OA Automation/UAT Tester

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions seeks an experienced QA Automation & UAT Tester in Charlotte, NC to support a large-scale testing transformation in Commercial Banking. The role blends hands-on test automation with UAT, validation, execution, and defect management across banking apps.

Responsibilities include designing automated scripts, converting manual tests, performing comprehensive UAT, and collaborating with stakeholders to validate functionality. Strong Hogan banking experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience converting manual testing processes into automated solutions.
• Hands-on UAT experience within Commercial Banking.
• Strong QA methodologies, test planning, execution, and defect reporting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Convert manual test cases into automated solutions.
• Perform comprehensive UAT testing including planning, test-case development, execution, and defect tracking.
• Translate requirements into manual and automated test scenarios.
• Execute end-to-end testing across multiple banking applications.

Skills

QA Automation

UAT Testing

Test planning

Defect management

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Tricentis Tosca

HyperExecute

ALM Octane

Automated test-script development

End-to-end testing

Job description

QA Automation & UAT Tester – Commercial Banking

Charlotte, NC

We are seeking an experienced QA Automation & UAT Tester to support a large-scale testing transformation initiative within Commercial Banking. This position requires a strong combination of hands-on test automation and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) experience.

This is not a pure Automation Engineer position. The ideal candidate will be capable of developing automated testing solutions while also performing hands-on UAT, business validation, test execution, and defect management across complex banking applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Convert existing manual test cases and testing processes into automated solutions.
• Perform comprehensive UAT testing, including planning, test-case development, execution, validation, and defect tracking.
• Analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into manual and automated test scenarios.
• Execute end-to-end testing across multiple banking applications and platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders to validate requirements and confirm expected application behavior.
• Document test plans, test scenarios, test cases, defects, results, and supporting evidence.
• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, including identification, documentation, retesting, and closure.
• Collaborate with development, QA, product, and business teams to ensure successful releases.
• Identify opportunities to increase automation coverage and reduce manual testing efforts.
• Support testing throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Contribute to the organization's broader testing modernization and transformation strategy.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA, software testing, or related experience.
• 3–4+ years of hands-on UAT experience within Commercial Banking
• 4+ years of hands-on test automation experience
• Demonstrated experience converting manual testing processes into automated solutions.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, test planning, test execution, defect management, and test reporting.
• Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience analyzing business requirements and developing appropriate test cases.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams.

Required Technical Skills

Candidates should have experience with:

• Selenium
• Playwright
• Tricentis Tosca
• HyperExecute
• ALM Octane
• Automated test-script development
• UAT and business validation
• Manual and automated testing
• Defect management and reporting
• End-to-end/application testing

Banking Experience – Critical Requirement

• Strong Commercial Banking testing experience.
• Hogan system knowledge and hands-on Hogan testing experience are required.
• Ability to understand banking workflows and validate functionality from both technical and business perspectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• ATM application testing experience.
• Experience supporting banking technology transformation or modernization programs.
• Experience transitioning organizations from heavily manual testing toward increased automation.