Business Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to collect, analyze, refine, and document both business and functional requirements.

• Convert business needs and epics into features, user stories, business rules, and acceptance criteria.

• Create and implement test plans, test cases, and validation procedures.

• Conduct functional, regression, data validation, usability, and accessibility (508) testing across applications and data systems.

• Identify, document, track, and assist in resolving defects and issues.

• Validate the implemented functionality against acceptance criteria and business expectations prior to release.

• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including coordination with stakeholders, documentation of results, and tracking issues until resolution.

• Analyze current processes and workflows to discover opportunities for operational improvement, automation, and increased efficiency.

• Assist with testing and validation efforts related to cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

• Generate process flows, requirements documentation, test artifacts, gap analyses, and recommendations.

• Convey requirements, testing outcomes, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and over 4 years of total experience.

• More than 3 years of experience in supporting business analysis, testing, and quality assurance activities in a federal environment.

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.

• Proven experience in gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and functional requirements.

• Background in developing and executing test plans, test cases, and managing defect tracking activities.

• Experience in supporting Agile software development teams and working within Agile methodologies.

• Familiarity with JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools.

• Experience in performing functional, regression, data validation, and accessibility (508) testing.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

• Capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to produce clear, concise documentation and present recommendations to stakeholders.

• Preferred: experience in supporting cloud-based application or data modernization initiatives.

• Preferred: experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

• Preferred: knowledge of Selenium, Postman, or similar test automation tools.

• Preferred: experience in documenting current-state and future-state workflows and conducting gap analyses.

• Preferred: understanding of DevSecOps concepts and CI/CD practices.

• Preferred: local to the Washington, DC metro area.

• Availability for 40 hours of work per week.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work week to manage your priorities at work and home.

• 401K plan with company matching.

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.

• Internal mobility team committed to helping you take charge of your career.

• Opportunities for professional growth including funding for education and certifications.

• Access to cutting-edge technology for learning and development.

• Paid vacation and holidays.

• Options for medical plans, some with Health Savings Accounts.

• Choices for dental plans.

• Options for vision plans.

• Ability to contribute to the 401(k) plan both pre- and post-tax within IRS annual limits.

• A variety of paid time off plans, which include vacation, sick time, personal days, holidays, paid parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave.

• Typically, 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness.

• Additional 10 paid holidays each year.

• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave available in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Personal accident insurance.

• Critical illness insurance coverage.

• Business travel and accident insurance.