SAP Integration, Test, and Cutover Lead
Published | October 26, 2023 |
Location | Hillsboro, OR |
Category | Default |
Job Type | Contractor |
Description
Location: 4625 NE Brookwood Parkway Hillsboro, OR 97124
- Possibility of remote with onsite travel when required.
- Onsite availability required when closer to deployment (Q3 2024)
Hours per Week: 40 (Full-Time)
Contract: 12 months (Possiblity of extension based on bussiness need and performance)
Job Description:
- The SSF Aspire Integration, Test, and Cutover Lead carries three roles throughout the local deployment.
- First by way of integration, the role ensures that from local fit-to-template through define/build and test, that all aspects of end to end processes are taken into account.
- Ensuring that the processes as a whole are taken into account, not just functional specific.
- The role influences Change Impacts, adaption of legacy solutions,testing, data migration and cleansing.
- Test elements are primarily to ensure appropriate local ASPIRE developments have been adequately tested and UAT is successful.
- Validation is system specific and needs to follow the ASPIRE validation strategy as well as system-specific validation plans.
- Testing of local solutions and non-ASPIRE solutions (e.g. MES, LIMS) need to follow the valid system-specific framework.
- The test lead will ensure all test phases are coordinated locally and that they are aligned to the project plans/schedules. All relevant testing deliverables must be completed and approved.
- In the case of the cutover elements, the role ensures that local cutover is planned and executed in accordance with expectations and leads to an issue free go-live.
- The role will work closely with local representatives to ensure all local elements (IT and business) are aligned, sequenced, and documented as required.
- Additionally, the role will work closely with core team counterparts as there are close links/dependencies between local cutover activities and those executed by the core team.
Key Responsibilities:
Integration
- Facilitation and leadership for all integration/x-stream topics within the deploying location
- Supporting the definition of key local scenarios and variants used in Data Migration, UAT (e2e testing)
- Collaborates and gets functional direction from ASPIRE functional integration management.
- Supports all local streams (Business and IT) in all aspects of integration
Test
- Definition of local test scope/strategy
- Definition of Test Plans/Reports for each test phase
- Drive & lead local/regional specific workforce & test deliverables
- Support local teams in scripting (support/coaching/training)
- Ensure that the local tests are documented according to the system specific framework (Testing of ASPIRE solutions are managed in SolMan ALM (one solution can only have one ALM tool)
- Ensure all local/regional test prerequisites are in place for each phase e.g. system, middle ware, test cases, test schedule, data, local/regional systems, trained testers etc.
- Defect management across the streams. I..e, ensure defects are being progressed/escalated and that alternative scripts progressed as required
- Lead/support UAT. In particular ensure that any accepted defects have workarounds defined and that resolution dates are known.
- Ensure all testing is performed in accordance with the project plan/schedule.
- Closely collaborate with the other roles required for test activities, where applicable across streams
- Track & monitor stream's test deliverables for formal- & informal test activities
- Ensures that the respective Workstream is ready from Testing perspective as per the required test phase / activity
- Ensures respective test team is established and trained and manages logistics of test execution
- Manages definition and creation of test data for template
- Coordinates creation of test cases within their respective Workstream
- Coordinates Test execution within Workstream and with relevant business
- Coordinates with stream specific interfaced legacy systems; aligns system readiness from technical / data / resourcing perspective
- Creates Test status for respective work stream
- Creates and maintain the respective work stream SolMan test plan & track progress
- Coordinates defect management within respective work stream
- Creates & Process Test Report in SolMan for the respective Workstream
- Ensures traceability of respective requirements coverage for the respective Workstream
- Ensure that all local test elements are in place for end to end test phases (E.g., system, integration and UAT)
- Ensure that Test Plans/Reports are aligned and complimentary to Core ASPIRE test governance
- Ensure local Requirements Traceability is complete from a test perspective
- Ensure excellent communication between core and local test teams
- Expedite and escalate defects as required
- Local/regional testing lead should report into local/regional Deployment Lead as well as ASPIRE test managers (dotted line: Matrix organization)
- Supports all local streams (Business and IT)
- Testing framework for ASPIRE solutions is provided by the ASPIRE testing hub. Local/regional testing lead complements framework with the requirements of the local/regional and non-ASPIRE solutions
- Alignment and influencing with core Aspire testing representatives
- Alignment with Local QA/Compliance Lead to ensure expectations are met
- Varying levels of system ownership. E.g., manufacturing applications, automation
- Potentially external partners (E.g., 3PL) where coordinated testing also required
Cutover
- Leadership of local cutover activities (planning, dry runs and reporting associated with cutover)
- Ensuring all local cutover activities are planned, from the detailed cutover run-books to the wider communications (internal and external)
- Supporting functional teams as they define the local requirements, plans and execution
- Coordinating the local dependencies between business, IT, data (inc. data remediation)
- Coordinating with Core dependencies (E.g., Data Migration, Aspire Template Cutover, Global systems)
- Ensuring cutovers are prepared and rehearsed as far as possible (E.g., technical cutovers for each test and pre-prod environment)
- Running readiness and Go/No-Go assessments in conjunction with the Deployment Lead (including any inventory reporting)
- Ensuring the Ramp-Up plan is in place and supporting ramp-up reporting/status
- Ensure any "hybrid scenarios” and workarounds are in place/tested and that resolution targets set.
- Maintains post go-live issue log
- Supports all local streams (Business and IT) in all aspects of cutover
- Dotted line reporting to Core Cutover to ensure all framework activities are aligned and to ensure cutovers coordinated across the deployment
Education:
- Master degree
Experience:
- Good x-functional knowledge within deploying location
- Leadership role(s)
- Experience in projects and ideally with cutover experience
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:
- Excellent communication skills.
- The role requires clear direction locally, but also will involve global/above site engagement for both straightforward communication, and also influencing.
- Ability to work in a matrix environment.
- Ability to understand the nature of risks and promote/support appropriate mitigations
- Coaching/supporting streams
- Ability to work within a multicultural environment
- Fluent in English (written/spoken)