IT Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Lead test strategy, planning, and execution for functional and automated testing across global supply chain projects (ERP, WMS, TMS, planning tools, quality management).
• Translate business requirements into functional test scenarios and automated test scripts; ensure traceability to requirements.
• Develop and maintain a robust automation framework (UI, API, data validation, integration points) aligned with Mattel’s technology landscape.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define acceptance criteria, UAT scope, and business process validation.
• Balance hands-on execution (designing and running tests) with leadership responsibilities (mentoring, coordinating testers, managing offshore/onsite resources).
• Collaborate with environment and data teams to ensure test readiness: appropriate environments, data sets, and automation pipelines.
• Manage defect lifecycle: logging, prioritization, root cause analysis, retesting, and closure.
• Drive continuous integration / continuous testing practices, working closely with DevOps and release teams.
• Provide reporting on test execution, automation coverage, defects, and readiness metrics to leadership.
• Promote best practices in test automation: code reusability, modularization, maintainability, and performance validation.
• Ensure compliance with audit, controls, and regulatory requirements relevant to manufacturing and toy safety.