The role resides in the Quality Assurance and Test team and is positioned within the SAP platform team, reporting into the Product & Platform QA and Test Manager. This is both a lead and hands on position and the purpose of the role is to help ensure quality outcomes that are aligned with our business strategy, specifically focussing on all SAP systems and integrated App’s interfaces for DLA Piper’s Finance and HR systems automation.
Given this is a senior automation QA role, you will bring a high level of experience in all activities associated with the Quality Assurance and Test Lifecycle, with relevant and up to date testing techniques and tool knowledge. Experience will be across SAP ecosystems, and include a deep proficiency in Jira, Test & test automation tools, which is critical to us supporting quality given the rate of change.
The role is responsible for championing quality, representing the needs and expectations of the business at all points and taking an appropriate approach to assurance to enable successful change. In addition to technical expertise, fostering meaningful relationships, influencing effectively and contributing to a world class culture is key.
- Ensure optimal approach to assurance and testing is taken
- Ensure rapid delivery is supported through test automation, test tools and best practises
- Ensure quality needs and expectations are met, including functional and non-functional requirements
- Ensuring stakeholders have access to relevant quality information when needed, to support effective decision making
Main duties and responsibilities
The opportunity offers empowerment and autonomy, whilst providing a committed and supportive network, aligned in our values, with a strong sense of team.
Responsibilities include:
- QA & Test Lifecycle – Leading and contributing effectively at all levels of the quality lifecycle (including planning, design, management, execution and reporting) across the SAP S4 Hana/Success factor/Concur along with integrated applications in Complex Integrated Landscape
- Informing & Aligning on Strategy & Approach – Supporting the development of test strategy & approach; aligning with best practises in all associated activities to support successful change & release
- Automation Tools & Techniques- Drive governance and standardisation of QA tools, with an automation-first approach to building and maintaining reusable frameworks and libraries. Leverage Tosca as the enterprise automation platform, alongside Playwright, Jira, XRAY/QTest, and data/block automation, integrated with GitLab and CI/CD to strengthen controls and improve visibility
- Traceability & Reporting - Creating traceability records from requirements through to test results & sharing progress using the best approach
- Stakeholder Management – Effectively engaging with all stakeholders, (including IT, business, internal & 3rd parties), to achieve successful outcomes
- Continual Improvement – Drive continuous improvement across QA practices by promoting standardisation, sharing lessons learned, and enhancing overall team maturity and effectiveness across teams
Attributes:
- Relationships, people & impact - Excellent communication & strong EQ; influencing for success
- Proactive approach – Self-led; seeking & creating opportunities to make a difference
- Problem solving - Effective collaboration, innovation & being bold
- Trusted advisor - Specialist & technical experience; advice & insight relevant to our world; researching & presenting
- Automation – Skilled in automation frameworks, scripting, and CI/CD, with hands-on experience in executing and maintaining Tosca, open-source, and in-house automation solutions
- Agile and DevOps – Fluent in both; promoting & demonstrating best practises
- Mentoring Team – Sharing knowledge and supporting others
- Assurance – Championing and assuring quality at all levels of the software / product delivery lifecycle
- Testing – Proficient in all areas of the test lifecycle (including planning, test design, execution, defect management, traceability, supporting UAT)
About you
Must have:
- Senior experience in large-scale SAP/Non SAP environments (change & release lifecycle)
- Strong knowledge across end-to-end QA lifecycle
- Proven automation and CI/CD experience
- Skilled in Enterprise automation tools, including Tosca and Playwright (API & UI scripting)
- Experience with complex system integrations
- Lead QA strategy, automation roadmap, and continuous improvement initiatives across programmes
- Drive QA governance, standardisation, and best practices across delivery lifecycle
- Mentor and support QA teams to scale automation capability and maturity
- Effective collaboration with IT, business, and third parties
- Strong attention to detail with clear, structured communication
- Able to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences
- Solution-focused with a positive, proactive mindset
- Strong collaboration and negotiation skills
- Expertise in test techniques across all application components
- Strong Agile delivery experience
- Proficient in Jira/XRAY
- 8+ years’ experience in Tosca, with Tosca AS1 & AS2 certifications
Desirables:
- Test automation tools – Tosca/Playwright
- AI Tools - End‑to‑End AI Test Automation Platforms
- Performance test tools – J-Meter, BlazeMeter (or similar)
- Test management tools – Jira/XRAY-AI assisted
- Relevant industry recognised qualifications
- TOSCA AS1/AS2 ,ISTQB,ITIL v3
About us
We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.
For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.
At DLA Piper, diversity, equity, and inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging. We strive towards a workplace and culture where everyone feels that they belong, that their voice counts and that they can prosper in their career. For us, diversity is about the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives that make each of us an individual. We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.
We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to agile working.
Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.
