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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hybrid
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Workday Test Engineer based in India.
The Workday Test Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and production readiness of Workday HR solutions supporting a global human resources organization. This position combines functional and integration testing, test planning, defect management, and test automation across multiple projects and workstreams. You will collaborate with HR, Payroll, Recruiting, Compensation, Learning, and Digital Technology teams to validate business processes and deliver dependable system functionality. Working closely with developers and quality assurance colleagues, you will identify defects, coordinate resolutions, and contribute to continuous improvements in testing practices. The role also offers opportunities to expand automated testing capabilities using Kainos and other testing tools while maintaining high standards for data privacy and security. Based in Bengaluru, this is a hybrid opportunity suited to an experienced QA professional who thrives in a collaborative, structured, and fast-paced project environment.
Analyze requirements and plan testing: Review project requirements for Workday HR solutions, assess functional and integration needs, and prepare comprehensive test plans aligned with project objectives and schedules.
Design and document test cases: Develop, maintain, and execute test cases covering relevant Workday functional areas, ensuring adequate coverage of business processes and system integrations.
Test Workday functionality: Validate HR solutions across areas such as Human Capital Management (HCM), Recruiting, Core Compensation, Talent and Performance, Time-Off, Leave of Absence, Learning, and Security.
Perform release testing: Support Workday release testing to verify system changes, assess potential impacts, and confirm that updates meet expected quality standards before production deployment.
Manage defects and resolutions: Document test execution results and defects in Jira, collaborate with development teams to investigate and resolve issues, and track defect closure and retesting activities.
Implement test automation: Identify opportunities to automate repetitive or high-value test cases and develop automated tests using Kainos Workday testing tools and other relevant automation technologies.
Support multiple projects: Manage testing activities across several Workday workstreams and concurrent projects, prioritizing deliverables according to project timelines and business requirements.
Improve QA processes: Participate in quality assurance improvement initiatives, develop reusable test templates and checklists, establish standard work practices, and contribute lessons learned and shared knowledge.
Maintain project visibility: Participate in daily stand-up meetings, communicate testing progress, report blockers and defects, and keep Jira records accurate and current.
Collaborate across teams: Work with HR, Payroll, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning Management, development teams, and Digital Technology stakeholders to ensure testing aligns with operational needs.
Protect sensitive information: Follow established data privacy, information security, and QA procedures throughout all testing activities.
Deliver on schedule: Produce testing documentation and other QA deliverables on time, supporting high-visibility projects and ensuring solutions are ready for production deployment.
Typically 6+ years of quality assurance experience, supported by a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience. Alternative experience pathways may apply depending on qualifications.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or a related discipline.
Hands-on experience testing Workday functional areas, including HCM, Recruiting, Core Compensation, Talent and Performance, Time-Off, Leave of Absence, Learning, and Security.
Experience conducting Workday release testing and validating functional and integration scenarios across HR systems.
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of Workday HR solutions or custom applications.
Experience designing, documenting, executing, and maintaining test cases, test plans, test results, and defect records.
Practical experience with testing and defect management tools such as Jira, Quality Center, Kainos, and Selenium.
Experience with automated testing, particularly the ability to identify automation opportunities and implement test cases using Kainos Workday testing tools.
Knowledge of HR and Payroll processes, with an understanding of how enterprise HR systems support business operations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate defects, assess system behaviour, and work collaboratively with developers on resolutions.
Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to share progress, raise risks, explain defects, and coordinate testing activities across teams.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, competing priorities, and time-sensitive deliverables.
A commitment to process consistency, continuous improvement, accurate documentation, and high-quality software delivery.
Awareness of data privacy and information security requirements when working with sensitive HR and employee information.
Willingness to work in a hybrid arrangement based in Bengaluru, with the ability to work remotely most of the time where appropriate and travel occasionally as required.
Hybrid working arrangement: A combination of onsite and offsite work, coordinated with the team and manager.
Remote-work flexibility: The role supports primarily remote testing activities, with regular onsite presence as determined by the hybrid arrangement.
Professional development: Opportunities to deepen expertise in Workday functional testing, release testing, integration testing, and test automation.
Cross-functional collaboration: Exposure to global HR operations and teams across Payroll, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning, and Digital Technology.
Technical growth: Opportunities to work with Kainos, Jira, Selenium, and other quality assurance tools and practices.
Continuous improvement: Participation in QA process enhancements, standardized testing practices, reusable documentation, and lessons-learned initiatives.
Enterprise project experience: The opportunity to contribute to high-visibility Workday projects supporting a global organization.
Meaningful quality impact: Help improve the reliability, security, and production readiness of HR technology and business-critical systems.