Location & Job Details
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Job ID: R0133063
Date Posted: 2026-06-10
Company: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Quality Test Lead to join our Digital Core SAP CoE as a hands‑on Quality Gatekeeper. This senior individual‑contributor role requires a subject‑matter expert who blends deep functional SAP domain knowledge with a strong quality engineering mindset. You will be embedded within a product team, owning quality assurance end‑to‑end for your functional domain across the full release cycle—from SIT design through UAT sign‑off and post‑release validation. You will work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with Solution Architects, Product Owners, and Business Process stakeholders, and you will challenge, advise, and assure—not simply execute. Self‑driven and highly organised, you thrive operating with autonomy in a complex, multi‑track SAP landscape.
Key Responsibilities
* Serve as the Quality Gatekeeper for all Change Requests in your functional domain, owning test readiness sign‑off at both SIT and UAT.
* Engage with Solution Architects during the SIT design and SID review phase to ensure testability is embedded in functional designs from the outset.
* Develop end‑to‑end SIT scenarios, create, review, and trace test scripts, and ensure complete coverage of business process scenarios, including negative cases.
* Lead UAT planning and execution: define scope, build test schedules, onboard business testers, manage UAT defect triage, and own the UAT sign‑off pack.
* Prepare data across SAP test landscapes (master data, transactional data, configuration prerequisites), ensuring test data readiness before every test cycle.
* Manage defect lifecycle in Azure DevOps (log, triage, classify, assign, track re‑test, close defects) and escape cross‑functional blockers promptly.
* Review functional designs and BRS documents at entry gates, raise quality risks early, and prevent defect leakage to production.
* Produce domain‑level quality dashboards, weekly status reports, and post‑release feedback analysis.
* Drive continuous improvement: identify systemic quality gaps, propose process enhancements, and build quality capability within business and project testing communities.
* Work autonomously to manage competing priorities across parallel release tracks, escalating risks proactively to the Quality Lead.
Qualifications
* Proven experience across at least two full SAP project lifecycles (greenfield or brownfield S/4HANA implementations preferred).
* Domain expertise in at least one SAP functional module—Finance (FI/CO), Sales & Distribution (SD/Q2C), Materials Management (MM/S2P), Plant Maintenance/Asset Management, or Supply Chain.
* Hands‑on experience managing UAT end‑to‑end: planning, script development, business engagement, defect management, and formal sign‑off.
* Hands‑on SAP data preparation experience—master data creation and transactional data setup directly in SAP systems.
* Experience working in a structured release governance model with formal entry/exit criteria and quality gate enforcement.
* Deep working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP ECC in the assigned functional module(s).
* Proficiency with SAP test management tooling (Panaya, SAP Solution Manager TM, HP ALM/QC, or equivalent).
* Familiarity with Azure DevOps or Jira for defect management and test planning.
* Desirable: ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation or Advanced Level); SAP Certified Application Associate in the relevant module; experience with Worksoft Certify or Tricentis Tosca for regression automation; familiarity with SAP ChaRM; Six Sigma Green Belt.
* Preferred: experience operating within a Shared Services or CoE delivery model; background in utility, energy, manufacturing, or industrial sectors aligned with Hitachi Energy’s core markets; exposure to SAP BTP, Clean Core principles, or SAP integration middleware testing.
Benefits
* Competitive salaries
* Flexible working hours
* Professional development opportunities
* Supportive work environment encouraging growth and innovation
* Employee Resource Groups
* Additional benefits tailored to the location will be communicated during the interview process
Equal Opportunity Statement
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