Lead QA Engineer IT

We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our ERP Applications team (THOR) supporting the internal IFS ERP landscape running on IFS Cloud.

This role is focused on ensuring high-quality delivery of customizations service updates and release updates in a live enterprise ERP environment used within IFS. The key objective is to achieve full IT testing coverage of business-critical flows used across IFS functions.

You will work closely with business stakeholders ERP functional consultants and engineering teams to understand real business processes and validate how they are executed within the system. This includes ensuring that end-to-end business scenarios and transactions are fully tested and reliable.

In addition you will play a key role in driving automation of testing for service and release updates ensuring consistent and efficient validation of changes introduced through IFS Cloud updates.

This is a unique opportunity to work in an environment where IFS operates as its own customer giving you exposure to real-world enterprise usage at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies for ERP customizations service updates and release cycles
• Understand and validate end-to-end business processes and transactions across ERP domains
• Work closely with business users to identify critical business flow scenarios and ensure full test coverage
• Perform functional integration and regression testing across Supply Chain Finance CRM Projects Procurement and Sustainability
• Ensure complete regression coverage for all service and release updates
• Drive automation of testing for release cycles (API UI)
• Perform API testing using Postman or similar tools
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices
• Leverage AI tools / copilots to improve test automation and efficiency
• Manage testing activities and work tracking using JIRA within Agile teams
• Support a multi-assignment delivery model handling multiple concurrent change streams
• Track manage and report defects to support release readiness and production stability

QA & Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience in:
  • Manual testing and functional automation (API UI)
  • Regression testing in release-driven environments
  • API testing (Postman or similar tools)
  • Working with CI/CD pipelines
• Basic programming knowledge in Java or Python
• Experience or exposure to AI-driven testing / automation approaches

Ways of Working

• Experience working in Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban)
• Hands-on experience using JIRA or similar tools for work tracking
• Ability to work in a global distributed team environment
• Comfortable working across multiple concurrent assignments and priorities

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• A degree in Software Engineering Computer Science Information Technology or equivalent professional experience

• 5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with strong exposure to both manual testing and test automation

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  ERP & Functional Expertise

• Strong functional domain knowledge in Supply Chain Finance CRM Projects Procurement or Sustainability
• Demonstrated ability to understand business processes and system transactions within ERP systems
• Experience with ERP platforms such as IFS SAP Oracle or similar
• Hands-on experience in integration testing across enterprise systems and interface

QA & Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of QA processes methodologies and full software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Hands-on experience in:

  • Manual testing and functional automation (API UI)
  • Regression testing in release-driven environments
  • API testing using Postman or similar tools
  • Designing and executing end-to-end business flow test scenarios
  • Supporting customizations service updates and release testing

• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g. Selenium Xray Cypress or similar) 

• Practical understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices 

• Basic programming knowledge in Java or Python

• Exposure to or experience with AI-driven testing / automation approaches

Additional Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a global distributed team environment
• Proactive mindset with focus on quality continuous improvement and ownership

Additional Information :

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community we drive innovation strengthen connections and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time