IT Analyst III SAP S4HANA Test Lead - SAP Analyst

SAP S/4HANA Test Lead / SAP Analyst

(Remote – contract)

For more than 150 years, our client has combined its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramics science, and optical physics, along with its deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities, to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people's lives. With five major business sectors: display technologies, environmental technologies, life sciences, optical communications, and specialty materials, they are also among the Forbes 500 largest companies in the US.

Job Description
 As part of our ERP Transformation journey, Corning is migrating several ERP systems to a single SAP S/4HANA platform. Corning's Information Technology division is seeking a testing professional with experience creating, executing, and maintaining test scripts for complex SAP S/4HANA business processes across an integrated enterprise landscape.
 This role will support end-to-end testing activities for SAP S/4HANA deployments and quarterly releases, with a focus on validating business process integrity across functional areas, integrations, environments, and transports. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in SAP business process testing, defect management, test planning, and coordination with both technical and business stakeholders in support of large-scale ERP transformation initiatives.

Scope of Position

This position is responsible for helping ensure that SAP S/4HANA solutions are validated across integrated process flows, business scenarios, quarterly releases, project deployments, and regression testing cycles.

Lead testing activities across SAP modules and end-to-end business processes, including:

• Order to Cash (OTC)
• Procure to Pay (PTP)
• Record to Report (RTP)
• Logistics Execution / Extended Warehouse Management (LES/EWM)
• Quality and related business processes (QAR)
• Record to Report (RTR), Finance, and Controlling

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain SAP business process test scenarios and test scripts for SAP S/4HANA deployments
• Support test planning and test execution for project implementations, releases, regression cycles, and retesting activities
• Manage and maintain a master test scenario library to support reuse, traceability, and ongoing regression coverage
• Identify testing scope required to support quarterly releases, enhancement deployments, and project delivery milestones
• Establish traceability between project requirements and testing scenarios
• Log, track, and manage defects using OpenText ALM, including documentation of issue details, reproducibility steps, and business impact
• Report testing progress, defect status, testing risks, and issue resolution status to project stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with configurators, developers, and Process Delivery Leads to validate fixes and conduct retesting
• Partner with business users during testing activities, including test preparation, execution support, issue clarification, and results review
• Validate end-to-end process execution across integrated SAP modules to ensure business process continuity in SAP S/4HANA
• Support regression testing activities to confirm that system changes, transports, and releases do not adversely impact existing business functionality
• Work within complex SAP system landscapes and transport paths to help ensure testing is aligned with the appropriate environment and release content
• Contribute to test readiness activities, including test data coordination, scenario preparation, and execution status tracking
• Help ensure test documentation is complete, current, and aligned to business process and deployment needs

Work Experience

• ** 5+ years of experience in testing and test execution of SAP business processes **
• 2+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry
• ** Participation in 1 or more full SAP implementations (end-to-end) **
• Experience working in complex SAP landscapes with transport management
• Experience with defect management processes and tools
• Experience supporting complex, multi-country SAP implementations
• Experience with Solution Manager and/or Focused Build, including an Agile project management mindset
• ** Experience defining systems strategy, gathering and documenting systems requirements, developing functional and technical specifications, supporting design and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines **

Required Skills

• SAP S/4HANA functional and technical knowledge
• Strong understanding of integrated SAP business process testing across multiple modules
• Experience developing and maintaining business process test scenarios, test scripts, and test evidence
• Ability to support testing across project deployments, release cycles, and regression testing efforts
• ** Experience using OpenText ALM / Quality Center for test execution and defect management **
• ** Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation of defects, test results, and status updates **
• ** Demonstrated attention to detail in validating business processes, documenting issues, and maintaining testing assets **
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business users, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

 Preferred Skills

• Previous SAP Test Lead experience
• Experience managing multiple projects or testing workstreams simultaneously
• ** Experience coordinating end-to-end testing across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups **
• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformation, deployment, or regression testing initiatives