Business Analyst, QA Tester

jobr.pro; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A-TEK, Inc. in Washington, DC, is seeking a Business Analyst / QA Lead to bridge the business and technical teams across the SDLC in a hybrid role.

You will elicit and document requirements, manage the Agile backlog, coordinate testing, and ensure releases meet business, security, and accessibility standards. Collaboration with stakeholders and developers will drive enterprise applications modernization and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of business analysis for enterprise information systems.
• 3+ years supporting Agile software development projects.
• Experience developing business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience supporting software testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar Agile lifecycle tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 2 Background Investigation.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, and analysis.
• Analyze processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Develop business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Create Epics, Features, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and process documentation.
• Maintain and prioritize the Agile product backlog.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, and requirements reviews.
• Develop workflow diagrams and business process documentation.
• Develop test strategies, plans, and cases.
• Coordinate functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing.
• Validate software functionality against business requirements.
• Verify production readiness prior to releases.
• Support release planning and post-release validation.
• Prepare business requirements documents, user guides, SOPs, and technical documentation.
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the SDLC.
• Validate Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Support documentation required for security and operational readiness.
• Serve as the primary interface between business users and the development team.
• Facilitate meetings and communicate project status.
• Support demonstrations, training, and end-user adoption activities.
• Assist with change management and continuous process improvement.

Skills

Business analysis

Agile backlog management

User story development

Acceptance criteria development

Test planning and execution

Defect management

User Acceptance Testing

Section 508 validation

Stakeholder facilitation

Analytical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Business Analyst / QA Lead

The Business Analyst / QA Lead serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the technical delivery team while leading quality assurance activities throughout the software development lifecycle. This position is responsible for eliciting and documenting business requirements, managing the Agile product backlog, coordinating user acceptance testing, validating solution quality, and ensuring software releases meet business, technical, accessibility, and security requirements.

The Business Analyst / QA Lead collaborates closely with project leadership, software developers, and stakeholders to support the development, enhancement, modernization, and maintenance of enterprise business applications utilizing Agile methodologies. This is a hybrid position based in Washington, DC.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis

• Lead requirements elicitation through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and business process analysis.
• Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Develop business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Create Epics, Features, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and process documentation.
• Maintain and prioritize the Agile product backlog.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, and requirements review sessions.
• Develop workflow diagrams, process maps, and business process documentation.

Quality Assurance

• Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Coordinate functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Validate software functionality against business requirements.
• Track software defects through resolution.
• Verify production readiness prior to software releases.
• Support release planning and post-release validation.

Documentation & Compliance

• Prepare business requirements documents, user guides, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation.
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Validate Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Support documentation required for security and operational readiness.

Stakeholder Support

• Serve as the primary functional interface between business users and the development team.
• Facilitate meetings and communicate project status.
• Support demonstrations, training sessions, and end-user adoption activities.
• Assist with change management and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience performing business analysis for enterprise information systems.
• Minimum of three (3) years supporting Agile software development projects.
• Experience developing business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience supporting software testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 2 (Moderate Risk) Background Investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform
• Experience supporting Microsoft 365 applications
• Experience supporting Federal Government IT programs

Desired Competencies

• Business process analysis
• Requirements management
• Agile backlog management
• User story development
• Acceptance criteria developmentTest planning and execution
• Defect management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Section 508 validation
• Technical documentation
• Stakeholder facilitation
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Compensation

Salary Range: $115,000 – $125,000 annually (commensurate with experience)

Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with employer match; paid time off; professional development opportunities.

A-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status.