Remote Business Analyst & QA Lead | Agile & Automation

ICA.ai; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) plan

Remote work from anywhere in US

Professional development assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

ICA, Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst / QA Lead to bridge business requirements and technical execution. You will own requirements documentation, lead test strategy, and drive quality across releases in an Agile environment.

You will build automated testing, track defects, and mentor team members while coordinating with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to align scope, timelines, and quality. This remote role follows EST and supports federal government initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a combined BA/QA or QA Lead role.
• Proven experience writing and managing requirements documentation and test cases.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman/RestAssured, or similar).
• Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Advanced proficiency in JIRA (workflow configuration, dashboards, reporting) and Confluence (or equivalent).
• Experience managing full test lifecycle: planning, case design, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and have lived in the US for 3+ consecutive years.
• Must be able and willing to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, document, and manage business and functional requirements from stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Maintain requirement traceability from business need through to test coverage.
• Facilitate requirement walkthroughs and sign-offs with stakeholders and dev teams.
• Own the QA strategy for assigned products/features, from planning through release.
• Design and document test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on requirements.
• Lead manual and automated test execution across functional, regression, integration, and UAT cycles.
• Track and report defects, drive triage, and ensure timely resolution with dev teams.
• Define and monitor quality metrics (defect density, test coverage, escape rate, etc.).
• Act as the quality gatekeeper for release readiness.
• Build and maintain automated test scripts (UI, API, and/or regression suites).
• Identify high-value automation candidates and continuously expand automation coverage.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools/frameworks as needed.
• Participate actively in sprint ceremonies (standups, planning, backlog grooming, retros, reviews).
• Write and refine user stories and acceptance criteria in the backlog.
• Manage and maintain JIRA boards - epics, stories, sprints, workflows, and reporting.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to keep scope, timelines, and quality aligned.

Skills

BA/QA Lead

Test Automation

Agile/Scrum

JIRA

Confluence

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Postman/RestAssured

Job description

ICA, Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst / QA Lead to bridge business requirements and technical execution. You will own requirements documentation, lead test strategy, and drive quality across releases in an Agile environment.

You will build automated testing, track defects, and mentor team members while coordinating with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to align scope, timelines, and quality. This remote role follows EST and supports federal government initiatives.