Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. iCatalyst, Inc. is a next-generation technology company specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Robotic Process Automation. They are seeking a Sr. Requirements and Test Analyst to support their federal program, focusing on gathering and analyzing requirements, creating test documentation, and ensuring quality in software development processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering sessions with federal stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technical teams to define functional, technical, and operational needs
- Analyze, refine, document, and validate complex system requirements, including integration, interfaces, data sources, and business processes
- Create and maintain test documentation, including test strategies, test plans, test scripts, test cases, and testable item lists
- Develop and maintain a requirements traceability matrix (RTM) and report progress and issue resolution using Jira and regular weekly reporting
- Continuously work with development team to review requirements (existing and new), define test scenarios, and ensure complete test coverage
- Execute functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing; document results, defects, and recommendations
- Analyze test outcomes, identify risks, and provide recommendations to improve solution quality and implementation readiness
- Configure and manage Jira for requirements tracking management, maintenance, dashboards, and stakeholder reporting
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog reviews, release planning, and solution demonstrations
- Review project deliverables and provide written feedback, recommendations, and quality assessments to team, program leadership and stakeholders
- Develop and maintain user documentation, training plans, implementation strategies, rollout plans, and business continuity documentation
- Serve as a liaison between government stakeholders, developers, business users, and technical teams to support effective communication and project execution
- Identify opportunities to improve requirements management, testing processes, documentation standards, and overall solution quality
- Follow the PM and support in the security assessment process and ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards
- Support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives
- Special projects such as corporate proposals, technical write ups, etc., as needed
- Provide support and expertise in assigned domain
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards
- Support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives
Skills
- Experience supporting complex enterprise software development and modernization initiatives
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and QA best practices
- Experience developing requirements documentation, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices
- Proven experience creating and executing test strategies, test plans, test cases, scripts, and validation documentation
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical teams, stakeholders, and leadership
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently while working effectively in cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in using JIRA and conducting Requirement gathering, requirements analysis, requirements traceability, testing, etc
- Knowledge and ability to work with both waterfall and agile methodologies
- Ability to apply analytic methodologies and principles to help define project objectives and strategic direction
- Ability to prioritize and work effectively towards deadlines
- Ability to interact with a variety of individuals in a courteous and professional manner
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- 10+ years of relevant experience in requirements analysis, business analysis, systems analysis, software quality assurance, or software testing
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise technology modernization initiatives
- Experience with requirements management and test management tools
- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Experience supporting government or regulated industry programs
- Proven ability to work in fast-paced, client-focused environments
- Experience supporting federal programs preferred
- Position requires BS/BA degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of experience or a MS/MA degree in STEM discipline with 10 years of experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay
- Our benefits package for eligible employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, a dental plan option, a vision plan, and a 401(k)-plan offering the ability to contribute both pre- and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- To encourage work/life balance, iCatalyst offers employees a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick, 11 Federal holidays, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, insurance are provided or available.
- Phone and internet Reimbursement for eligible employees
- Transportation Support (Uber rides to & from HQ to select locations)
- Training & Education Assistance (per eligibility)
- Annual Wellness Benefit
- Social and Community giveback
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