Prateek Acharya
SAP AUTOMATION (TOSCA) & FUNCTIONAL TESTING LEAD
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A result-oriented Senior Consultant with 14+ years of experience in SAP Quality Assurance across global programs, including 7 years specializing in Tricentis Tosca–based automation, with expertise in Supply Chain Management and Logistics (Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Pharma). Proven in defining and executing enterprise-wide test strategy, planning & estimation, test design, regression automation, defect management, and reporting for SAP ERP and S/4HANA initiatives. Strong collaborator in central test management environments, standardizing best practices and driving risk-based coverage and release quality.
Proficient in requirement gathering, automation tool deployment, and process validation. Recognized for standardizing best practices, optimizing processes, leading global teams, and delivering value in agile environments.
Experience
TOSCA Automation Consultant - EY GDS (TECH CONSULTING- SAP)
(2023-01)
- Led PSCM automation testing by developing test strategies, implementing Tosca frameworks, and managing manual and DeX task execution, oversaw test planning and execution across the team.
- Drive functional and non-functional testing initiatives; standardize entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and KPIs for executive reporting.
- Maintained test assets including Testcase Design, Test Data sheets, Execution Lists, and Defect Checklists in Azure ADO. Provided regular progress updates to stakeholders and authored business process documentation, delivered demos using Tosca's Exploratory Testing feature.
- Acted as Tosca Architect / Technical Consultant, handling configuration and upgrades of Tricentis Tosca server and client components from version 14.2 through 2023.2.
- Mentored new hires on SAP automation accelerators and solution options for S/4HANA migrations and rollouts.
Value Chain Project Manager - EY GDS (TECH CONSULTING- SAP)
(2021-01 - 2023-12)
- Accountable for OTC and S2P streams; aligned GA, solution, and delivery teams across project phases.
- Led daily stand-ups and weekly status reviews; managed escalations and implemented recurrence prevention measures. Bridged communication gaps and improved project tracking and delivery.
SAP Functional Test Lead - BOEING INDIA PVT LTD.
(2018-01 - 2021-12)
- Played Test lead role for PTP and OPS Sustainment Board, managing onsite and SI teams for both Functional & Automation Testing activities.
- Managed requirements in SAP Solution Manager (work packages/items); Owned QA tasks - E2E test execution plans, test scenarios, test result documents, and approvals; maintained defects logs and traceability in ALM 12.55 and QA tasks in Jira with stakeholder reporting.
- Performed SD–EWM and MM–EWM validations; authored end-to-end business process documents and delivered product demos to POs and BSAs.
- Collaborated with onsite & automation teams and worked on EDI, output and form validation (pick labels, ship labels, delivery packing list, commercial invoices, billed invoices) and on SAP Archiving assignments.
Senior Test Analyst / SAP Test Automation Engineer - WIPRO LTD.
(2017-01 - 2018-12)
- Developed and executed automation scripts on TOSCA; managed Jira and ALM defect tracking.
- Prepared test execution plans, query logs, test scenarios and scripts from FSD; tracked defects in Jira and ALM.
- Facilitated daily stand-ups and weekly status meetings, managed escalations, and implemented measures to prevent recurrence of issues.
- Prepared detailed documentation for test execution and business users.
SAP Test Analyst - TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.
(2012-01 - 2017-12)
- Developed test approach documents, execution plans, RAID and query logs, test fact sheets; managed defect checklists and progress reports and facilitated regular client review meetings.
- Executed role-based security testing across Deliver, Finance, Make, Plan, QM, and Source; designed and performed interface and functional tests using APRISO FlexNet, validated PP integrations and EWM, tested master data and sales processes including pricing, free goods, material determination, listing/exclusion, and third-party orders, configured shipping point determination, validated credit management, authored and uploaded test scripts in HP ALM and HP QC, documented results in SAP Solution M
- Executed SAP OTC, P2P, and TM/3 wave projects for pharma, aerospace, and retail clients.
- Coordinated onsite/offshore teams for Technical Acceptance, Business Simulation, Integration, Security, and System Testing
Education
Bachelor's Degree - ITER College, SOA University (2008-01 - 2012-12) Bhubaneswar edX Micro-Masters - Supply Chain Management - MITx