Senior Software Test Engineer- D365 F&O

Senior Software Test Engineer - D365 F&O JD

Career Area: Technology, Digital and Data

Management Level: Individual Contributor

Role Summary

The Senior Software Testing Engineer is responsible for driving quality engineering strategy, leading automation initiatives, and ensuring high test coverage across Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) applications. This role requires strong technical expertise in automation frameworks (Leapwork, Playwright, Selenium), and the ability to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable ERP solutions.

Leadership & Strategy

• Define and implement the overall QA strategy aligning with F&O product and organizational goals.
• Mentor and guide automation engineers; ensure best practices and skills development.
• Coordinate QA activities across Finance, Supply Chain, and Project Operations modules, ensuring clarity of scope and priorities.
• Facilitate triage calls, team meetings, and cross-functional collaboration with finance and supply chain stakeholders.

Automation Framework Ownership

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Leapwork, Playwright, Selenium, and RestAssured (Java/Python preferred).
• Upgrade or optimize existing frameworks for reliability, maintainability, CI/CD compatibility, and container-based test execution.
• Enable tagging, modularization, and classification of failures to support large-scale execution across F&O modules.

Test Planning & Execution

• Prepare, review, and maintain QA artifacts (test plans, cases, regression suites, reports).
• Ensure complete test coverage—functional, integration, API, end-to-end, performance, and batch job validation.
• Oversee defect triage, prioritization, and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate environment setup, test execution, and regression cycles across Dev/UAT/Prod releases.

Performance & Reliability Oversight

• Collaborate with performance engineers to define SLAs and gather non-functional requirements.
• Monitor bottlenecks, flakiness, and integrate performance regressions into CI/CD pipelines for timely detection of issues.

Continuous Integration / DevOps Coordination

• Enable development teams with regression test suites for shift-left validation of breaking changes.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated test execution in Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Support deployments, verification cycles, and parallel release testing across ERP environments.

Reporting & Governance

• Track KPIs such as defect density, test coverage, execution reliability, and automation ROI.
• Prepare dashboards, quality reports, and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and ensure timely delivery of quality outcomes.

Technical Expertise Required

• Automation tools: Leapwork, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured, Robot Framework.
• Programming languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python.
• Frameworks: Page Object Model (POM), BDD (Cucumber).
• API testing: Postman, Swagger, RestAssured.
• CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub, Azure DevOps pipelines, release management.
• Performance tools awareness: JMeter, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, DataDog, CloudWatch.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to lead testing across multiple F&O projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile and hybrid environments.
• Ability to analyze complex issues, propose solutions, and drive continuous improvement.

Considerations for Top Candidates

• Hands-on experience with Dynamics 365 F&O modules (Finance, Supply Chain, Project Operations).
• Advanced debugging and troubleshooting skills for ERP test automation.
• Experience building automated test scripts using Leapwork and Playwright for F&O customizations, integrations, and performance benchmarks.
• Skilled in environment troubleshooting, regression cycles, and upgrade readiness validation.
• Ability to prepare clear test design documents, reusable QA templates, and developer guides for team adoption.
• Strong knowledge of batch job validation, workflow automation, and performance tuning within F&O.
• Experience with data migration testing using DMF/Data Management Framework and validation of large transactional datasets.
• Proficiency in API testing for F&O integrations (OData, REST/SOAP, AIF/DMF).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for automated regression cycles and release validation.
• Ability to conduct peer reviews of test automation scripts, enforce coding standards, and ensure compliance with Microsoft best practices.
• Skilled in preparing dashboards and test coverage reports for stakeholders, highlighting automation ROI and defect density.
• Familiarity with upgrade readiness testing, hotfix validation, and ensuring compatibility of customizations during cumulative updates.

Experience

• 10–12+ years of QA experience with at least 8+ years in an automation-focused role.
• Proven experience in enterprise-scale ERP environments, including cloud platforms and multi-app ecosystems.
• Exposure to industry domains such as manufacturing, logistics, retail, and enterprise applications.

Certifications (Preferred)

• MB-500: Finance & Operations Apps Developer.
• MB-310, MB-320, or MB330 - Dynamics 365 Certifications.
• Experience with Power Platform test automation and AI-powered Copilot Studio.

Posting Dates

July 25, 2026 - August 6, 2026

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.