Quality Assurance Lead (SAP S4HANA) Toronto, On.

AboutDokainish& Company

Since 2011Dokainish& Company has been delivering world-class project management and project controls consultancy services. We specialize in working diligently and collaboratively with our clients to achieve long-lasting impactful results acrossnumerousbusiness functions.

Our areas of expertise include Project Controls Project Management Quantitative Risk Analysis Organizational Change Management Enterprise Reporting Estimating Asset Management and System Implementation for Capital Projects. We drawupondecades of project experience to deliver customized solutions to our clients most complex challenges.

We are currently seeking an experienced Quality AssuranceLeadto join our high-performing diverse and innovative consulting team supporting a large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation for a well-established client within the nuclear sector.

The Opportunity

The QA Lead will own the end-to-end test strategy and quality governance for a complex regulated SAP S/4HANA engagement is currently in the design phase with user stories already drafted so the immediate priority is toestablishthe testing approach make requirements testable and stand up the test data and integration testing foundations beforebuild. A key early deliverable is to define the testing scope approach and resourcing model including the number seniority and skill mix of QA automation engineersrequired. This assessment will form the basis for how the test team issubsequentlybuilt out and the QA Lead will support the recruitment technical screening and onboarding of those engineers before leading and scaling the team. The role combines this test strategy and governance leadership with hands-on ownership of theTricentisTosca automation strategy defect management and release readiness across integrated business systems. Beyond theinitialphase the QA Lead continues to lead test execution through allsubsequentcycles owns quality reporting into program governance and holds accountability for the formal quality sign-off on test completion and platform release readiness at go-live. This is a client-side quality leadership role that includes oversight of testing performed by the systems integrator and delivery teams.

Location & Travel

This is a full-time non-remote in-office position based in Toronto Ontario with regular travel to client sites asrequiredwithin the GTA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the overall test strategy for the S/4HANA program defining test phases (unit and string system integration user acceptance regression performance and data migration and cutover validation) along with entry and exit criteria environments and governance.

• During design review drafted user stories and requirements for testability acceptance criteria quality and coverage;establishandmaintainthe requirements traceability matrix linking user stories to test cases and defects.

• Define and own the test data management strategy including provisioning of referentially consistent master and transactional data refresh approach and data masking or anonymization suitable for a regulated environment. Test data readiness is treated as a first-class deliverable not an afterthought.

• Lead System Integration Testing across cross-module SAP processes and cross-system end-to-end business scenarios spanning integrated applications APIs and middleware.

• Plan and coordinate data migration validation and mock cutover rehearsals including reconciliation testing between legacy and S/4HANA.

• Define the test automation strategy usingTricentisTosca including model-based and risk-based coverage reusable components and automation best practices; design andmaintainscalable maintainable frameworks and build the regression baseline progressively across build waves.

• Lead automation across end-to-end SAP processes (S/4HANA ECC Fiori) and integrated applications andmaintainthe suites for stability execution speed and clear actionable reporting.

• Establish security role and authorization testing including segregation-of-duties considerations recognizing that Fiori-based results are role dependent.

• Plan performance volume and period-close and batch job testing on S/4HANA (HANA) under production-representative data volumes.

• Establish QA standards forrequirementsquality acceptance criteria testability and traceability and oversee defect management including clear logging reproducible steps impact assessment and root cause analysis support.

• Track and report on quality metrics including automation coverage defect leakage pass rates and release readiness indicators and present quality status risks and readiness into program governance and steering forumsmaintainingauditable test evidenceappropriate toa regulated client.

• Own the quality gate for the program: define entry and exit criteria for each test phase formally close out test phases and provide the quality sign-off and go/no-go recommendation on test completion and platform release readiness at go-live.

• Assess anddefinethe QA resourcing model for the program including the number seniority and skill mix of QA automation engineers and other testing resourcesrequired. This is a key early deliverable that will form the basis forsubsequenthiring.

• Support the recruitment and technical screening of QA automation engineers onboard them and then build lead mentor and scale the QA team as it grows.

• Coordinate with cross-functional business stakeholders the systems integrator and vendor teams to support release schedules.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4-year university degree in Engineering Computer Science ora relatedfield. Equivalent experience with a strong SAP functional testing background will also be considered.

• 8-10 years of relevant QA experience including test strategy test planning and test automation on large SAP implementations.

• Demonstrated S/4HANA delta knowledge that affects testing with hands-on experience testing against changes such as the Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and FI and CO reconciliation new Asset Accounting the Business Partner model Material Ledger and Fiori application testing versus classic SAP GUI. Experience limited to ECC is not sufficient on its own.

• Proven experience leading System Integration Testing and overall test strategy on a full-lifecycle SAP implementation not solelysupportor application maintenance.

• Hands-onexpertisewithTricentisTosca including Tosca Commander Test Data Service (TDS) and Distributed Execution (DEX) for designing andmaintainingautomated test suites in SAP environments (GUI Fiori and API).

• Demonstrated experience defining and executing a test data management strategy for an SAP program including data provisioning and masking.

• Strong understanding of complex SAP landscapes (S/4HANA and ECC) and cross-module business processes (for example P2P and FICO) sufficient to developaccuratetest scenarios and assess coverage.

• Experience testing in a regulated or audited environment (for example nuclear utilities energy or comparable) with auditable test evidence and formal controls is strongly preferred.

• Proven experience building and leading QA teams and owning release readiness including the quality sign-off and go/no-go recommendation throughto go-live in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders and a systems integrator.

• Experience sizing and scoping test efforts and defining a QA resourcing model (the number and skill mix of testers and automation engineers) for a large program and experienceparticipatingin the recruitment and technical screening of QA engineers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills witha track recordof driving quality across large complex systems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.

• Exposure to asset-intensive or capital project environments (for example EAM Plant Maintenance or Project System and WBS) is an asset.

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship.

• This is a full-time non-remote in-office position based in Toronto Ontario with regular travel to client sites asrequiredwithin the GTA.

Note: This role description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties skills or qualificationsrequired.

We take immense pride in our high-performing collaborative team. We recognize and value the uniqueness of every individual andyoullbe part of a growing consulting firm where yourexpertisewill directly shape project outcomes and client success.

If you believe your skillset drive qualifications and experience are a match we welcome your application andcantwait to hear from you.

We thank all applicants for their interest in joiningDokainish& Company. Please note that only those candidates considered foran initialinterview will be contacted.

Notes:

VACANCY STATUS: This job post is for a new position.

AI USAGE: Artificial intelligence may be used to support theinitialscreening and evaluation of applications for this position. Applications are also reviewed by members of our Talent Acquisition team and all employment decisions are made by human decision-makers.

Dokainish& Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age gender racecolour religion sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability age and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

In accordance withthe Ontario Human Rights Code Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 andDokainish& Company AODA Policy accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring need to make their needs known in advance.