Corporate Quality Lead Engineer

Purpose

• You are responsible for defining, planning, and coordinating the execution of all testing activities related to the IFS ERP. The Corporate Quality Lead Engineer ensures the quality and integrity of business-critical processes across Finance, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Projects, and HR modules, by leading the end-to-end testing strategy in collaboration with solution leads, super users, and IT partners.

Responsibilities

Testing Strategy & Planning

• Develop and own the overall testing strategy for IFS ERP (functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing).
• Define test scope, approach, tools, and environments for all testing cycles.
• Align test activities with projects milestones and release plan.

Test Coordination

• Coordinate test execution across functional streams and business areas.
• Liaise with Process Owners, Super Users, and Technical Teams to ensure effective test coverage.
• Manage the defect lifecycle, ensuring timely reporting, prioritization, and resolution.

Test Documentation & Tools

• Define and maintain test scripts, scenarios, and evidence in the agreed testing repository (Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Support the automation of regression testing where applicable.
• Ensure traceability between requirements and test cases.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Organize and facilitate UAT sessions with business stakeholders.
• Provide training and support to super users and testers during execution.
• Consolidate UAT results, communicate issues, and prepare sign-off documentation.

Quality Governance

• Define and enforce testing standards and best practices.
• Report on testing progress and quality metrics to the Project Managers and Steering Committees.
• Support continuous improvement of testing maturity within the IFS team.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in ERP testing or QA leadership, ideally with IFS Applications (v9, v10, or Cloud)
• Strong understanding of end-to-end ERP processes (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Project Management, Maintenance)
• Experience with test management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira/Xray, HP ALM, or similar)
• Solid experience in defect management and reporting
• ISTQB certification or equivalent is a plus
• Proactive, structured, and detail-oriented
• Excellent communication in English both verbal and written
• Ability to lead through collaboration with effective stakeholder management
• Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Functional Competencies