Senior Automation Tester
The role resides in the Quality Assurance and Test team and is positioned within the SAP platform team, reporting into the Product & Platform QA and Test Manager. This is both a lead and hands on position and the purpose of the role is to help ensure quality outcomes that are aligned with our business strategy, specifically focussing on all SAP systems and integrated App’s interfaces for DLA Piper’s Finance and HR systems automation.Given this is a senior automation QA role, you will bring a high level of experience in all activities associated with the Quality Assurance and Test Lifecycle, with relevant and up to date testing techniques and tool knowledge. Experience will be across SAP ecosystems, and include a deep proficiency in Jira, Test & test automation tools, which is critical to us supporting quality given the rate of change.The role is responsible for championing quality, representing the needs and expectations of the business at all points and taking an appropriate approach to assurance to enable successful change. In addition to technical expertise, fostering meaningful relationships, influencing effectively and contributing to a world class culture is key.Ensure optimal approach to assurance and testing is takenEnsure rapid delivery is supported through test automation, test tools and best practisesEnsure quality needs and expectations are met, including functional and non-functional requirementsEnsuring stakeholders have access to relevant quality information when needed, to support effective decision makingMain duties and responsibilitiesThe opportunity offers empowerment and autonomy, whilst providing a committed and supportive network, aligned in our values, with a strong sense of team.Responsibilities include:QA & Test Lifecycle – Leading and contributing effectively at all levels of the quality lifecycle (including planning, design, management, execution and reporting) across the SAP S4 Hana/Success factor/Concur along with integrated applications in Complex Integrated LandscapeInforming & Aligning on Strategy & Approach – Supporting the development of test strategy & approach; aligning with best practises in all associated activities to support successful change & releaseAutomation Tools & Techniques- Drive governance and standardisation of QA tools, with an automation-first approach to building and maintaining reusable frameworks and libraries. Leverage Tosca as the enterprise automation platform, alongside Playwright, Jira, XRAY/QTest, and data/block automation, integrated with GitLab and CI/CD to strengthen controls and improve visibilityTraceability & Reporting - Creating traceability records from requirements through to test results & sharing progress using the best approachStakeholder Management – Effectively engaging with all stakeholders, (including IT, business, internal & 3rd parties), to achieve successful outcomesContinual Improvement – Drive continuous improvement across QA practices by promoting standardisation, sharing lessons learned, and enhancing overall team maturity and effectiveness across teamsAttributes:Relationships, people& impact - Excellent communication & strong EQ; influencing for successProactive approach – Self-led; seeking & creating opportunities to make a differenceProblem solving - Effective collaboration, innovation & being boldTrusted advisor - Specialist & technical experience; advice & insight relevant to our world; researching & presentingAutomation – Skilled in automation frameworks, scripting, and CI/CD, with hands-on experience in executing and maintaining Tosca, open-source, and in-house automation solutionsAgile and DevOps – Fluent in both; promoting & demonstrating best practisesMentoring Team – Sharing knowledge and supporting othersAssurance – Championing and assuring quality at all levels of the software / product delivery lifecycleTesting – Proficient in all areas of the test lifecycle (including planning, test design, execution, defect management, traceability, supporting UAT)About youMust have:Senior experience in large-scale SAP/Non SAP environments (change & release lifecycle)Strong knowledge across end-to-end QA lifecycleProven automation and CI/CD experienceSkilled in Enterprise automation tools, including Tosca and Playwright (API & UI scripting)Experience with complex system integrationsLead QA strategy, automation roadmap, and continuous improvement initiatives across programmesDrive QA governance, standardisation, and best practices across delivery lifecycleMentor and support QA teams to scale automation capability and maturityEffective collaboration with IT, business, and third partiesStrong attention to detail with clear, structured communicationAble to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiencesSolution-focused with a positive, proactive mindsetStrong collaboration and negotiation skillsExpertise in test techniques across all application componentsStrong Agile delivery experienceProficient in Jira/XRAY8+ years’ experience in Tosca, with Tosca AS1 & AS2 certificationsDesirables:Test automation tools – Tosca/PlaywrightAI Tools - End‐to‐End AI Test Automation PlatformsPerformance test tools – J-Meter, BlazeMeter (or similar)Test management tools – Jira/XRAY-AI assistedRelevant industry recognised qualificationsTOSCA AS1/AS2 ,ISTQB,ITIL v3