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# Senior Test Lead - SAP IS-U

- **Company:** Cogent IBS, Inc
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Software Bug Management, Code Coverage, Regression Testing, E2e Testing, SAP IS-U, System Integration Testing, Strategies of Testing, Golang
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b0796448-a56c-41a1-bba0-3ecae54a3b07

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will independently govern testing activities, assess System Integrator deliverables, challenge testing gaps, and ensure quality and readiness across the transformation lifecycle., * 10+ years of overall software testing/QA experience.

 * 5+ years of experience as a Test Lead or in a comparable testing leadership role.
 * Strong hands-on SAP IS-U experience.
 * Proven experience leading testing for a large-scale CIS implementation or transformation at an electric, gas or water utility.
 * Strong understanding of utility Meter-to-Cash business processes.
 * Demonstrated experience governing and challenging System Integrator testing activities.
 * Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
 * Must be willing and able to travel to Columbus, Ohio, monthly.

## Description

We are seeking six experienced Test Leads for a large-scale utility Customer Information System (CIS) transformation program. Candidates must have strong SAP IS-U expertise, utility Meter-to-Cash (M2C) knowledge, and proven experience leading testing for major electric, gas, or water utility implementations., * Lead end-to-end testing for large-scale utility CIS transformation programs.

 * Develop and govern test strategies, plans, scenarios, scripts, execution and reporting.
 * Validate SAP IS-U functionality and utility Meter-to-Cash processes, including meter reading, billing, invoicing and payments.
 * Oversee system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), regression testing and end-to-end testing.
 * Govern and challenge System Integrator testing plans, execution results, defect management and quality gates.
 * Monitor test progress, risks, dependencies, defects and readiness criteria.
 * Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors and project leadership.
 * Drive defect resolution, test coverage, quality assurance and go-live readiness.
 * Provide clear testing status reports, risk assessments and recommendations to project leadership.