Tester

Index Analytics LLC; Milford Mill (MD); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Index Analytics LLC is a Baltimore-based firm providing health-related consulting to the federal government. We seek a Business Analyst/Tester for a remote role to analyze requirements, write user stories, and conduct comprehensive testing in an agile setting.

You will develop and execute test plans, create traceability, and collaborate across teams, with a focus on accuracy, communication, and ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S. and able to obtain a government badge.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 4 years in business analysis and/or testing, CMS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as both business analyst and test engineer on government projects.
• Analyze requirements and establish acceptance criteria.
• Develop test plans and cases based on user story criteria.
• Perform functional and regression testing to verify requirements.
• Conduct user acceptance testing and ensure usability for end users.
• Create traceability matrices linking requirements to features.
• Prepare test findings reports for stakeholders.
• Contribute to SOPs, guides, and training materials.
• Engage with internal and external customers and support processes.

Skills

Business analysis

Testing

Requirements analysis

User acceptance testing

Traceability matrices

Technical writing

Jira

Communication

Team collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Jira

Job description

Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff’s experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Index Analytics is seeking a Business Analyst/Tester to perform as an analyst and test engineer in support of Government clients for a remote position. The BA/Tester will be responsible for application requirements, utilizing user experience, user story/acceptance criteria methodology in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as both a business analyst and test engineer as needed on Index Analytics customer projects and programs.
• Analyze business and operating requirements to identify acceptance criteria.
• Establish and execute test plans and test cases for customer programs based on user story-acceptance criteria methodology in support of user acceptance testing.
• Perform functional testing to ensure that outputs and calculations accurately reflect requirements.
• Perform regression testing to ensure new features do not disrupt existing functionality.
• Perform user acceptance testing to ensure that updates satisfy all business requirements and that end users can effectively interact with web-based systems.
• Develop traceability matrices to connect business requirements to implemented features and ensure test case coverage.
• Compile test findings reports for key stakeholders.
• Engage in continual process improvement.
• Contribute to SOPs, user guides, and training materials as needed.
• Interact with internal and external customers.
• Analyze, evaluate, and implement processes to best support customer programs.
• Perform technical writing and editing for a range of written deliverables and products.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• US citizen or lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust background investigation.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in relevant discipline required.
• Minimum of 4 years professional experience with at least 2 years of work experience in business analysis and/or testing experience. Prior experience with Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Adaptability and flexibility to changing environment.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, high volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self-driven. Willingness to lead, take charge, offer opinions and direction. Escalates appropriately in a timely manner.
• Ability to work in a team and participate in formal reviews of deliverable products.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience with sprint-management applications, such as Jira