Business Systems Analyst / UAT Lead

Summary

Visio Lending is a rental home financing company serving real estate investors. The Business Systems Analyst / UAT Lead will lead user acceptance testing for software solutions while independently managing business analysis for assigned initiatives, including requirements discovery, stakeholder facilitation, test planning, defect tracking, and release-readiness communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the planning, coordination, and execution of UAT across assigned releases and projects
• Independently lead business analysis for assigned small to moderate initiatives, from requirements discovery through implementation and validation, filling remaining capacity around UAT priorities
• Facilitate requirements workshops, discovery sessions, and cross-functional meetings with business, technology, and vendor stakeholders
• Elicit, document, and drive approval of clear, complete, and testable requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Partner with Business Systems Analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into UAT test plans and scenarios
• Develop and maintain UAT plans, entry/exit criteria, readiness checklists, and schedules
• Recruit, prepare, and guide business users who serve as UAT testers
• Maintain traceability between requirements, acceptance criteria, UAT scenarios, defects, and business validation
• Track UAT execution, defects, and resolution status, and report regularly on UAT health
• Facilitate defect triage and communication between business testers, BSAs, and engineering
• Manager UAT sign-off, approvals, and go/no-go recommendations
• Coordinate test environment and test data readiness with technical teams
• Demonstrate completed solutions to stakeholders and confirm delivered functionality meets business intent
• Maintain UAT and requirements documentation, templates, and standards, driving continuous improvement
• Contribute to agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned based on business needs

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3- 5 years of experience in a Business Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar technology delivery role
• Demonstrated experience independently leading requirements discovery and analysis for technology initiatives
• Experience facilitating requirements workshops with cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong experience translating business needs into clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria
• Experience supporting or coordinating User Acceptance Testing as part of the software development lifecycle
• Strong understanding of the SDLC and the relationship between requirements, development, testing, UAT, and implementation
• Experience working with requirements, test management, or defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail
• Strong meeting facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, priorities, and deadlines
• Ability to independently own assigned work and drive activities and decisions to resolution
• Ability to use standard office equipment, printer, scanner, copier, fax, telephone, personal computer, and other peripheral devices
• Experience in mortgage lending, financial services, or another regulated industry
• Knowledge of mortgage lending processes including origination, processing, underwriting, closing/funding, and post-closing
• Experience with DSCR or other business-purpose lending
• Experience with Loan Origination Systems or similar lending technology, including product and pricing eligibility, rules engines, workflow design, or underwriting conditions
• Experience coordinating formal UAT cycles involving multiple business stakeholders or non-technical testers
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies
• Ability to write basic SQL queries or otherwise perform data validation

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3- 5 years of experience in a Business Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar technology delivery role
• Demonstrated experience independently leading requirements discovery and analysis for technology initiatives
• Experience facilitating requirements workshops with cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong experience translating business needs into clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria
• Experience supporting or coordinating User Acceptance Testing as part of the software development lifecycle
• Strong understanding of the SDLC and the relationship between requirements, development, testing, UAT, and implementation
• Experience working with requirements, test management, or defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail
• Strong meeting facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, priorities, and deadlines
• Ability to independently own assigned work and drive activities and decisions to resolution
• Ability to use standard office equipment, printer, scanner, copier, fax, telephone, personal computer, and other peripheral devices

Nice to Haves

• Experience in mortgage lending, financial services, or another regulated industry
• Knowledge of mortgage lending processes including origination, processing, underwriting, closing/funding, and post-closing
• Experience with DSCR or other business-purpose lending
• Experience with Loan Origination Systems or similar lending technology, including product and pricing eligibility, rules engines, workflow design, or underwriting conditions
• Experience coordinating formal UAT cycles involving multiple business stakeholders or non-technical testers
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies
• Ability to write basic SQL queries or otherwise perform data validation

Benefits

• A collaborative culture
• Growth opportunities
• Flexibility with remote work options
• Recognition of individual accomplishments