Business Analyst / Test Engineer

APV is a mission-driven technology company that delivers advanced technology and consulting solutions, including AI/ML, data architecture, low-code/no-code development, Agile DevSecOps, and cloud services. APV is seeking a Business Analyst / Test Engineer to analyze requirements, develop documentation and testing assets, conduct software testing and UAT, manage defects, support accessibility validation and IV&V, and ensure release readiness across client applications and integrations.

Responsibilities:

• Elicit, analyze, document, validate, and maintain business and functional requirements for system operations, maintenance, enhancements, defect corrections, integrations, and modernization initiatives
• Facilitate discussions with stakeholders to clarify business needs, functional expectations, priorities, dependencies, and acceptance requirements
• Develop and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, functional requirements, traceability artifacts, and supporting SDLC documentation
• Support backlog refinement and stakeholder prioritization by helping classify and refine operational fixes, defects, enhancements, and new development efforts
• Maintain requirements and work-item traceability using Azure DevOps, HEAT, or other approved project management and tracking tools
• Support release scope definition and ensure approved requirements, acceptance criteria, testing expectations, and documentation impacts are identified prior to development and deployment
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test data, regression tests, and user acceptance testing (UAT) scripts
• Execute functional, regression, integration, release-validation, and user-path testing for applications, fixes, enhancements, and integrations
• Develop and maintain reusable UAT test scripts traceable to approved requirements, fixes, acceptance criteria, user roles, and system components
• Coordinate and facilitate UAT activities with business users and stakeholders; track results, document findings, and support acceptance of release functionality
• Record, classify, and track defects through resolution; perform defect retesting and verify corrective actions address documented issues without introducing regression
• Support Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) activities by coordinating test evidence, tracking findings, supporting defect remediation, and maintaining traceability through closure
• Perform Section 508 accessibility validation and support accessibility compliance for public-facing and internal applications
• Prepare and maintain functional, testing, UAT, release, and supporting technical documentation in accordance with organizational SDLC requirements
• Support release-readiness reviews by providing test results, defect status, requirements traceability, UAT and IV&V status, and other release-quality evidence
• Coordinate with technical leads and developers to ensure code-impacting changes receive appropriate functional, regression, integration, and acceptance testing before deployment
• Support testing and validation of future systems, applications, data platforms, and integrations as part of modernization, migration, or system enhancement efforts
• Assist with testing and validating fixes arising from production incidents, service requests, and problem tickets
• Support documentation and testing activities associated with backlog reduction and system improvement initiatives
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, release planning, change-control preparation, and other Agile and SDLC ceremonies as required
• Support knowledge transfer by reviewing existing requirements, functionality, workflows, documentation, test assets, known defects, and operational procedures

Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain a High-Risk Public Trust
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting business analysis, software quality assurance/testing, requirements management, or related SDLC activities
• Experience supporting federal government or other complex enterprise information systems
• Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements
• Experience developing user stories and measurable acceptance criteria
• Experience supporting backlog refinement, work-item management, and release planning
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, regression tests, and UAT scripts
• Experience facilitating or supporting UAT with business users and stakeholders
• Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, retesting, and closing software defects
• Experience maintaining requirements-to-test and defect-to-resolution traceability
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, HEAT, or comparable requirements/work-item/defect-management platforms
• Experience supporting release documentation and software release-readiness activities
• Experience with Section 508 accessibility testing or validation
• Strong analytical, written communication, documentation, and stakeholder facilitation skills
• Ability to work effectively with developers, technical leads, database personnel, project management, Government stakeholders, and independent testing teams
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a High-Risk Public Trust or equivalent federal client access
• Position requires the current ability to obtain and maintain required access without interruption in alignment with long-term program needs
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future
• Experience supporting federal IT operations and maintenance programs
• Experience testing .NET/.NET Core web applications and Microsoft Azure-hosted solutions
• Experience with Azure DevOps Boards and Agile/Scrum delivery
• Experience testing APIs, integrations, and data-driven applications
• Familiarity with SQL and database/data-validation concepts
• Experience supporting public-facing applications and responsive web interfaces
• Experience with automated testing tools or test automation
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, release gates, and secure software delivery
• Experience working with IV&V teams
• Experience supporting incident, defect, enhancement, and backlog workflows in production environments
• Familiarity with Federal SDLC, change-control, and release-management practices