Workday QA Test Analyst

3Core Systems, Inc; Wall (SD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

3Core Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Workday QA Test Analyst to coordinate testing across Finance, Payroll and Time Tracking modules and support additional Workday modules such as Core HCM and Compensation.

The role focuses on test planning, detailed test cases, data requirements, and traceability, reporting readiness and coordinating with multiple teams. The contract position (4 months with possible extension) requires onsite presence three days per week near Wall Township, NJ and will

Qualifications

• 7+ years of quality assurance experience supporting multiple Workday implementations across Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Workday business process and integration testing across Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling.
• Proven experience coordinating detailed test plans and schedules, developing complete test scenarios and cases, assigning testers, defining test-data needs and expected results, and tracking execution through completion.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate business and technical stakeholders, manage detailed schedules, and communicate testing progress, risks, and results.
• Hands-on experience with test management tools such as Azure DevOps, ALM, Jira, QMetry, Xray, or qTest.

Responsibilities

• UAT and stakeholder coordination: Coordinate UAT test planning and execution with business testers, track completion, and partner with business, IT, PMO, and implementation teams to maintain alignment and accountability.
• Test management tools: Use Azure DevOps to maintain test plans, test cases, assignments, execution results, defects, evidence, dashboards, and requirements traceability.
• Test reporting and readiness: Support the Test Lead in reporting on schedule, execution progress, coverage, defects, risks, dependencies, and outstanding items to support business sign-off and release readiness.
• Defect and retest coordination: Support Test Lead in managing defect intake, documentation, triage, assignment, retesting, and closure in partnership with business, technical, and implementation teams.
• Test execution and progress tracking: Support the Test Lead in managing daily execution, monitoring completion and results, resolving testing questions, identify coverage gaps, and maintain traceability.
• Test preparation and coordination: Coordinate testers, environments, access, test data, and supporting documentation to ensure each test cycle is ready to begin and assigned participants understand their responsibilities and timelines.
• Test scenario and case documentation: Develop, review, and maintain end-to-end business process, integration, reconciliation, negative, regression, and UAT test scenarios and cases with clear prerequisites, execution steps, test-data requirements, and expected results.
• Test planning and scheduling: Develop and maintain the detailed test plan and schedule across Finance, Payroll, and Time Tracking, including test cycles, activities, dependencies, milestones, tester assignments, and completion criteria.

Skills

UAT coordination

Test planning

Stakeholder communication

Quality assurance

Education

ISTQB Certification

Workday Certification

Certified Software Tester

Tools

Azure DevOps

ALM

Jira

QMetry

Xray

qTest

Job description

Wall Township, United States | Posted on 10/12/2026

Role: Workday QA Test Analyst / Workday FIN/HCM Testing
Location: Hybrid (Needs to be onsite 3 days perweek near Wall Township, NJ)
Duration: Contract (4 months w/ possible extension) October to February

Project Context

Client is implementingWorkday and is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Test Analyst tocoordinate testing primarily across Finance, Payroll, and Time Tracking and additional support as needed for other Workday modules such as Core HCM,Compensation, etc. The role will focus on detailed test planning andscheduling, ensuring test scenarios and cases are thoroughly documented withclear steps, assigned testers, test-data requirements, and expected results.This position will report to the Test Lead who will coordinate execution,manage defects and retesting, maintain traceability, and report progress andreadiness before deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• UAT and stakeholder coordination: Coordinate UATtest planning and execution with business testers, track completion, andpartner with business, IT, PMO, and implementation teams to maintainalignment and accountability.
  
• Test management tools: Use Azure DevOps tomaintain test plans, test cases, assignments, execution results, defects,evidence, dashboards, and requirements traceability.
  
• Test reporting and readiness: Support the TestLead in reporting on the schedule, execution progress, coverage, defects,risks, dependencies, and outstanding items to support business sign-offand release readiness.
  
• Defect and retest coordination: Support Test Leadin managing defect intake, documentation, triage, assignment, retesting,and closure in partnership with business, technical, and implementationteams.
  
• Test execution and progress tracking: Support theTest Lead in managing daily execution, monitoring completion and results,resolving testing questions, identify coverage gaps, and maintaintraceability between requirements, test cases, evidence, and outcomes.
  
• Test preparation and coordination: Coordinatetesters, environments, access, test data, and supporting documentation toensure each test cycle is ready to begin and assigned participantsunderstand their responsibilities and timelines.
  
• Test scenario and case documentation: Develop,review, and maintain end-to-end business process, integration,reconciliation, negative, regression, and UAT test scenarios and caseswith clear prerequisites, execution steps, test-data requirements, and expectedresults.
  
• Test planning and scheduling: Develop andmaintain the detailed test plan and schedule across Finance, Payroll, andTime Tracking, including test cycles, activities, dependencies,milestones, tester assignments, and completion criteria.
  

RequiredQualifications

• 7+ yearsof quality assurance experience supporting multiple Workdayimplementations including hands-on experience across Finance, Payroll,Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling as well as otherareas.
  
• Strongknowledge of end-to-end Workday business process and integration testingacross Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Schedulingas well as other areas.
  
• Provenexperience coordinating detailed test plans and schedules, developingcomplete test scenarios and cases, assigning testers, defining test-dataneeds and expected results, and tracking execution through completion.
  
• Strongorganizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability tocoordinate business and technical stakeholders, manage detailed schedules,and communicate testing progress, risks, and results.
  
• Hands-onexperience with test management tools such as Azure DevOps, ALM, Jira,QMetry, Xray, or qTest.
  

PreferredQualifications

• Energy or utility industry experience, preferablywithin a multi-state, unionized, or multi-pay-group environment.
  
• Experience testing Workday FinancialManagement, Payroll, and Time Tracking, including cross-functionalintegrations and downstream accounting impacts.
  
• Relevant credentials such as Certified SoftwareTester, ISTQB, Workday certification, or equivalent practical experience.
  

Skill set

7+ years of quality assurance experience supporting multiple Workday implementations including hands-on experience across Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling as well as other areas. Strong knowledge of end-to-end Workday business process and integration testing across Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, Workforce Planning or Scheduling as well as other areas.