Federal BA & Test Engineer: Drive Quality & Delivery

Steampunk

Bloomington (IL)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 140,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

Steampunk in Bloomington, IL is seeking a Business Analyst / Test Engineer to support Agile software delivery for federal projects. The role blends business analysis, testing, and QA to translate stakeholder needs into requirements, develop acceptance criteria, and validate solutions through testing and UAT coordination.

Experience with JIRA/Azure DevOps and 508 testing is preferred, with security clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of total experience.
4+ years in business analysis, testing, and quality assurance activities, including federal environments.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and functional requirements.
Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, and defect tracking.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to gather, analyze, refine, and document business and functional requirements.
Translate business needs and epics into features, user stories, business rules, and acceptance criteria that are clear, testable, and aligned to mission objectives.
Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and validation procedures to ensure solutions meet functional, business, and user requirements.
Perform functional, regression, data validation, usability, and accessibility (508) testing across applications and data systems.
Identify, document, track, and support resolution of defects and issues through collaboration with development teams and stakeholders.
Validate implemented functionality against acceptance criteria and business expectations prior to release.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including coordination with stakeholders, documenting results, and tracking issues through resolution.
Analyze current-state processes and workflows to identify opportunities for operational improvement, automation, and increased efficiency.
Assist with testing and validation activities supporting cloud migration and modernization efforts.
Produce high-quality documentation including process flows, requirements documentation, test artifacts, gap analyses, and recommendations.
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders regarding requirements, testing results, risks, and recommendations.