Business Systems Analyst – UAT Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +11 more states.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the planning, coordination, and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for designated releases and projects.

• Lead business analysis initiatives independently for small to moderate projects, from the discovery of requirements through to implementation and validation.

• Conduct requirements workshops, discovery sessions, and cross-functional meetings with business, technology, and vendor stakeholders.

• Elicit, document, and obtain approval for clear, comprehensive, and testable requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

• Convert requirements into UAT test plans and scenarios.

• Create and sustain UAT plans, entry/exit criteria, readiness checklists, and schedules.

• Recruit, prepare, and mentor business users who will act as UAT testers.

• Ensure traceability between requirements, acceptance criteria, UAT scenarios, defects, and business validation.

• Monitor UAT execution, defects, and resolution status, providing reports on UAT health.

• Facilitate defect triage and communication between business testers, Business Systems Analysts (BSAs), and engineering teams.

• Oversee UAT sign-offs, approvals, and provide go/no-go recommendations.

• Organize test environment and test data readiness in collaboration with technical teams.

• Present completed solutions to stakeholders and verify that functionality aligns with business objectives.

• Maintain UAT and requirements documentation, templates, and standards while promoting continuous improvement.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives.

• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned according to business needs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 3–5 years of experience in roles such as Business Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar technology delivery positions.

• Proven experience independently leading requirements discovery and analysis for technology projects.

• Experience in facilitating requirements workshops with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Skilled in translating business needs into clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria.

• Background in supporting or coordinating User Acceptance Testing within the software development lifecycle.

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the interplay between requirements, development, testing, UAT, and implementation.

• Familiarity with requirements, test management, or defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or TestRail.

• Excellent meeting facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

• Capable of managing multiple concurrent initiatives, priorities, and deadlines.

• Ability to independently own assigned tasks and drive activities and decisions to resolution.

• Proficient in using standard office equipment and computer peripherals.

• Preferred: experience in mortgage lending, financial services, or another regulated sector.

• Preferred: understanding of mortgage lending processes including origination, processing, underwriting, closing/funding, and post-closing.

• Preferred: experience with Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) or other business-purpose lending.

• Preferred: familiarity with Loan Origination Systems or similar lending technology, including product and pricing eligibility, rules engines, workflow design, or underwriting conditions.

• Preferred: experience coordinating formal UAT cycles involving multiple business stakeholders or non-technical testers.

• Preferred: knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.

• Preferred: ability to write basic SQL queries or perform data validation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Collaborative culture.

• Growth opportunities.

• Flexibility with remote work options.