Senior QA​/UAT Analyst

Exempt position. Salary commensurate with experience.

Job Title:

Senior QA / UAT Analyst

Location:

Albany, NY 12033 (Hybrid)

Employment Type:

Full Time

Duration: 1 year (with potential for extension)

Start Date:

09/01/2026

Hourly Rate: W2 $ 65 - $90/hour

Final date to receive applications: 06/25/2026

We are seeking a Senior QA / UAT Analyst who will support our NYS client. The selected candidate will validate new system functionality, data migration, integrations, reporting, security/access roles, workflows, and user experience prior to go-live. This role will coordinate testing activities, support UAT cycles with business users, track defects, and help ensure production readiness for a successful implementation.

• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and testing documentation for new system functionality.
• Validate application workflows, reporting outputs, data migration results, integrations, and security/access role behavior.
• Support functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Coordinate business users through UAT cycles, collect testing feedback, document issues, and confirm acceptance criteria.
• Track, triage, retest, and report defects through resolution while supporting go-live readiness validation.

• 5+ years of software quality assurance/testing experience; developing test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and defect tracking processes.
• Experience supporting functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Experience validating application workflows, security/access roles, reporting, data migration, and integrations.
• Ability to coordinate business users through UAT cycles and production readiness validation.

• Experience with Agile delivery and testing methodologies.
• Experience testing public-sector application portals, workflow systems, funding application platforms, or grant management systems.
• Experience supporting production readiness, go-live validation, and cross-functional testing coordination.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered.

• Opportunities to lead impactful transformations in the public sector infrastructure.
• Engagement with high-profile government initiatives, supporting meaningful change.
• Professional development through exposure to innovative Agile practices and leadership collaboration.
• A collaborative environment that values ownership, initiative, and continuous learning.

Cloud and Things complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.