Job Description:

SAP Automation Test Lead
Location: Warwick (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Contract: 6 Months
Day Rate: £380 per day (Inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced SAP Automation Test Lead to join a major transformation programme within a large enterprise organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the automation testing strategy across critical SAP Finance and Project Systems implementations while driving best practices in quality engineering.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality SAP solutions by leading automation initiatives, mentoring test engineers, and working closely with business and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test strategy, planning, and execution for SAP Finance (FI), WBS, and Project Systems (PS) modules.
• Design and implement Selenium-based automation frameworks for SAP and integrated applications.
• Drive an automation-first approach across System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and regression testing.
• Develop and maintain reusable automation scripts using Java, TestNG, and Cucumber.
• Collaborate with SAP functional teams to validate Finance processes including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and Project Costing.
• Manage test environments, test data, and defect lifecycle using tools such as JIRA, ALM, or Azure DevOps.
• Lead and mentor automation testers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and promoting testing best practices.
• Coordinate integration testing across SAP and interfacing systems, APIs, and middleware.
• Monitor automation coverage, quality metrics, risks, and provide regular reporting to project stakeholders.
• Support CI/CD integration and continuously improve automation processes and frameworks.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience leading SAP Automation Testing projects.
• Proven expertise in SAP FI and Project Systems (PS), including WBS processes.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and automation framework development.
• Strong Java programming skills with TestNG and/or Cucumber.
• Experience testing SAP integrations, APIs, and enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with JIRA, ALM, Azure DevOps, or similar test management tools.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a large-scale SAP transformation programme within a collaborative, delivery-focused environment.