UAT Testing Specialist Banking APIs & Client Integration

About the Role

TestCrew | Quality Engineering & Software Testing is seeking a UAT Testing Specialist for banking APIs and client integration. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires 0-1 years of experience. The specialist will manage end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for banking and payment services, working directly with corporate clients and their ERP partners to ensure successful integration and readiness for production go-live.

Role Overview

This role combines business and technical testing, client integration support, defect management, and cross-functional coordination. The primary objective is to ensure a smooth and reliable client implementation experience by managing the UAT cycle from initiation to client sign-off and production handover.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End UAT Management: Lead the UAT cycle, including scope confirmation, test planning, test data preparation, execution tracking, and client sign-off. Develop, review, and execute test cases covering functional scenarios, business rules, and integration requirements. Track progress, document results, manage blockers, and ensure issue resolution before sign-off. Coordinate UAT readiness and handover to production go-live.
• Client Integration & Support: Guide corporate clients and their ERP partners through developer portal setup, including application creation, CIF/CR-UN and account list configuration, product subscriptions, and IP whitelisting. Act as the primary point of contact for UAT-related issues, reproducing failures, investigating root causes, and distinguishing client configuration issues from platform defects. Explain technical findings and testing outcomes in clear business terms to clients and stakeholders. Maintain regular communication with clients regarding testing progress, defects, dependencies, and resolution timelines.
• Defect Management & Cross-Functional Coordination: Log, document, and track defects in Jira, including reproduction steps, expected and actual results, and supporting evidence. Coordinate with B2B and Middleware (MW) teams to investigate and resolve platform-related issues. Retest fixes, perform regression testing where required, and confirm resolution with relevant stakeholders. Maintain clear records of test execution, defect status, and UAT sign-off.

Required Business and Product Knowledge

Candidates should possess working knowledge of relevant banking and payment services, including:

• Single and bulk payments
• Payroll services
• SADAD and MOI single and bulk payments
• MT statements
• Virtual accounts services
• ESAL payments
• POS settlement reports
• Thrift Saving Plan
• Payment purpose codes
• Currency and country codes
• File status codes and related client-side validation rules

Experience and Qualifications

• 0-1 years of experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end UAT cycles.
• Experience with client integration support and defect management.
• Proficiency in using Jira for defect tracking.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical findings to clients and stakeholders.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, involving direct interaction with corporate clients and internal B2B and Middleware teams.