Workday Payroll Test Lead

Job Summary:

Senior Payroll Tester - Specific to Workday Payroll, Leave, Time, Absence.

Ensures the accuracy, compliance, and reliability of payroll processes within the

Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This role focuses on testing

Workday's Payroll and related modules (Time, Absence, HCM) to meet business

requirements and regulatory standards.

 Plan and execute end-to-end testing of Workday configurations, especially

Payroll and Timekeeping modules

 Develop and maintain test plans, cases, and scripts aligned with business

needs and Workday best practices

 Conduct multiple testing types: unit, integration, system, UAT, regression,

performance, security, and payroll-specific testing

 Identify and mitigate defects early in the development cycle, working with

developers and functional teams

 Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, validate workflows, and

ensure alignment with business objectives

 Use test management tools (e.g., JIRA, SmartSheets, DevOps, Zephyr) to

track defects, manage test cases, and generate reports.

 Support parallel testing runs to validate changes without disrupting live payroll

 Participate in Agile ceremonies and maintain QA standards, documentation,

and reporting

 Troubleshoot payroll-related issues, investigate root causes, and recommend

solutions

Requirements:

10 years experience in US payroll policies, practices including PTO, leaves, absence

and time and attendance and scheduling

3 years experience with Global payroll

3 years experience in implementing Payroll system and testing for payroll system

location: Seguin, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $45 - 60 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities:

Senior Payroll Tester - Specific to Workday Payroll, Leave, Time, Absence.

Ensures the accuracy, compliance, and reliability of payroll processes within the

Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This role focuses on testing

Workday's Payroll and related modules (Time, Absence, HCM) to meet business

requirements and regulatory standards.

 Plan and execute end-to-end testing of Workday configurations, especially

Payroll and Timekeeping modules

 Develop and maintain test plans, cases, and scripts aligned with business

needs and Workday best practices

 Conduct multiple testing types: unit, integration, system, UAT, regression,

performance, security, and payroll-specific testing

 Identify and mitigate defects early in the development cycle, working with

developers and functional teams

 Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, validate workflows, and

ensure alignment with business objectives

 Use test management tools (e.g., JIRA, SmartSheets, DevOps, Zephyr) to

track defects, manage test cases, and generate reports.

 Support parallel testing runs to validate changes without disrupting live payroll

 Participate in Agile ceremonies and maintain QA standards, documentation,

and reporting

 Troubleshoot payroll-related issues, investigate root causes, and recommend

solutions

Requirements:

10 years experience in US payroll policies, practices including PTO, leaves, absence

and time and attendance and scheduling

3 years experience with Global payroll

3 years experience in implementing Payroll system and testing for payroll system

Qualifications:

Senior Payroll Tester - Specific to Workday Payroll, Leave, Time, Absence.

Ensures the accuracy, compliance, and reliability of payroll processes within the

Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This role focuses on testing

Workday's Payroll and related modules (Time, Absence, HCM) to meet business

requirements and regulatory standards.

 Plan and execute end-to-end testing of Workday configurations, especially

Payroll and Timekeeping modules

 Develop and maintain test plans, cases, and scripts aligned with business

needs and Workday best practices

 Conduct multiple testing types: unit, integration, system, UAT, regression,

performance, security, and payroll-specific testing

 Identify and mitigate defects early in the development cycle, working with

developers and functional teams

 Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, validate workflows, and

ensure alignment with business objectives

 Use test management tools (e.g., JIRA, SmartSheets, DevOps, Zephyr) to

track defects, manage test cases, and generate reports.

 Support parallel testing runs to validate changes without disrupting live payroll

 Participate in Agile ceremonies and maintain QA standards, documentation,

and reporting

 Troubleshoot payroll-related issues, investigate root causes, and recommend

solutions

Requirements:

10 years experience in US payroll policies, practices including PTO, leaves, absence

and time and attendance and scheduling

3 years experience with Global payroll

3 years experience in implementing Payroll system and testing for payroll system

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.