Workday and UKG Implementation Test Lead

DescriptionKforce has a client that is seeking a Workday & UKG Implementation Test Lead in Knoxville, TN to lead testing efforts for a large-scale HR, payroll, and workforce management implementation.Summary:This individual will be responsible for developing and executing the overall testing strategy across Workday and UKG platforms, ensuring system quality, data integrity, and readiness for deployment. The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading end-to-end testing activities for Workday and/or UKG implementations, including system integration testing, user acceptance testing, payroll parallel testing, and production validation.Responsibilities:* Develop and manage overall testing strategy, plans, schedules, and status reporting* Lead system integration, end-to-end, regression, user acceptance, and payroll parallel testing activities* Create and maintain test scenarios, scripts, and testing documentation* Coordinate testing efforts across business, functional, technical, and vendor teams* Validate system configurations, integrations, payroll calculations, and data conversions* Manage defect tracking, prioritization, resolution, and retesting activities* Support business users during testing and provide guidance on test execution and defect documentation* Monitor testing progress, quality metrics, risks, and readiness for go-live* Facilitate test readiness reviews and deployment sign-off activities* Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, and best practicesRequirements* Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience* 5+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or HR technology implementation experience* Experience leading testing efforts for at least two full lifecycle Workday and/or UKG implementations* Experience with system integration testing, UAT, regression testing, and payroll parallel testing* Experience with defect management and test management tools such as Jira* Experience leading or mentoring testing teams in complex implementation environments* Strong knowledge of Workday HCM, Workday Payroll, UKG Pro, or UKG Workforce Management* Knowledge of APIs, interfaces, middleware, file-based integrations, and data reconciliation processes* Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skillsPreferred Skills:* Workday, UKG, QA, or testing certifications* Experience supporting large-scale enterprise HR technology transformations* Experience with go-live readiness assessments and complex reconciliationsJob TypeContractCompensation65 - $80