SAP Center of Excellence (COE) Functional Tester

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The SAP S/4HANA Functional Tester is responsible for ensuring the stability quality and reliability of SAP S/4HANA applications within a sustain (run) environment. This role focuses on validating fixes enhancements and regulatory changes through structured testing across business processes ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. The tester works closely with functional consultants developers business stakeholders and release management teams to support ongoing production stability and continuous improvement..

Goal of function:

The SAP COE will primarily enable transiting FME from third-party and build in-houseexpertisein GBS across core business process ( RTR QTCS2PPTMSC ) ; SAPS/4HANA application support (L2/L3) and Incident problem and change management

1) Main tasks:

Testing & Quality Assurance

Design prepare and execute functional test cases for SAP S/4HANA across supported modules (e.g. FI CO MM SD PP QM PM etc.).
Perform regression testing for patches hotfixes enhancements and periodic releases.
Validate incident fixes and change requests before deployment to production.
Ensure end-to-end business process testing across integrated SAP modules.

Defect Management

Log track and manage defects using tools such as Solution Manager Jira or equivalent.
Perform root cause analysis for recurring defects and collaborate with functional and technical teams on resolution.
Re-test defect fixes and confirm closure based on acceptance criteria.

Documentation & Test Assets

Create and maintain test scripts test scenarios and test data for sustain operations.
Maintain regression test packs and ensure continuous improvement of test coverage.
Prepare test summary reports defect metrics and sign-off documentation for releases.

Stakeholder & Release Support

Coordinate with functional consultants business users and IT teams for UAT and release validation.
Support cutover and go-live activities for sustain releases.
Participate in release readiness reviews and provide quality assurance input.

Compliance & Controls

Ensure testing complies with audit SOX and regulatory requirements where applicable.
Validate business controls within SAP processes during testing cycles.

2) Stakeholder Engagement

Global Business Services Leadership
Global ITS Organization
SAP System Integrator(s) / SAP COE Lead Service Manager
Business Process Owners & Operations Leaders
Finance HR Procurement Supply Chain Leadership
External SAP and Technology Partners

3) Miscellaneous tasks:

Tasks not performed regularly which are nevertheless a distinct part of the job or special tasks / project work.

Qualifications experience know-how and skills critical for success*

1) Required training and education:

Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business Administration or related field.
5 years of experience in SAP functional testing.

2) Required professional experience (in years):

Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA AMS AD/ SI support.
Strong understanding of SAP S/4 HANA modules such as: FI/COMMSDPPEWM and WM
Experience supporting production environments.
Experience in defect tracking tools (e.g. Jira ServiceNow HP ALM).
Experience with automation tools (e.g. SAP CBTA Tricentis Tosca).
Experience in global rollouts or multi-country implementations.

4) Other specialized knowledge:

c) IT skills

Experience in integration testing across SAP modules.
Knowledge of SAP configuration impacts on testing.
Test case design and execution expertise.
Data validation and reconciliation skills.
Familiarity with SAP Fiori apps testing.

d) Product knowledge

SAP Functional Knowledge

Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA business processes in any of two areas (Order-to-Cash Source-to-Pay Record-to-Report Plan-to-Make Supply-Chain-Planning Report & Analytics etc.).
Experience testing standard SAP transactions Fiori apps and reports.
Understanding of SAP integrations (e.g. interfaces with third-party systems).

Testing Skills

Expertise in test case design execution and defect management.
Experience with SAP Solution Manager Test Suite or equivalent test management tools.
Knowledge of regression testing integration testing and UAT support.

Automation (Good to Have)

Exposure to SAP test & performance automation tools (e.g. Tricentis Tosca Neoload or similar).
Ability to identify candidates for automation within regression suites.
SAP Products
SAP S/4HANA
SAP BW/4HANA / SAC
SAP Solution Manager / Focused Run
SAP Fiori & UI5
SAP CPI / PI-PO
Supporting Platforms
ITSM tools (ServiceNow preferred)
Monitoring tools (SAP ALM APM AIOps)
Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP SAP workloads)

5 ) Special personal requirements:

Works closely with SAP Functional Consultants and Technical teams.
Supports continuous releases monthly patches and regulatory updates.
Follows ITIL and Agile/Hybrid delivery models as applicable.
Contributes to COE testing standards and best practices.