Business Analyst/Tester

ZealHire Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

ZealHire Inc. is actively seeking a Business Analyst/Tester for a long-term state government project in Sacramento, CA. The role is hybrid (3-4 days onsite) and targets a multi-year contract with a strong emphasis on SDLC adherence and requirements analysis.

Ideal candidates bring at least five years of experience in large IT programs, familiarity with JAD sessions, and solid testing capabilities including backend validation and scenario mocking. Immediate start ASAP is noted.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years supporting large-scale government IT projects.
• Five years experience SDLC, requirements analysis, and design review.
• Experience with HR1 rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform backend testing and validate integrations.
• Develop mock testing scenarios and validate data flows.
• Review Use Cases or Test Scripts for large gov IT projects.
• Facilitate Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions.

Skills

Business Analysis

Test Planning

SDLC Knowledge

JAD Facilitation

Requirements Analysis

System Change Management

Tools

Postman

JSON

DBeaver

Job description

ZealHire. Sacramento, California, United States Contract Deadline: Dec 9, 2026

My client currently has an immediate need for a Business Analyst/Tester to support a long-term state government project. This is a multi-year contract opportunity.

Duration

1-2 years

Start

ASAP

Location

Sacramento, CA – Hybrid (3-4 days onsite)

Must Haves (no exceptions)

• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience providing project, technical, or functional management support on a large-scale government IT project
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience following the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in order to identify, evaluate, and recommend business or technical requirements applied to the design and development of systems and networks.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience performing requirements analysis and design documentation review.
• Must have minimum of five (5) years’ experience with system change management processes.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience working with Federal or State Health and Human Service IT projects
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience actively participating or facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience reviewing, validating and providing input into either Use Case Scenarios or Test Scripts for a large-scale government IT project
• Must have strong knowledge of H.R. 1 rules and regulations

Testing Experience Required

• Perform highly technical backend testing, including validation of backend processes and system integrations.
• Develop and execute mock testing scenarios to validate system behavior and data flows.
• Experience with Postman, JSON, DBeaver, batch processing, etc.

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