Business Analyst /QA Tester-94356

Job Title: Business Analyst /QA Tester

Job Location: Vienna, VA

Position Summary

Seeking an experienced BA/QA Analyst with strong expertise in requirements gathering, business process analysis, test planning, and quality assurance.

The ideal candidate will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams while ensuring that solutions meet business requirements and quality standards.Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Analysis* Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements.

• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions.
• Create and maintain BRDs, FRDs, use cases, process flows, user stories, and traceability matrices.
• Analyze current business processes and recommend system improvements.
• Facilitate communication between business users, project managers, developers, and QA teams.
• Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Assist in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and execution.

Quality Assurance* Develop test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business requirements.

• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT testing.
• Validate applications against business and technical requirements.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Perform data validation using SQL queries.
• Conduct API testing using tools such as Postman or Swagger.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure defect resolution and product quality.
• Prepare testing reports and quality metrics documentation.

Required Qualifications* 8+ years of combined Business Analysis and Quality Assurance experience.

• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with requirements management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or Rally.
• Proficiency in creating requirements documentation and test artifacts.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis and validation.
• Experience with API testing and web application testing.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications* Experience with transportation, highway, bridge, traffic, permitting, or asset management systems.

• Experience with GIS and mapping applications.
• Knowledge of FHWA standards and transportation regulations.
• Test automation experience using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, ISTQB, or CSM.

Technical Skills* JIRA, Azure DevOps, Rally

• SQL Server, Oracle
• Postman, Swagger
• Visio, Lucidchart
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Selenium/Cypress (preferred)
• Agile/Scrum Framework

About Syneren: Syneren is an award winning, CMMI Level 3 certified, high quality provider of technology solutions for the government as well as commercial sectors. Founded in 2003, we have been broadening our services to cover an array of disciplines, including Hardware and Systems Engineering, Software Development and Testing, IT Systems Support, Cyber Security, Independent Testing and Evaluation and Program Support.

Notably our innovative and effective solutions are delivered consistently by a highly qualified staff and management team. Syneren is committed to providing exceptional solutions that meet the client mission needs.

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