Workday and UKG Implementation Test Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Workday & UKG Implementation Test Lead in Knoxville, TN to lead testing efforts for a large-scale HR, payroll, and workforce management implementation.

Summary:
This individual will be responsible for developing and executing the overall testing strategy across Workday and UKG platforms, ensuring system quality, data integrity, and readiness for deployment. The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading end-to-end testing activities for Workday and/or UKG implementations, including system integration testing, user acceptance testing, payroll parallel testing, and production validation.

Responsibilities:
* Develop and manage overall testing strategy, plans, schedules, and status reporting
* Lead system integration, end-to-end, regression, user acceptance, and payroll parallel testing activities
* Create and maintain test scenarios, scripts, and testing documentation
* Coordinate testing efforts across business, functional, technical, and vendor teams
* Validate system configurations, integrations, payroll calculations, and data conversions
* Manage defect tracking, prioritization, resolution, and retesting activities
* Support business users during testing and provide guidance on test execution and defect documentation
* Monitor testing progress, quality metrics, risks, and readiness for go-live
* Facilitate test readiness reviews and deployment sign-off activities
* Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, and best practices

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience
* 5+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or HR technology implementation experience
* Experience leading testing efforts for at least two full lifecycle Workday and/or UKG implementations
* Experience with system integration testing, UAT, regression testing, and payroll parallel testing
* Experience with defect management and test management tools such as Jira
* Experience leading or mentoring testing teams in complex implementation environments
* Strong knowledge of Workday HCM, Workday Payroll, UKG Pro, or UKG Workforce Management
* Knowledge of APIs, interfaces, middleware, file-based integrations, and data reconciliation processes
* Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Skills:
* Workday, UKG, QA, or testing certifications
* Experience supporting large-scale enterprise HR technology transformations
* Experience with go-live readiness assessments and complex reconciliations

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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