Automation test lead with Peoplesoft testing(AR AP)
Must have: Automation Testing, PeopleSoft, AR, AP
Role Overview
The Test Lead will play a key client-facing role, responsible for leading quality assurance and test delivery across PeopleSoft and integrating systems. The role will define and own the end-to-end test planning, lead test execution across the Finance workstream, and drive increased automation to support high-quality, predictable delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Test Planning
- Define, own, and deliver the overall test planning and approach for PeopleSoft within the Galileo Programme.
- Ensure testing aligns with company's quality standards, programme governance, and delivery milestones.
- Provide clear test status reporting, risk assessment, and quality metrics to programme and client stakeholders.
- Act as the single point of accountability for testing outcomes within the Finance workstream.
PeopleSoft Test Delivery
- Lead testing across PeopleSoft Finance modules such as:
- General Ledger (GL)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Asset Management (AM)
- Contracts
- Purchasing / eProcurement
- Billing
- Project Costing
- Travel & Expense (T&E)
- Validate financial processes - journals, vouchers, payments, reconciliations, asset capitalization, procurement flows, project allocations, invoicing, etc.
- Test PeopleSoft batch processes (AE, BI, AP, AM jobs), workflow routing, security roles, and financial configuration setups.
- Perform end-to-end validation of financial integrations (banking, payment gateways, ERP to downstream systems).
- Support PeopleTools upgrades, PUM updates, and customization validation.
- Manage and coordinate System Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Regression Testing.
- Ensure integration testing covers upstream and downstream enterprise systems.
- Support and coordinate business-led UAT with business users.
Test Automation Leadership
- Define and implement a test automation strategy aligned to the Vertere Programme roadmap and Playwright based framework.
- Identify and prioritise regression and repeatable test scenarios for automation.
- Oversee development and maintenance of automated test suites and frameworks.
- Drive integration of automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
- Ensure automation assets are reusable, robust, and maintainable.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Lead and mentor onshore and offshore test resources.
- Build strong working relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners.
- Promote collaborative, transparent, and outcome-focused ways of working.
Essential Skills & Experience
- 7+ years of experience in software testing with strong Test Lead experience.
- Strong understanding of PeopleSoft Financials functionality, tables, batch jobs, and configuration.
- Strong SQL skills (Oracle/SQL Server) for financial data validation.
- Strong client-facing experience on complex transformation programmes.
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
- Strong understanding of PeopleSoft architecture and data structures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, test management and defect tracking tools.
- Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within healthcare or insurance domains.
- PeopleSoft automation experience.
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
- Experience on large-scale ERP or finance/HCM transformations.