FCC Testing / UAT Consultant - Dubai at Capitex

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

FCC Testing, UAT, QAT, Transaction Monitoring, AML/CFT, Regulatory Expectations, Analytical Skills, Documentation, Stakeholder Management, Data Quality, Defect Management, Root Cause Analysis, SAS, Test Plans, Quality Assurance, Test Execution

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Description

Job Title: FCC Testing / UAT Consultant Location: Dubai Contract Duration: 6 months Level: Senior Consultant to Assistant Manager Openings: 1 position Job Description We are seeking an experienced FCC Testing / UAT Consultant to support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) activities for Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) initiatives. The role will focus on ensuring transaction monitoring and related FCC changes meet regulatory, business, and risk management requirements prior to go-live. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and execute UAT and QAT strategies, test plans, and schedules for FCC projects. Translate business requirements, functional specifications, and regulatory expectations into detailed test scenarios and test cases. Define test entry and exit criteria, defect severity levels, and acceptance standards aligned to regulatory risk. Execute UAT and QAT for Transaction Monitoring (TM) optimisation initiatives, including: Scenario logic enhancements Threshold recalibration Customer segmentation updates Rule additions and decommissioning Validate transaction monitoring outputs, including alert generation, false-positive reduction, and risk coverage. Perform sample-based testing to confirm detection of known typologies and financial crime red flags. Validate data mapping, data quality, and data completeness across source systems and FCC platforms (e.g., SAS). Reconcile test results against expected outcomes and document supporting evidence. Support parallel runs and conduct pre- and post-implementation comparison analysis. Log, track, retest, and manage defects using agreed tools and workflows. Perform root cause analysis of defects in collaboration with IT, vendors, and FCC stakeholders. Produce clear test execution reports, defect summaries, and formal sign-off documentation. Ensure all test artefacts, evidence, and results are audit-ready and fully traceable to regulatory and business requirements. Work closely with FCC SMEs, Compliance, IT, Data teams, vendors, and PMO to align testing activities with delivery timelines. Support go-live readiness assessments and provide formal UAT sign-off recommendations. Required Knowledge & Skills Strong experience in FCC testing, UAT, and QAT, particularly for transaction monitoring initiatives. Solid understanding of AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, and regulatory expectations. Experience working with FCC platforms and data environments (e.g., SAS). Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work under tight timelines in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

The consultant will develop and execute UAT and QAT strategies for FCC projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory and business requirements. They will validate transaction monitoring outputs and manage defects throughout the testing process.