UAT Specialist: Drive Software Quality Onsite Columbus

Korn Ferry; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry in Columbus, OH is seeking a UAT Specialist on a 7-month contract to support a Testing Center of Excellence. You will perform functional and regression testing across development, release, and production-readiness cycles onsite five days a week.

You will develop test scenarios, execute tests, document defects, and collaborate with Operations to ensure timely defect resolution. Strong communication and multitasking are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with user acceptance, functional, and regression testing of business applications and processes.
• Hands-on experience developing test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts, including qTest and test-data preparation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with defect reporting.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple testing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Java, Selenium, or UDF automation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional and regression UAT for application releases.
• Develop and maintain UAT test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts in qTest.
• Prepare test data and conduct parallel testing to validate new-system results against existing systems.
• Identify, analyze, document, and communicate defects, testing results, risks, and progress.
• Partner with Operations teams to support software quality and timely defect resolution.
• Maintain testing documentation and assist with monthly and quarterly testing reports.
• Support testing across multiple applications and releases while meeting established deadlines.

Skills

UAT testing

qTest

Test data prep

Defect analysis

Communication

Time management

Automation basics

Tools

qTest

Job description

Korn Ferry in Columbus, OH is seeking a UAT Specialist on a 7-month contract to support a Testing Center of Excellence. You will perform functional and regression testing across development, release, and production-readiness cycles onsite five days a week.

You will develop test scenarios, execute tests, document defects, and collaborate with Operations to ensure timely defect resolution. Strong communication and multitasking are essential.