SAP Tester / SAP Functional Tester || Contract || COLUMBUS, OHIO

SAP Tester / SAP Functional Tester (6+ years of exp)
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Contract

We are looking for an experienced SAP Tester with strong functional testing knowledge in SAP Plant Maintenance (PM), SAP Materials Management (MM), and enterprise integration scenarios involving MuleSoft APIs/interfaces. The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end test planning, test scenario identification, test case preparation, test execution, defect management, regression testing, integration validation, and business user support across SAP and connected systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, integration designs, and process flows for SAP PM, SAP MM, and MuleSoft-connected interfaces.
• Prepare and maintain test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, test data, test execution evidence, traceability matrices, and testing status reports.
• Execute functional testing, system integration testing, end-to-end testing, regression testing, smoke testing, sanity testing, and production validation activities.
• Validate SAP PM processes such as technical objects, functional locations, equipment, maintenance notifications, maintenance orders, work order processing, confirmations, settlement, and related master data.
• Validate SAP MM processes such as purchase requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipt, goods issue, inventory movement, material master, vendor master, stock checks, and PM-MM integration touchpoints.
• Perform integration testing between SAP, MuleSoft APIs, middleware services, external applications, reporting systems, and downstream/upstream enterprise systems.
• Review MuleSoft integration payloads, API responses, error messages, data mappings, transformation rules, and interface logs in coordination with MuleSoft developers and technical teams.
• Identify, log, prioritize, track, retest, and close defects using tools such as Jira, qTest, ALM, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or equivalent defect management platforms.
• Coordinate with SAP functional consultants, MuleSoft developers, business SMEs, product owners, QA leads, and project managers to clarify requirements and resolve testing blockers.
• Support UAT preparation, business user coordination, test execution support, defect triage calls, release readiness reviews, and go-live validation activities.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, test design reviews, defect triage meetings, daily stand-ups, release meetings, and retrospective discussions.
• Ensure quality compliance by following defined QA processes, maintaining reusable test assets, and providing accurate test progress reporting to stakeholders.
Must-Have Skills
• Hands-on experience in SAP functional testing, especially in SAP PM and SAP MM business processes.
• Strong understanding of SAP PM and MM integration points, including maintenance order material consumption, procurement of services/materials, reservations, inventory movements, and goods issue/receipt impacts.
• Experience in testing SAP integrations with middleware/API platforms, preferably MuleSoft Anypoint Platform.
• Ability to validate interface flows, payload mapping, API responses, error handling, retries, and exception scenarios with support from integration teams.
• Strong knowledge of STLC, SDLC, defect lifecycle, Agile testing practices, test planning, test execution, and test reporting.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, qTest, ALM, Azure DevOps, or ServiceNow.
• Ability to create clear test scenarios from functional requirements, user stories, configuration documents, and design specifications.
• Good working knowledge of Excel for test evidence, reporting, traceability, and reconciliation activities.
• Strong analytical skills to identify requirement gaps, integration issues, data mismatches, and process defects.
• Excellent communication skills to work with business, functional, technical, and integration teams.
Good-to-Have Skills
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori applications, SAP EAM, Work and Asset Management transformation programs, or utility industry processes.
• Basic understanding of MuleSoft Anypoint Monitoring, Runtime Manager, API Manager, queues, connectors, and integration logs.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, Swagger/OpenAPI, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of SQL queries, data validation, reconciliation, flat files, XML, JSON, IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, or web services.
• Experience in automation testing support using tools such as Selenium, UFT, Tosca, Worksoft, or equivalent is a plus.
• ISTQB, SAP, Agile/Scrum, or MuleSoft fundamentals certification is preferred but not mandatory.
Required Tools & Platforms
• SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA, SAP GUI, SAP Fiori, and relevant SAP PM/MM transactions and apps.
• MuleSoft Anypoint Platform or equivalent integration monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
• Jira, qTest, ALM, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar test/defect management tools.
• Postman, SoapUI, Swagger, or similar API testing utilities.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams for documentation, reporting, and collaboration.
Required Soft Skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills across business, QA, SAP, and integration teams.
• Detail-oriented mindset with strong ownership of test quality, test evidence, and defect closure.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced release environment.
• Good documentation discipline and ability to create clear, reusable test assets.
• Ability to work across time zones and support planned release or weekend testing windows when required.
Preferred Candidate Profile
• Has tested SAP PM/MM processes in implementation, upgrade, transformation, support, or enhancement projects.
• Has worked on integration-heavy programs involving SAP, MuleSoft, external systems, and API/interface validation.
• Can work independently with minimal supervision and proactively identify gaps in requirements, test data, and interface behavior.
• Understands enterprise release management, change control, test governance, and production validation practices.