UAT Tester

Employment Type

Contract

Experience

5 years

Salary

R350 to R500

Job Published

21 July 2026

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PBT Group is seeking an experienced User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Tester to join a dynamic delivery team in Cape Town on a contract basis.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented testing professional who enjoys working closely with business stakeholders to ensure technology solutions meet business requirements before deployment. You will play a key role in planning, coordinating and executing User Acceptance Testing across multiple projects, ensuring high-quality system delivery and an excellent end-user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across multiple initiatives.

• Review business and functional requirements to ensure complete test coverage.

• Develop and maintain UAT test scenarios, test cases and test scripts.

• Execute end-to-end business process testing and validate system functionality.

• Identify, log and track defects through to resolution.

• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Developers, QA teams and business stakeholders throughout the testing lifecycle.

• Facilitate defect triage sessions and assist with prioritisation of issues.

• Validate defect fixes and perform regression testing where required.

• Support business users during UAT cycles and provide guidance throughout the testing process.

• Ensure testing evidence and documentation are maintained in accordance with governance standards.

• Provide regular progress updates and testing status reports to project stakeholders.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes and best practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Analysis or a related field.

• Minimum 4–6 years' experience in Software Testing or User Acceptance Testing.

• Proven experience delivering UAT within enterprise environments.

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

• Experience working within Agile and/or Waterfall delivery environments.

• Financial Services, Retail or Enterprise Systems experience will be advantageous.

Technical Skills

Essential

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Test Planning

• Test Case Design

• Test Execution

• Defect Management

• Regression Testing

• Business Process Validation

• SQL (basic querying and data validation)

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Jira or Azure DevOps

Advantageous

• API Testing

• Data Validation

• ETL Testing

• Power BI validation

• Confluence

• Test Management Tools (e.g. Zephyr, Xray, ALM)

• Experience testing data migration or data warehouse projects

Key Competencies

We're looking for someone who:

• Has exceptional attention to detail.

• Builds strong relationships with business stakeholders.

• Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Thinks analytically and enjoys solving problems.

• Takes ownership and accountability for quality.

• Works effectively under pressure and manages multiple priorities.

• Demonstrates strong planning and organisational skills.

• Thrives in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

What You'll Bring

• A passion for delivering high-quality solutions that meet business expectations.

• Strong business process understanding and the ability to think from an end-user perspective.

• Confidence in facilitating UAT sessions with business stakeholders.

• The ability to identify risks early and proactively drive defect resolution.

• A quality-first mindset with excellent documentation skills.

• In order to comply with the POPI Act, for future career opportunities, we require your permission to maintain your personal details on our database. By completing and returning this form you give PBT your consent

• If you have not received any feedback after 2 weeks, please consider you application as unsuccessful.

Skills

Regression TestingSQLTest CasesTest PlansUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Industries

Financial Services