Tester

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.

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