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# Lead User Acceptance Tester

- **Company:** Cadmus
- **Location:** San Juan County, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $84,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Agile Methodology, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Data Validation, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regression Testing, Standard Sql, SAS (Software), Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Test Case, Strategies of Testing, Workflow Management Systems, Data Logging, Hp Alm, Backend
- **Published:** July 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gf4hcs

## About the Role

+ BA/BS and 5+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or UAT, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role

 + Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies

 + Familiarity with defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, ALM, or similar)

 + Familiarity with test management tools (e.g., HP ALM, Zephyr)

 + Basic SQL or data validation skills for backend checks

 + Understanding of business workflows and end-to-end processes

 + Experience testing automation, workflow orchestration and digitized field processes

 + Experience operating in Agile development methodologies

Preferred Qualifications:

 + Telecom build-cycle knowledge (wireless and wireline) and digital transformation initiatives

 + High level understanding of SAS, IS BUS-System Integration

## Description

This Lead User Acceptance Tester is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing end-to-end UAT activities to validate business processes and system functionality before production deployment. They act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, development teams, and QA teams to ensure quality and readiness. They manage the lifecycle of defects found during the UAT phase with continuous testing and validation of automation. They partner with Agile development teams, supporting both sprint-based validation and formal release readiness.

The Lead User Acceptance Tester will drive end-to-end user acceptance testing for a complex, enterprise-scale program. This role will serve as the onshore point of leadership, working closely with stakeholders while managing and coordinating an offshore testing team. They will be responsible for overseeing test strategy execution, including test case design, defect management, and validation of system capabilities to ensure alignment with business requirements., + Develop and maintain UAT strategy and test plans

 + Define business use-case-based test scenarios and cases

 + Coordinate UAT execution across multiple workstreams

 + Manage defect lifecycle: logging, tracking, retesting, and closure

 + Facilitate defect triage and status meetings

 + Provide regular status updates to stakeholders

 + Collaborate with partner teams for integrated testing

 + Ensure compliance with timelines and quality standards

 + Validate automated workflows, digitized site processes and system integrations

 + Support sprint-level testing, regression testing (not only end of cycle UAT support)

 + Partner with Business Analysts to ensure user stories and acceptance criteria are testable and validated


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