Technical Business Analyst (Remote)

<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">GovCIO is currently hiring for a technical business analyst with testing experience to join one of our federal contract delivery teams that is building a secure, event-driven digitalization platform. This is a US remote position that requires a Public Trust clearance. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">This role requires technical fluency to sucessfully flex between requirements-heavy phases that focus on translating business needs into developer-ready specifications to bridge the gap between stakeholders and developers, and testing cycles that leverage requirements expertise to inform and support the testing strategy and execution, ultimately ensuring requirements are met and quality outcomes are achieved.</span></p> <br><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The primary responsibilities of this role are requirements centric, with the secondary responsibilities centering around supporting test cycles.  The technical business analyst will: </span></p><ul><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Elicit, analyze, and document functional and data requirements from various stakeholder groups; maintain requirements traceability and documentation.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Translate business needs into well-structured requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria that engineers can execute against and that can drive automated test development.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Identify ambiguities and gaps proactively to flag risks to scope, feasibility, or compliance before they reach development.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Partner with operations and platform teams to understand how requirements interact with system constraints, data pipelines, and integration points.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Develop and maintain data flow diagrams, process models, and system context documentation.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Write and maintain test cases, test plans, and traceability matrices linked to requirements.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Work closely with engineers to validate that implemented features match intent by participating in reviews, demos, and behavior-driven development (BDD) scenario definition.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Support defect tracking and contribute to testing documentation.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Produce testing summary reports and sign-off documentation for releases and compliance checkpoints.</span></li></ul> <br><strong>Qualifications</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Required Skills and Experience</span></strong></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of combined experience in a business related field (or commensurate experience.)</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Demonstrated ability to write requirements that are specific, technically precise, and testable.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hands-on experience writing and executing test cases, managing defects, and coordinating UAT.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Ability to read API documentation, data schemas, or system architecture diagrams without needing an engineer to translate.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Proficiency with Confluence and Jira for requirements management, backlog grooming, and defect tracking.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Strong written communication. Able to write clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with engineering teams.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </p><p style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Clearance Required: </strong>Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust Clearance. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Preferred Skills and Experience</span></strong></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Experience with analysis and software testing with development teams</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Experience on federal government IT programs including familiarity with compliance, auditability, and regulated data handling.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Experience with BDD and writing Gherkin-style acceptance criteria.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Exposure to document processing, forms automation, or OCR/AI-assisted workflows.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Experience with event-driven systems or API-integrated platforms. Understand data flows and integration dependencies.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Familiarity with test automation frameworks or experience coordinating with engineers who own automation.</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Background in digital submission, case management, or workflow automation platforms.</span></li></ul> <br><strong>Posted Salary Range</strong><br><br>USD $100,000.00 - USD $120,000.00 /Yr.