Senior Lead User Acceptance Tester

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Job Description : What You'll Do

As a UAT tester, you will spend your days understanding requirements, creating and executing test cases, and ensuring systems meet business needs. You will collaborate closely with business and technical teams, review automated and manual testing results, and document any defects. Your role is essential in preventing repeat issues, improving processes, and delivering a seamless experience for end users.

Responsible for ensuring test plans cover applicable scenarios. Tracks defects in company sponsored testing software. Leads business defect resolutions. Drives requirements between the business and technology teams to eliminate post install defects. Leads efforts to turn over test cases to the regression testing team.

Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

In addition, you will :

Lead the creation of test scopes, test scenarios, and test data.

Review past issues to prevent them from happening again

Actively manage and escalate risks or issues that could impact customers.

Collaborate with the team to ensure high-quality testing coverage across all projects.

How You'll Do It

Executes and tracks test case results, opens defects, and partners with teams to resolve them. Leads test plan design and provides regular testing progress reports.

Trains, develops, and supports team members. Delivers testing communications between teams. Leads continuous improvement initiatives. Coordinates regression testing.

Participate in team discussions to share insights and suggest improvements to testing processes.

Qualifications You'll Need

Minimum Requirements

H.S. Diploma or GED

2+ years User Acceptance Testing, experience supporting related business functions or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws :

Primarily remain in a stationary position.

No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.

Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

User empathy : The ability to see and test the software from the end-user's perspective is critical for UAT.

Stakeholder communication : A UAT tester acts as a bridge between business users, developers, and project managers. Strong skills in communicating with diverse stakeholders, whether technical or non-technical-are a significant bonus.

Documentation : While basic test documentation may be a core duty, excellent skills in creating clear, thorough documentation for test plans, scripts, and results are a plus. This includes using screenshots or screencasts to make bug reports easier for developers to reproduce.

Technical and analytical skills

Basic SQL knowledge : For many UAT roles, a basic understanding of SQL for querying databases is a valuable bonus. This allows a tester to pull their own test data and verify that actions in the user interface correctly update the backend, rather than relying on developers for everything.

Basic automation knowledge : A basic understanding of Gherkin for test automation is valuable, but not required. By automating test scenarios, they can be run multiple times without the risk of manual error.

Understanding of Agile / Scrum : Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Jira

Experience with test / bug management tools : Proficiency with specific tools like Jira, Xray, or Github

Process improvement : Showing an interest in not just testing a process, but also identifying ways to improve it demonstrates proactive, strategic thinking.

Eagerness to learn : The ability and desire to learn new technologies, tools, and processes quickly and enthusiastically is a great trait for an entry-level tester in a dynamic tech environment.

Proactive ownership : Highlighting an ability to take ownership of tasks and drive issues to resolution demonstrates initiative and self-sufficiency, both prized qualities in a new hire.

Creative problem-solving : Beyond a standard testing script, a candidate who can creatively think of unexpected or "negative" test scenarios will add more value to the team.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline :

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Sep-13-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation :

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $24.81 to $34.92. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits :

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include :

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

Recognition Program

Education Assistance

Commuter Benefits

Family Support Programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com .

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover, a division of Capital One, N.A., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights) ()

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and / or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant's qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance () ).

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Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.