User Acceptance Testing Analyst

BRMi•Vienna, VA

3d•$85,000 - $104,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BRMi is seeking an experienced User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Analyst to support system enhancements, software releases, issue resolution, and business initiatives within a Fraud Systems team. The role ensures business requirements are met and system changes function as expected before production implementation. The analyst uses a blended testing approach combining hands-on manual testing with automation-assisted testing, including developing test cases, preparing test accounts and data, reviewing automated testing evidence, validating business outcomes, and documenting results. The position is a six-month contract with a hybrid work arrangement at the organization’s headquarters in Vienna, Virginia. An in-person interview is required. This is a W2-only opportunity, and BRMi will not sponsor applicants for work visas. The stated salary range is $85,000–$104,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
5–10 years of experience in user acceptance testing, quality assurance, business validation, or a related software testing discipline.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing comprehensive UAT plans, test cases, test scripts, and testing scenarios.
Strong hands-on experience with functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Experience analyzing business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria and translating them into detailed test scenarios.
Experience creating, configuring, conditioning, and maintaining test accounts and test data, including establishing required account states, attributes, prerequisites, and business conditions.
Experience troubleshooting test-account and test-data issues.
Ability to develop structured, repeatable, reusable, automation-ready test cases with defined steps, expected results, validation checkpoints, and evidence requirements.
Understanding of automated testing concepts and blended manual and automation-assisted UAT processes.
Ability to review screenshots, logs, and other automated testing evidence, validate business outcomes, and distinguish successful automated execution from successful business validation.
Ability to identify scenarios suitable for automation and those requiring manual testing or human judgment, and to perform additional validation when evidence is incomplete or inconclusive.
Experience documenting software defects, testing risks, execution results, and supporting evidence.
Experience using test management and defect tracking tools.
Experience maintaining traceability among requirements, test cases, testing evidence, and identified defects.
Experience working in Agile and project-based environments supporting multiple concurrent initiatives.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent attention to detail and commitment to software quality.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate testing status, risks, defects, and recommendations clearly.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet established deadlines.
Strong collaboration skills with business stakeholders, technical teams, developers, and automation resources.
Ability to identify and challenge unclear requirements, insufficient test coverage, or inadequate testing evidence.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting fraud prevention, fraud operations, or risk management initiatives.
Experience supporting complex system implementations, integrations, and production releases.
Experience with automation-assisted testing tools, automated testing frameworks, or test automation processes.
Experience developing reusable regression testing assets and automation-ready test cases.
Knowledge of risk-based testing methodologies and test-case design best practices.
Experience supporting compliance, governance, audit evidence, and testing documentation requirements.
Experience mentoring team members on UAT best practices, test-case development, test-account preparation, and testing quality.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain UAT plans, test cases, test scripts, and supporting testing documentation.
Review business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to ensure appropriate test coverage.
Develop detailed, repeatable test cases with defined preconditions, test data, account requirements, expected results, and validation checkpoints.
Create, configure, maintain, and validate test accounts and test data; troubleshoot issues that could prevent successful testing.
Perform manual functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end UAT.
Test system enhancements, software releases, defect resolutions, and business initiatives.
Develop reusable test cases and testing assets that support future automated execution.
Review screenshots, test logs, and other evidence from automation-assisted testing and validate results against business requirements and expected outcomes.
Determine final test results, including Pass, Fail, Blocked, or Requires Additional Validation; perform additional manual testing when automated results or evidence are incomplete or inconclusive.
Identify, document, track, retest, and validate software defects and system issues.
Maintain traceability among business requirements, test cases, test data, execution results, supporting evidence, and defects.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, automation engineers, and project teams throughout the testing lifecycle.
Support release readiness assessments, defect triage, and post-implementation validation.
Maintain testing documentation and evidence in accordance with governance, compliance, and audit requirements.
Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, execution efficiency, repeatability, and automation readiness; collaborate with automation teams to improve testing processes, evidence capture, reliability, and coverage.
Identify scenarios appropriate for automation and those requiring manual execution or human judgment.
Communicate testing progress, risks, defects, blockers, and recommendations to project stakeholders.
Support continuous improvement of UAT processes, test-case development, and testing quality standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.