Lead User Acceptance Tester

Overview

What You’ll Be Doing

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.

Who We Are

Cadmus provides government, commercial, and other private organizations worldwide with technology-empowered advisory and implementation services. We help our clients achieve their goals and drive lasting, impactful change by leveraging transformative digital solutions and unparalleled expertise across domains.At Cadmus, we look for team players and problem solvers who are driven to use their unique perspectives and intellectual curiosity to help deliver breakthrough solutions that achieve transformative goals. As a member of our team, you'll collaborate with leading experts to support our clients across the globe. We offer competitive compensation, outstanding health care and retirement benefits, a vibrant and collaborative work environment, and ample opportunities for professional growth. Join Cadmus. Together, we are strengthening society and the natural world. For more information, visit cadmusgroup.com.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Support parallel testing across multiple development teams

Qualifications

• 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

Additional Information

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States as a U.S Perm Resident or U.S. Citizen.

Based on eligibility and job status, Cadmus offers an excellent benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision, company paid disability and life insurance, 401(k) program, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, voluntary time off (VTO), tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance program, other optional benefits and various bonus programs.

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $84,000. The actual salary will be determined by several factors, including relevant work experience, education, skills, and market competitiveness.

We value the critical role safety and health protocols contribute to everyone’s success at Cadmus and work together to align and comply with all federal, state, and local safety and health mandates to ensure a safe and valuable work environment.

Cadmus is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination. Cadmus is committed to providing a respectful workplace where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, military and veteran status, physical and mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Learn more about Cadmus by visiting our website at: cadmusgroup.com