Workday Test Lead (Melbourne, Australia)
Core
Lead testing strategy and execution for large-scale Workday implementation projects, ensuring quality across system integration, UAT, and data migration.
Role type
Senior IC Workday Test Lead
Builds
Production Workday instances for Payroll, Absence, and Scheduling modules
Domain
HRIS / Payroll / Workday
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Workday implementation leadership, Workday Payroll module expertise, Workday Absence module expertise, Workday Scheduling module expertise, Test Automation (Web/API), SDLC/STLC knowledge, Agile/Scrum methodologies
Preferred skills
Workday certification (Payroll/Absence/Scheduling), Workday-specific automation experience
Technologies
Workday, API, Web
Responsibilities
Define and maintain test strategy, governance model, and quality gates; Lead planning and execution of system integration, regression, UAT, and data migration tests; Coordinate functional workstreams, business SMEs, system integrators, and onshore/offshore resources; Govern test scenario design, requirements traceability, and defect lifecycle; Drive risk-based regression and automation; Chair defect triage and report release readiness to leadership; Support cutover, hypercare, and knowledge transfer to BAU teams.
