SAP Validation Lead

Cognizant

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Location
Foster City, CA
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$81,000–$130,000 / yr
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11 days ago
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · SAP Validation Lead

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The SAP Validation Lead will lead Computer System Validation activities for SAP S/4HANA programs within a regulated GxP environment. This role involves governing validation strategies, performing risk-based assessments, and overseeing the validation lifecycle from requirements through release approval. Key responsibilities include managing defect lifecycles, ensuring data integrity, maintaining requirements traceability, and supporting audit readiness. The successful candidate will utilize expertise in SAP S/4HANA, SAP RISE, and Clean Core methodology to manage complex integrations and data migrations. Required technical skills include proficiency in Test Management (ALM), Document and Change Management systems like Veeva, and experience with SAP OTC, STS, PTD, and RTR business processes. This position ensures that enterprise-wide business transformation initiatives comply with corporate quality standards and regulatory requirements through rigorous validation oversight.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA Computer System Validation CSV GxP SAP RISE Clean Core Veeva Test Management Defect Management Data Migration ALM Change Management Risk-Based Validation OTC STS PTD RTR Agile

What you'll do

  • Define and maintain the enterprise SAP S/4HANA validation strategy and governance framework.
  • Lead risk-based validation assessments for projects, enhancements, releases, interfaces, and data migrations.
  • Govern the validation lifecycle execution from initial requirements through final release approval.
  • Drive standardization of validation methodologies across all SAP functional streams and integrated systems.
  • Manage the defect lifecycle, including logging, triage, root cause analysis, and risk escalation.
  • Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability and ensure all validation evidence meets GxP compliance.
  • Provide release readiness recommendations and formal validation sign-off for SAP transformation programs.
  • Support audit and inspection readiness activities for the SAP environment.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
  • 12+ years of overall experience including 8+ years of Computer System Validation (CSV) experience.
  • 5+ years of experience leading end-to-end validation programs for ERP platforms.
  • Strong experience supporting regulated GxP environments and applying risk-based validation methodologies.
  • Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA implementations, upgrades, and releases.
  • Experience with SAP RISE and Clean Core methodology and framework.
  • SME level understanding of Test Management (ALM) and Document and Change Management systems (Veeva).
  • Experience managing SAP OTC, STS, PTD, and RTR end-to-end business processes validation and data migration qualification.

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