well-being, we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees.

Please visit our Recruitment Page for a full list of benefits available to employees. Here’s a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers:

• An environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 12 paid holidays, 14 paid vacation days (minimum), and 12 days of sick leave per year
• State retirement programs

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects diversity in culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.

For more information, please see WAC 357-19-195.