Workday Test Lead

Workday Test Lead

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Workday Test Lead for an opportunity at Chicago, IL

Position Title: Workday Test Lead

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Anticipated Start Date: 06/16/2025.

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6+ Months Contract with Strong Possibility of Extension.

Job Type: [Contract (40 hours weekly)], [Hybrid]

Pay Range: $37/hr. - $42/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Description:

We are seeking a seasoned Workday Test Led to support a major Workday migration project. This onshore, Chicago-based role requires a hands-on leader with deep expertise in Workday testing-spanning functional testing, data migration, and configuration validation. Strong leadership and client-facing skills are essential, along with the ability to drive quality across multiple workstreams and modules.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-end Workday testing efforts across various modules, including Core HCM, Payroll, Absence, Recruiting, and Compensation.


• Define and implement comprehensive test strategies, plans, and scripts.


• Conduct functional, integration, and regression testing, ensuring thorough coverage.


• Drive automation testing efforts using Selenium and API testing tools like Rest Assured and Ready API.


• Collaborate with project managers, developers, and business analysts to align testing with overall project goals.


• Identify and document defects, oversee resolution processes, and manage test-related risks.


• Provide clear and regular testing status updates to stakeholders and leadership.


• Mentor and support junior testers, ensuring quality and consistency across the team.


• Ensure compliance with industry standards, best practices, and internal QA processes.

Requirements:

• Extensive hands-on experience in Workday testing, particularly in functional, data migration, and validation testing.


• Strong working knowledge of key Workday modules.


• Proven track record in leading testing teams and managing onshore/offshore coordination.


• Prior Workday experience


• Data Migration testing experience in Workday environment


• Functional Automation testing experience in Workday environment


• API testing experience in Workday environment


• Good to have coding experience using other automation tools like selenium, etc.


• Expert with automation frameworks and DevOps pipelines.


• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.


• Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in fast-paced, enterprise environments.


• Strong client-facing presence and ability to manage stakeholder expectations effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in HR systems implementation and migration projects.


• Background in the airline or transportation industry is a significant plus.

Benefits:

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  BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

  
  
  
  

  About BCforward:

  
  

  Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

  
  
  
  

  BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

  
  
  
  

  BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

  
  
  
  

  To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

  
  

  This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 238270 when responding to this ad.