Business Analyst

Conviso Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Conviso Inc. seeks a seasoned BA/QA lead to partner with the Project Manager on a federal project. You will coordinate BA and QA workstreams, ensure deliverables align with scope, schedule, and federal requirements, and act as a hands-on functional lead driving execution.

This role demands strong leadership across teams, proactive risk identification, and clear escalation. You will oversee test planning, requirements validation, traceability, and UAT support while maintaining accountability and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Business Analysis and/or Quality Assurance on IT projects.
• Federal/government project experience required.
• Proven experience leading or coordinating BA and/or QA teams.
• Strong experience acting as PM support or delivery lead (PM right-hand).
• Hands-on experience with QA processes (test planning, execution, defect management).
• Expertise in requirements analysis, validation, and traceability.
• Experience with status reporting, metrics, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience working in Agile and/or hybrid SDLC environments.
• Proficiency with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the PM’s delegate and proxy for BA/QA workstream execution.
• Act as the central point of coordination across BA and QA teams.
• Track progress, risks, dependencies, and issues; provide clear, timely escalation.
• Support project planning, status reporting, dashboards, and documentation.
• Ensure deliverables align with scope, timeline, and federal compliance requirements.
• Coordinate a team of Business Analysts, ensuring consistency and quality of deliverables.
• Review and approve requirements, user stories, process flows, and documentation artifacts.
• Ensure requirements are complete, testable, and traceable.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions and resolve gaps or ambiguities in requirements.
• Drive alignment between business needs and technical execution.
• Oversee QA activities including test strategy, planning, and execution oversight.
• Review and validate test cases, defect logs, and test coverage.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability from requirements through testing and release.
• Support and coordinate UAT activities and enforce quality gates.
• Provide hands-on support in QA efforts as needed.
• Coordinate and manage BA and QA workloads, priorities, and deliverables.
• Ensure teams are meeting expectations, timelines, and quality standards.
• Identify gaps in performance, process, or delivery and drive resolution.
• Promote best practices across documentation, testing, and delivery governance.
• Foster strong collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Skills

PM support

BA leadership

QA leadership

Agile / Hybrid SDLC

Requirements analysis

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Delivery coordination

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Clearance Requirement:

Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Position Overview

We are seeking a BA/QA to serve as the right hand to the Project Manager, acting as their eyes and ears across Business Analysis and Quality Assurance workstreams within a federal project environment.

This role is responsible for coordinating BA and QA teams, ensuring deliverables meet expectations, and maintaining alignment with project scope, schedule, and quality standards. The ideal candidate is a hands-on functional lead who can drive execution, enforce accountability, and proactively identify and escalation risks while supporting overall project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Project Oversight & PM Support

• Serve as the PM’s delegate and proxy for BA/QA workstream execution
• Act as the central point of coordination across BA and QA teams
• Track progress, risks, dependencies, and issues; provide clear, timely escalation
• Support project planning, status reporting, dashboards, and documentation
• Ensure deliverables align with scope, timeline, and federal compliance requirements

Business Analysis Leadership

• Coordinate a team of Business Analysts, ensuring consistency and quality of deliverables
• Review and approve requirements, user stories, process flows, and documentation artifacts
• Ensure requirements are complete, testable, and traceable
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions and resolve gaps or ambiguities in requirements
• Drive alignment between business needs and technical execution

Quality Assurance Leadership (Hands-On)

• Oversee QA activities including test strategy, planning, and execution oversight
• Review and validate test cases, defect logs, and test coverage
• Ensure end-to-end traceability from requirements through testing and release
• Support and coordinate UAT activities and enforce quality gates
• Provide hands-on support in QA efforts as needed

Team Coordination & Accountability

• Coordinate and manage BA and QA workloads, priorities, and deliverables
• Ensure teams are meeting expectations, timelines, and quality standards
• Identify gaps in performance, process, or delivery and drive resolution
• Promote best practices across documentation, testing, and delivery governance
• Foster strong collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Business Analysis and/or Quality Assurance on IT projects
• Federal/government project experience required
• Proven experience leading or coordinating BA and/or QA teams
• Strong experience acting as PM support or delivery lead (PM right-hand)
• Hands-on experience with QA processes (test planning, execution, defect management)
• Expertise in requirements analysis, validation, and traceability
• Experience with status reporting, metrics, and stakeholder communication
• Experience working in Agile and/or hybrid SDLC environments
• Proficiency with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal clients in a consulting or contracting environment
• Familiarity with RAID management, dependency tracking, and delivery metrics
• Experience working across multiple teams or workstreams simultaneously

Key Traits for Success

• Ability to operate as the PM’s trusted delegate and decision support partner
• Strong ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
• Ability to balance BA, QA, and delivery priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive in identifying risks, gaps, and process improvements