Description
We are hiring a Workday Functional Tester with strong expertise in Workday HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, and Payroll Interface testing. The role involves executing structured test cycles for a global Workday ? ADP integration and payroll transformation program across multiple countries.You will be responsible for validating integrations, performing data checks, documenting defects, working with functional and technical teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery across SIT, UAT, regression, and end-to-end testing cycles.
Key Responsibilities
Test Planning & Test Execution :
- Execute detailed test scenarios for Workday HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, and Payroll Interface modules.
- Review BRDs, functional specs, and mapping documents to derive test conditions.
- Participate in test plan creation, scoping, and test estimation activities.
- Perform hands-on execution of SIT, UAT, E2E, regression, PGLS, and cutover & Data Validation :
- Validate end-to-end data flows for Workday ADP integrations including :
- PECI (Payroll Effective Change Interface)
- PICOF
- EIB (Inbound/Outbound)
- Core Connectors & Studio Integrations
- Validate data mapping between Workday HCM and downstream payroll systems.
- Verify data transformation logic, field-level accuracy, pay components, time entries, absence accruals, and costing & Time/Absence Testing :
- Support payroll testing cycles : gross-to-net inputs validation, pay group checks, and payroll readiness activities.
- Validate time tracking rules, schedules, work tags, time entry flows, and absence balances.
- Validate Workday pay inputs (earning/deduction codes) and their movement into ADP systems.
- Verify job changes, transfers, promotions, retro events, terminations, and other Job Data impacting Management :
- Document defects clearly with replication steps, screenshots, and impact details.
- Perform defect triaging along with functional & technical teams.
- Work closely with Workday consultants, developers, ADP teams, and HCM SMEs to validate fixes.
- Re-test and close defects ensuring complete traceability from requirement test case , execution , Go-Live & Hypercare Support :
- Support cutover testing, mock migrations, and production readiness checks.
- Validate data conversion & migration loads for worker data, comp data, and time/absence data.
- Participate in Go-Live testing cycles and stabilization/hypercare activities including issue validation and root-cause & Reporting ;
- Maintain detailed and reusable test scripts, run logs, and traceability matrices.
- Prepare daily/weekly status reports for leadership and stakeholders.
- Document gaps, enhancements, and testing insights for process improvements.
- Maintain test evidence for audit & compliance purposes.
Must-Have
Required Technical & Functional Skills :
- 3- 5+ years of Workday Functional Testing experience.
- Hands-on experience testing in Workday HCM, Absence, Time & Payroll Interface modules.
- Strong experience validating integrations involving Studio, EIB, APIs, PECI/PICOF.
- Strong understanding of HR master data, worker lifecycle events, and payroll impacting fields.
- Ability to read data mapping sheets, transformation logic, and conduct field-level validation.
Good To Have
- Experience in Workday HCM configuration or strong functional knowledge.
- Experience working on Workday ADP integration/testing projects.
- Familiarity with payroll concepts (pay groups, pay components, costing, deductions).
- Experience using JIRA, ALM, Confluence, TestRail, qTest or other test management tools.
- Basic SQL or data analysis experience.
- Experience with global HR/payroll data validation across multiple countries.
Soft Skills & Work Behaviors
- Excellent documentation, reporting, and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently in a global delivery model (onsiteoffshore).
- High attention to detail with a quality-first mindset.
- Ability to multitask across multiple testing cycles.
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