Senior Business Analyst & QA Specialist (Agile)

Expo Experts, LLC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions is seeking a Business Analyst / Quality Assurance Analyst - Advanced to perform both BA and QA functions in an Agile environment. The role involves gathering requirements, translating needs for technical teams, and designing comprehensive test plans and automation where appropriate.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in business process analysis, requirements documentation, and software testing, with familiarity in government programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with business process analysis, requirements documentation, workflow development and stakeholder communication.
• 5+ years of software QA/testing experience, including test design, execution, defect tracking, reporting and test-result documentation.
• 7+ years of software analysis/testing and customized test procedure experience.
• 2+ years of experience in business process design.
• 5+ years of experience with each of the following tools: TFS, Visual Studio, SQL Server, MS Project, Balsamiq, Microsoft Office and legacy systems.
• Previous experience working within State, Federal, and/or local government.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze and refine business and technical requirements, user stories, use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Map business processes and workflows; prepare functional specifications, diagrams, reports and user documentation.
• Evaluate existing practices, system capabilities and controls; recommend improvements and resolve requirement gaps.
• Translate policy and operational needs for technical teams and explain technical changes to business stakeholders.
• Develop and execute test plans, test scripts and test cases for new or modified software, including regression and integration testing.
• Validate solutions against documented requirements and quality standards; identify, record, track and retest defects.
• Review application logs, database records and performance data to investigate errors and verify expected behavior.
• Create automated tests and maintain test suites when appropriate; document test coverage, outcomes and corrections.
• Coordinate with development teams on defect resolution, release readiness, user acceptance and post-implementation validation.

Skills

Business analysis

Quality assurance

Requirements documentation

Stakeholder communication

Test design & execution

Defect tracking & retesting

Automation testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, computer science or related field

Tools

TFS

Visual Studio

SQL Server

MS Project

Balsamiq

Microsoft Office

Job description

US Tech Solutions is seeking a Business Analyst / Quality Assurance Analyst - Advanced to perform both BA and QA functions in an Agile environment. The role involves gathering requirements, translating needs for technical teams, and designing comprehensive test plans and automation where appropriate.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in business process analysis, requirements documentation, and software testing, with familiarity in government programs.