Sr. Application Test Engineer, Program Motion

About the role

The Sr. Application Test Engineer will lead end-to-end testing strategy and execution for Program Motion, a multi-year strategic initiative within Pharmaceutical & Specialty Solutions Supply Chain business area. This role is responsible for defining and executing integrated testing strategies across multiple workstreams, including Warehouse Management (WMS/MAWM), SAP, integrations, automation systems (MHE/WCS/WES), data platforms, and other enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the end-to-end testing strategy for Program Motion across technical, functional, integration, E2E, UAT, regression, and performance testing layers.
• Plan and manage testing cycles across multiple workstreams, including WMS (MAWM), SAP, integrations, automation systems (MHE/WCS/WES), and data platforms.
• Partner with the Enterprise Testing CoE (CHII) to align on testing strategy, standards, tools, and governance, including collaboration with Test Strategists.
• Collaborate with Test Data Management teams to design and implement scalable test data solutions leveraging the Test Data Foundry.
• Ensure adoption and effective use of enterprise testing tools, including Jira (test management), Katalon and Worksoft Certify (automation), Postman (integration/API), and JMeter/BlazeMeter/LoadRunner (performance), with Confluence as the central repository for test artifacts and reporting.
• Work closely with the strategic testing partner to deliver outcomes-based test automation and execution, ensuring alignment to quality goals, coverage, and timelines.
• Lead the transition of automation frameworks, test assets, and execution ownership from the strategic partner to the Testing CoE and internal teams for ongoing sustainment.
• Partner with warehouse automation and integration vendors (MHE/WCS/WES providers and system integrators) to plan and execute testing of automation components, validate system integrations, and ensure end-to-end warehouse workflow reliability.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Functional Architects to ensure test scenarios reflect real-world supply chain workflows, including warehouse inbound, inventory, outbound, and DSCSA processes.
• Align with Release Manager(s) and the Cutover Lead to ensure testing supports release readiness, mock cutovers, critical workflow validation, and Go/No-Go decisions.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and execution results, and lead defect triage and resolution processes.
• Partner with ITSO Directors and operations teams to validate production readiness, monitoring, and post-go-live quality expectations.
• Leverage AI-assisted testing capabilities to improve test design, data generation, defect prediction, impact analysis, and reporting insights, while continuously improving testing processes, automation coverage, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
• 8–10 years of experience in testing or quality engineering, including leadership in large transformation programs preferred.
• Strong experience in end-to-end and integration testing across complex enterprise systems.
• Experience with WMS (Manhattan Active/WMOS preferred), SAP, integrations, and warehouse automation systems (MHE/WCS/WES).
• Experience working with enterprise testing CoE models and offshore delivery teams.
• Proven experience managing vendor/partner-led testing engagements, including outcomes-based delivery.
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with tools such as Jira, Katalon, Worksoft Certify, Postman, JMeter, BlazeMeter, LoadRunner, and Confluence-based reporting.
• Understanding of test data management and enterprise data platforms.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled testing approaches is preferred.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.