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Lead User Acceptance Testing Specialist

Discover
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Sept 2025
💰 $131,500/yr($77,500/yr$131,500/yr)

About the role

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do


Responsible for building and leading testing teams. Evaluates the business implications of issues to drive test plans. Ensures user acceptance test tasks and deliverables are managed and completed according to project milestones. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.


How You’ll Do It

  • Develop and execute test scenarios
  • Validate Fee Billing changes, in pre and post production environments.
  • Data analysis to improve existing processes
  • Develop and implement solutions to speed up processes through automation and modernization of tool set.
  • Ensures consistency of user acceptance testing processes. Manages test documentation, execution, and approvals within defined timeline. Ensures test compliance with standards, security, compliance requirements, and procedures.
  • Informs the business of issues and risks that may impact deliverables. Supports issue resolution development.
  • Contributes to the development of the test automation strategies.
  • Supports the development of the team and testing process improvements.

                                   
 

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics
 

  • Bachelors Business Administration and Management, Information Technology or Finance
  • 4+ years of Software QA testing management    
  • 1+ years of Project Management experience                  
  • In Lieu of Education 6+ years of Software QA testing management, project management experience            
     

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

  • Primarily move about the work environment
  • Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
  • Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
  • Ability to communicate verbally
  • Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

  • Experience with data analysis and manipulation tools desired: Snowflake, Teradata, Splunk, Python


Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Sep-07-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $77,500.00 to $131,500.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Paid Time Off

  • 401(k) Plan

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

  • Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

  • Recognition Program

  • Education Assistance

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Family Support Programs

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

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