of Financial Crimes Technology Specialist II – UAT tester

Truist•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The UAT Tester – AML is responsible for validating Anti-Money Laundering systems and enhancements to ensure they meet business, regulatory, and compliance requirements. This role works closely with Product Owners, Technology, and QA teams to certify that solutions supporting transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC/CDD, and regulatory reporting are fit for purpose before production release.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and related training.
3-5 years of banking, financial industry or related experience; preferably in a branch, audit, compliance, legal or lending related capacity.
Ability to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the systems or processes that are compliance controls.
Maintain a working knowledge of procedures, policies and BSA/USA PATRIOT Act regulations and/or Fraud Prevention/Detection that govern the department.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Strong work prioritization and time management skills.
Established verbal, written, facilitation and consulting or client service skills.
Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office software and data analysis tools.
Ability to work in a high-stress, fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Nice To Haves

Solid experience in UAT or business-focused testing (not just system QA).
Proficiency in test management and defect tracking tools (Rally).
Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models.
Strong analytical skills to translate complex AML requirements into test scenarios.
Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to articulate regulatory and business impact of defects.
Strong understanding of AML concepts, typologies, and regulatory expectations.
Hands-on UAT experience with AML systems such as: transaction monitoring platforms, sanctions screening tools and case management systems.
Familiarity with alerts, thresholds, rules logic, and risk scoring.
Exposure to data validation, SQL, or report reconciliation.
Experience with model changes, tuning, or rule optimization testing.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and regulatory change documents related to AML systems.
Design, develop, and execute UAT test plans, scenarios, and test cases for AML use cases.
Validate end-to-end AML workflows across systems, including upstream and downstream integrations.
Perform positive, negative, boundary, and exception testing aligned with AML risk scenarios.
Test AML functionalities including but not limited to: Transaction Monitoring (rules, scenarios, alerts), Sanctions Screening (name screening, list updates, false positive reduction), KYC / CDD / EDD, Customer Risk Rating, Regulatory reporting (SAR/STR, CTR, etc.).
Ensure compliance with global regulations (e.g., BSA/AML, OFAC, FATF, local regulatory requirements).
Identify, document, and track defects with clear business impact and regulatory risk articulation.
Collaborate with development and QA teams to triage, prioritize, and retest fixes.
Provide UAT status, metrics, and go/no-go recommendations for release decisions.
Partner closely with AML Operations, Compliance Officers, Product Owners, and Technology teams.
Support business users during UAT cycles and coordinate User Sign-Off (USO).
Participate in sprint reviews, backlog grooming, and release planning as a UAT SME.
Define and manage UAT test data aligned to AML typologies and scenarios.
Coordinate environment readiness and validate configuration changes.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability
Accidental death and dismemberment
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401k plan
No less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment
10 sick days (also prorated)
Paid holidays
Defined benefit pension plan (depending on the position and division)
Restricted stock units (depending on the position and division)
Deferred compensation plan (depending on the position and division)