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Role Overview
The Oracle EBS Test Analyst is responsible for planning, executing testing activities across Oracle E-Business Suite implementations, upgrades, and enhancements. The role ensures system quality, data integrity, and business process alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Lead for EBS enhancements and retrofit work, and guide resolution of technical and functional issues alongside the Technical/Functional Lead.
- Direct estimating for enhancements and retrofitting, and report project status to the Project Manager on time and accurately.
- Assess the infrastructure components of the Oracle environment and recommend improvements.
- Work with Oracle and MWD SMEs to define the production support plan.
- Coordinate the application and testing of bug fixes.
- Work with the Functional/Technical team to understand the functionality being enhanced and remediate CEMLI components to the technical specifications.
- Prepare and execute unit test cases to verify the correctness of developed components.
- Prepare migration scripts for impacted components and keep updated scripts in the code repository.
Core Responsibilities
1. Test Planning & Strategy
The Test Analyst develops and maintains test strategies, test plans, and test schedules in alignment with project timelines. Key activities include:
- Defining testing scope across Oracle EBS modules, including Financials, Procurement, Order Management, HRMS, Inventory, and related integrations
- Establishing clear test entry and exit criteria for each test phase
- Collaborating with business analysts and functional consultants to understand business and functional requirements
- Ensuring testing activities are aligned with overall project milestones and delivery objectives
2. Test Design & Documentation
The analyst creates and maintains detailed test artefacts, including:
- Detailed test cases, test scripts, and test data requirements derived from functional specifications and business process documentation
- Ongoing maintenance of all test artefacts within the designated test management tool
- Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) linking test cases to business and functional requirements
3. Test Execution
The analyst executes testing across multiple phases, including:
- Functional, system integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across Oracle EBS modules
- Validation of system configurations, setups, and business rules
- Verification of data integrity and end-to-end process flows across integrated modules and third-party systems
- Accurate recording of test execution results and supporting evidence within the test management tool
4. Defect Management
The analyst is responsible for the full defect lifecycle, including:
- Logging, tracking, and managing defects using a defect tracking tool with clear and reproducible steps, screenshots, and supporting evidence
- Collaborating with developers and functional consultants to prioritise and resolve defects within agreed SLAs
- Re-testing fixes to confirm defect resolution before closure
- Producing defect trend analysis to support root cause identification
5. UAT Support
The analyst provides hands-on support to business stakeholders during UAT:
- Preparing test environments and coordinating environment readiness
- Providing guidance to business users on test script execution and defect logging
- Collating sign-off documentation and managing UAT closure activities
- Acting as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure clear communication
6. Environment & Data Management
The analyst coordinates test environment and data activities, including:
- Liaising with the environment management team to ensure environments are provisioned, refreshed, and stable
- Managing the preparation and masking of test data to reflect realistic business scenarios
- Ensuring test data complies with data privacy and security requirements
7. Test Automation
Where applicable, the analyst contributes to automated testing, including:
- Developing and/or executing automated regression test scripts for repetitive or high-risk Oracle EBS workflows
- Supporting the adoption, execution, and maintenance of automation frameworks using tools such as Oracle Application Testing Suite (OATS) or similar
8. Reporting & Communication
The analyst provides clear and timely reporting throughout the testing lifecycle:
- Producing regular test status reports covering execution progress, defect status, and overall quality health
- Proactively communicating risks, issues, and blockers to the Test Manager or Project Manager
- Participating in daily stand-ups, test review sessions, defect triage meetings, and steering committee updates as required
9. Continuous Improvement
The analyst actively contributes to team and process improvement:
- Supporting the development and enhancement of testing standards, templates, and best practices
- Sharing Oracle EBS testing knowledge and functional insights to uplift team capability
- Identifying lessons learned and recommending process improvements to enhance testing efficiency and quality
Key Skills & Experience
- Hands-on experience testing Oracle EBS R12 or Cloud across one or more modules (Financials, Procurement, Order Management, HRMS, Inventory)
- Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes within Oracle EBS
- Proficiency in test management tools such as JIRA, ALM/Quality Center, or Zephyr
- Experience with defect management and root cause analysis
- Ability to write clear, structured, and traceable test cases from functional specifications
- SQL skills for data validation queries and backend verification (highly desirable)
- Familiarity with Oracle Application Testing Suite (OATS) or other automation tools (advantageous)
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
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