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# Senior ERP/CRM Test Lead

- **Company:** MCS Group
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Strategies of Testing, Workday
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.nijobfinder.co.uk/job/2052468/senior-erp-crm-test-lead/

## About the Role

Previous experience as a Test Lead or Test Manager.
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Experience leading testing across a multi-module enterprise-system deployment.
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Strong understanding of Finance and Procurement modules or processes.
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Experience developing test strategies and programme test plans.
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Strong UAT, defect-management and quality-assurance experience.
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The ability to coordinate business users, technical teams and external partners.
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Excellent stakeholder-management, reporting and communication skills.
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Experience assessing risk and readiness ahead of go-live.

Previous experience leading an ERP testing programme is highly desirable. Workday knowledge or experience supporting a Workday deployment would be particularly advantageous, although strong candidates from other ERP platforms will also be considered.
What's on offer
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## Description

We are seeking an experienced ERP / Workday Test Lead to take end-to-end ownership of the programme testing lifecycle. You will ensure that business processes, integrations, data migration, security and reporting are fully validated and that the organisation is ready for a successful go-live.
Acting as the central point of coordination between the programme team, systems integrator, Workday, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers, you will provide independent assurance over solution quality, programme risk and deployment readiness.
The role

You will:
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Develop and maintain the Programme Test Strategy and Test Plan.
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Establish testing standards, governance, controls and reporting.
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Define entry and exit criteria for each testing phase.
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Plan and coordinate testing across a multi-module deployment.
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Manage test-script preparation, execution, schedules and resources.
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Coordinate business participation and support users through UAT.
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Facilitate test-planning, defect-triage and readiness workshops.
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Establish and manage the programme defect process.
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Monitor testing progress, risks, defects and quality metrics.
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Ensure business processes are fully represented within test scenarios.
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Support dress rehearsals, cutover and deployment planning.
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Provide formal testing sign-off and go-live readiness recommendations.