Quality Business Analyst

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

📋 Description

• Assess requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical designs to determine testing necessities

• Create comprehensive test cases, test scripts, scenarios, and test data that align with project requirements

• Conduct functional, integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing across relevant VistA packages

• Confirm the removal or substitution of SSN data within workflows, user interfaces, reports, audit records, and related processes

• Ensure the correct implementation of enterprise identifiers and the expected behavior of applications

• Execute manual testing and, when applicable, automated testing

• Record software defects, unexpected behaviors, and test failures

• Monitor defects through investigation, correction, retesting, and resolution

• Work together with developers and Business Analysts to replicate issues and validate solutions

• Engage in defect triage and provide insights regarding defect severity, impact, and reproducibility

• Verify implemented functionalities against documented business, technical, privacy, and security requirements

• Assist with testing related to PII/PHI protection and relevant NIST control requirements

• Maintain traceability between project requirements, acceptance criteria, test cases, and outcomes

• Identify gaps in test coverage and suggest improvements to QA processes

• Take part in Sprint Planning, backlog refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and daily stand-up meetings

• Collaborate with the QA Lead, developers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners throughout the software development lifecycle

• Relay information on testing progress, defects, risks, and obstacles to the QA Lead and project team

• Assist in testing and software quality activities for a Department of Veterans Affairs initiative aimed at reducing SSN usage in VistA applications

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Health Informatics, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

• Over 2 years of experience in software quality assurance or software testing

• Proficiency in developing and executing software test cases and test scripts

• Experience in documenting and tracking software defects

• Background in conducting functional and regression testing in enterprise software environments

• Experience collaborating with developers and Business Analysts throughout the software development lifecycle

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory

• All selected candidates must successfully undergo a background check

• Capability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when necessary for the role

• Experience testing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other Federal healthcare applications

• Familiarity with testing VistA applications or MUMPS-based systems

• Knowledge of ADT, PCE, AICS, Record Tracking, VistA Audit Solutions, or other related VistA packages

• Understanding of PII/PHI handling requirements, HIPAA, NIST security controls, or VA privacy standards

• Experience with automated testing tools or methods

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments

• Selected candidates will be required to undergo fingerprinting at a government facility and complete a background check

• Sponsorship is not available

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

• 401k with Matching contributions

• Corporate Laptop provided

• Paid Time Off + Federal Holidays

• Opportunities for training and development

• Flexible remote work options