Workday and UKG Implementation Test Lead

Expert Technology Services

Knoxville, TN, United States

4 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary to permanent

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$135,200.0 - $166,400.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerjet.com

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) JIRA Software Bug Management System Configuration Data Conversion Middleware Systems Integration Test Execution Engine Kronos Workday HCM Workday Payroll

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Workday

Job description

Job Summary: Workday and UKG Implementation Test Lead

Lead testing efforts for large-scale HR, payroll, and workforce management system implementations (Workday & UKG).
Develop and manage comprehensive testing strategies, plans, schedules, and status reports.
Oversee all phases of testing, including system integration, end-to-end, regression, user acceptance (UAT), and payroll parallel testing.
Create and maintain test scenarios, scripts, and documentation.
Coordinate testing activities across business, functional, technical, and vendor teams.
Validate system configurations, integrations, payroll calculations, and data conversions.
Manage defect tracking, prioritization, resolution, and retesting using tools like Jira.
Support and guide business users during test execution and defect documentation.
Monitor testing progress, quality metrics, risks, and overall readiness for go-live.
Facilitate test readiness reviews and deployment sign-off.
Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, and best practices.
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Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

5+ years of software testing, QA, or HR technology implementation experience.
Led testing for at least two full Workday and/or UKG implementation lifecycles.
In-depth knowledge of Workday HCM, Workday Payroll, UKG Pro, or UKG Workforce Management.
Experience with system integration, UAT, regression, and payroll parallel testing.
Familiarity with APIs, interfaces, middleware, file-based integrations, and data reconciliation.
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience with test and defect management tools (e.g., Jira). Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with large-scale HR technology transformations.
Experience with go-live readiness assessments and complex data reconciliations.
Relevant certifications in Workday, UKG, QA, or software testing.