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Banking UAT Lead
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$50 to $60 CAD / hour · Contract
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Banking UAT Lead
Contract Term: 6 months, renewable
Work Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Hybrid (2-3 days / week on site)
We are seeking experienced UAT Lead to lead and manage User Acceptance Testing activities across complex banking initiatives. The successful candidate will develop the UAT strategy, coordinate business testing, manage stakeholders and testers, and ensure solutions meet business requirements prior to production deployment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage end-to-end UAT planning, coordination, execution, and governance.
Develop UAT strategies, test plans, schedules, entry and exit criteria, and status reporting.
Manage business testers and coordinate activities across business, technology, project, and vendor teams.
Ensure test scenarios and cases provide appropriate coverage of business requirements and end-to-end banking processes.
Lead defect triage, issue escalation, risk management, and resolution tracking.
Monitor testing progress and provide clear updates on quality, risks, and production readiness.
Support release readiness, business sign-off, go-live, and post-implementation validation.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing experience within large enterprise environments.
5+ years of experience leading UAT activities, teams, or workstreams on complex programs.
Must have managerial level experience
Experience leading and managing UAT within one or more of Canada’s Top 5 banks
Strong banking domain knowledge and understanding of end-to-end banking processes.
Experience developing UAT strategies, plans, governance, and reporting.
Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Strong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and issue-resolution skills.
Experience with testing and defect-management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or HP ALM/Quality Center.
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end UAT planning, coordination, execution, and governance for complex banking initiatives, including managing testers and coordinating business, technology, project, and vendor teams. Oversee test coverage, defect triage, risk and progress reporting, and support business sign-off, release readiness, go-live, and post-implementation validation.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of QA and UAT experience, including 5+ years leading UAT teams or workstreams and managerial-level experience, with experience at one or more of Canada’s Top 5 banks. Candidates need strong banking process knowledge, UAT strategy and governance experience, SDLC methodology knowledge, stakeholder and leadership skills, and familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or HP ALM/Quality Center.
Skills
- User Acceptance Testing
- Quality Assurance
- UAT Strategy
- Test Planning
- Test Execution
- Test Governance
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership
- Banking Domain Knowledge
- End-To-End Banking Processes
- Defect Management
- Risk Management
- SDLC
- Agile
- Waterfall
- JIRA
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Categories
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Banking
- User Acceptance Testing
- Quality Assurance
- UAT Strategy
- Test Plans
- Test Schedules
- Entry And Exit Criteria
- Test Scenarios
- Test Cases
- Test Governance
- Business Requirements
- End-To-End Banking Processes
- Defect Triage
- Issue Escalation
- Risk Management
- Release Readiness
- Business Sign-Off
- Go-Live
- SDLC
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Hybrid Delivery
- JIRA
- Azure DevOps
- HP ALM
- Quality Center