Risk UAT Analyst – Associate

JPMorganChase•Wilmington, NC

About The Position

As a CCB Risk Execution UAT Associate, you will support testing and implementation of business-critical strategies and strategic deliveries. You will shape the UAT approach, execute end-to-end business scenarios, and help drive evidence-based sign-off decisions. You will ensure testing artifacts are complete, current, and audit-ready while proactively managing dependencies, risks, assumptions, and stakeholder expectations. You will also contribute to improved testing practices through governance, operational discipline, and productivity tools, including AI-assisted test design and automation where applicable. You will partner with product, technology, and controls teams to remove blockers and accelerate delivery. The role focuses on translating business intent into reliable UAT outcomes, communicating testing progress and risks, and continuously improving testing and reporting practices. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; employment-based immigration sponsorship and assistance with other immigration sponsorship or benefits, including OPT or CPT, are not provided.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or comparable practical experience.
At least 1 year of hands-on manual testing experience, including creating test approaches, test plans, test scenarios, and detailed test scripts.
Experience translating business requirements into testable scenarios and measurable acceptance criteria.
Ability to execute end-to-end UAT business scenarios and document results with high-quality evidence and clear defect details.
Strong experience using JIRA to create, manage, and track tasks and defects through defined workflows and end-to-end process flows.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, along with strong documentation discipline.
Experience using Confluence and test management tools such as qTest or similar to manage artifacts, traceability, and sign-offs.
Ability to write and execute SQL queries for test validation and data analysis.
Working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies and how testing integrates across the SDLC.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing and editing executive-level updates.
Strong organizational and project management skills, including managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.
Authorization to work in the United States; the employer does not provide immigration sponsorship or assistance with immigration sponsorship or benefits, including OPT or CPT.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting UAT within Risk, Controls, or other regulated environments requiring governance and evidence-based sign-offs.
Experience leading defect triage discussions and driving resolution across business and technology teams.
Experience building or contributing to automation solutions, such as frameworks, reusable components, or regression suites, to improve test efficiency.
Familiarity with CI/CD integrations and techniques such as intelligent test selection and automation stability practices.
Use of innovation tools, including AI/GenAI productivity tools, workflow automation, low-code/no-code solutions, or analytics dashboards, to improve UAT planning, execution, reporting, or defect management.
Experience reconciling results across multiple test cycles, environments, or tester groups and driving consistent outcomes.
Comfort working in fast-paced delivery environments with high visibility, ambiguity, and shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

Support UAT planning and execution for business-critical initiatives, ensuring readiness, coverage, and timely delivery.
Validate business requirements by confirming intent, identifying gaps, and translating needs into testable scenarios and acceptance criteria.
Develop UAT approaches and detailed test plans, including dependencies, risks, assumptions, and entry and exit criteria.
Design clear, traceable UAT scenarios and scripts aligned to end-to-end process flows and business outcomes.
Execute business scenarios in UAT environments and capture results with clear evidence and detailed defect documentation.
Document defects and testing outcomes in JIRA, including prioritization, reproducibility, triage, and lifecycle management through closure.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to clarify questions, remove blockers, and resolve issues affecting testing milestones.
Provide regular stakeholder and leadership updates on progress, risks, coverage, and decisions needed.
Maintain current testing artifacts, including plans, scripts, traceability, execution evidence, and sign-offs, in approved repositories and tools.
Reconcile outcomes across test cycles and participant groups, investigating discrepancies and managing retest requirements.
Improve UAT efficiency and effectiveness through process enhancements and AI-assisted test design, accelerators, dashboards, and workflow automation.