Senior Workday Functional Test Lead

Employment Eligibility Statement:
Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders). Sponsorship is not available at this time.
Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines. All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Note:
This position is based in the USA, and the client is allowing candidates to work remotely within the USA
Only candidates who are currently located within the United States will be considered.
Applications from candidates residing outside the USA will not be accepted.


Mandatory Skills: Lead backlog recovery, SIT, regression, UAT, defect triage, and release readiness across Financials, Accounting Center, Expenses, Banking, reconciliation, Payroll, LMS, and integrations.


Job Description:
Test Strategy & Planning:

• Define and execute comprehensive Workday testing strategies for implementation, transformation, and support programs.
• Develop test plans, test schedules, test scenarios, and test execution roadmaps.
• Establish testing governance, quality standards, and release readiness criteria.
• Collaborate with business, functional, technical, and integration teams to align testing objectives.

• Lead testing activities across Workday modules including:
  • Human Capital Management (HCM)
  • Recruiting
  • Talent & Performance
  • Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Payroll
  • Time Tracking
  • Absence Management
  • Financial Management
  • Procurement
  • Expenses
• Validate business processes, configurations, security roles, and workflows.
• Ensure complete coverage of functional and business requirements.

• Manage SIT, UAT, Regression, Integration, and Post-Deployment Validation testing.
• Coordinate test execution across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Lead defect triage sessions and prioritize issue resolution efforts.
• Track defect lifecycle and ensure timely closure of critical issues.

• Validate inbound and outbound integrations between Workday and third-party applications.
• Coordinate testing of:
  • Workday Studio Integrations
  • EIB Interfaces
  • Core Connectors
  • Payroll Interfaces
  • Benefits Vendor Integrations
  • REST and SOAP APIs
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and reconciliation across integrated systems.

• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing activities with business stakeholders.
• Prepare test scripts and assist business users during execution.
• Support training, readiness assessments, and go-live preparation.
• Ensure business sign-off and successful transition into production.

• Establish testing KPIs, quality metrics, and reporting dashboards.
• Conduct risk assessments and identify testing gaps.
• Provide regular status updates to project leadership and steering committees.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and testing best practices.

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.