Senior Business Analyst

Location: McLean, VA, USA

Salary: $110,000–$140,000 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers digital services, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, and other technology services to U.S. Government agencies.

What you will do

• Lead discovery sessions and backlog refinement, translating business needs into user stories with clear, testable, and security-relevant acceptance criteria.
• Manage QA workflows across Development, QA, UAT/Staging, and Production, ensuring Definition of Done compliance and complete Jira test evidence.
• Coordinate with the Government Product Owner, stakeholders, Scrum Master, developers, and ISSO on demonstrations, UAT, feedback, and defect management.
• Plan and execute smoke, end-to-end, scenario-based, persona-based, regression, integration/API, data integrity, accessibility, configuration, and release-readiness testing.
• Validate defect fixes, security patches, configuration changes, hotfixes, enhancements, and data migrations, including pre- and post-migration reconciliation and production validation.
• Develop training plans and materials, deliver virtual or in-person sessions for approximately 25–50 users, and conduct train-the-trainer programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Education/Instructional Design, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in IT business analysis, software quality assurance, and/or end-user training, including at least 3 years supporting Agile Scrum teams in a Federal Government environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Jira, including test evidence and defect tracking, Confluence, and Microsoft 365 tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Hands-on experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria, developing and executing test cases, and producing training materials.
• Working familiarity with Section 508 accessibility testing tools.
• Must meet U.S. DOT contract requirements, including a favorable Public Trust background investigation and suitability determination.
• DOT Public Trust security clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Relevant certifications such as IIBA CBAP or CCBA, ISTQB Certified Tester, CSPO, PMI-PBA, or DHS Trusted Tester for Section 508.
• Federal contracting experience, especially civilian agency IT modernization using Agile, Software Factory, or capacity-based delivery models; prior DOT experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and DevSecOps/CI-CD pipelines such as Selenium, Playwright, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience coordinating UAT with Government stakeholders and working with Salesforce, Microsoft Power Platform, ServiceNow, Dynamics 365, or Appian.
• Experience with data migration validation, instructional design, and train-the-trainer programs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and presentation skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting U.S. Government digital modernization programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• 11 federal holidays and PTO.
• 401(k) with company matching, flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, and charitable contribution matching.
• Eligible employees may receive performance-based incentives.

Hiring process

• Training schedules, agendas, and materials must be provided to the Government at least two weeks before each training event.
• Attendance records must be submitted within five business days, with participant feedback collected through surveys or interviews.