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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SIT Lead - SAP Test Governance - **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $81,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Lifecycle Management, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Code Coverage, Requirements Traceability, SAP (Applications), SAP Implementation, System Integration Testing, Systems Integration, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Data Logging, OpenText - **Published:** October 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3454767857&tx=FR10804LFU&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * 12 + years of experience in software testing , quality engineering , User Acceptance Testing , business process testing, SAP application delivery, or related disciplines. * Significant experience in enterprise testing, quality engineering, SIT leadership , or test governance for complex, integrated technology programs. * Strong knowledge of test strategy, test planning, requirements traceability, risk-based testing, test design, regression management, defect management, and release-readiness controls. * Experience establishing and governing SIT and UAT standards , readiness checkpoints, governance metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and leadership-level reporting. * Experience using enterprise test management and defect-tracking tools, preferably OpenText Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Jira, including repository structure, data quality, configuration, and reporting governance. * Ability to interpret testing and quality data, identify risk signals, challenge incomplete evidence, and communicate clear recommendations to senior stakeholders. * Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, decision-framing, communication, and risk-escalation skills. * Experience working across business teams, technology groups, system integrators, managed service providers, and external delivery partners. These will help you stand out * Experience governing testing for a large-scale SAP transformation involving complex integrations and end-to-end business processes. * Experience coordinating business-led UAT activities across multiple functions and stakeholder groups. * Knowledge of test automation suitability, regression optimization, reusable test-asset management, and sustainable quality engineering practices. * Relevant certifications in software testing, quality engineering, Agile delivery, project management, or SAP technologies. * Experience presenting testing quality, readiness, defect, and risk insights to program governance and senior leadership forums. We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role. ## Description As a SIT Lead - SAP Test Governance, you will make an impact by defining and governing enterprise testing standards across System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a complex SAP transformation program. You will be a valued member of the program delivery team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, technology teams, system integrators, managed service providers, and external partners. You will provide evidence-based quality insights that support test readiness, release decisions, business acceptance, and continuous improvement across the testing lifecycle. In this role, you will: * Define and govern SIT and UAT strategies, methodologies, quality standards, test planning practices, governance checkpoints, and readiness criteria across releases and delivery models. * Lead SIT readiness and governance reviews, oversee the closure of actions, conditions, exceptions, and risks, and provide evidence-based recommendations for release-readiness and sign-off decisions. * Govern test design standards, requirements-to-test traceability, risk-based testing, regression suite selection, reusable test assets, test evidence, and test management repository practices. * Establish and govern the defect lifecycle, including defect logging, classification, severity, priority, triage, aging, service-level expectations, root cause analysis, duplicate and invalid defect handling, and deferral controls. * Define and maintain SIT and UAT metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting standards covering execution progress, test coverage, defects, aging, trends, automation, risks, and overall readiness. * Establish and govern the UAT approach, methodology, test planning standards, execution-readiness criteria, issue-resolution process, and business acceptance reporting. * Coordinate UAT activities across business stakeholders and coach business users to validate end-to-end business processes beyond individual functional requirements. * Partner with delivery teams to improve automation suitability and sustainable regression coverage while maintaining test quality, evidence, and requirements traceability. * Facilitate governance-level defect and quality reviews, escalating unresolved critical defects, overdue actions, decision gaps, and other material testing risks. * Use lessons learned, trend analysis, and recurring control gaps to drive measurable improvements in testing practices, quality controls, and governance effectiveness.