Sr Business Analyst/Tester
Hybrid in Alexandria, VA, US • Posted 30 days ago • Updated 30 days ago

NextGen IT Services
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Skills
- Agile
- Automated Testing
- Business Analysis
- User Stories
- Testing
- Selenium
- Cypress
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Requirements Analysis
- Selenium automation
- Agile/Scrum environments
Summary
Senior Business Analyst / Test Automation Engineer (BA/QA)
Location: Hybrid – Alexandria (Old Town), VA (3 days onsite / week)
Type: Contract-to-Hire (6–8 months)
Rate: $60–$65/hour
Citizenship:
Experience: 7+ years
Education: Bachelor’s Degree required
Work Mix: ~60% Test Automation / 40% Business Analysis
Reason: Backfill for ongoing federal program
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Test Automation Engineer to support a high-impact federal program in a hybrid onsite capacity. This role requires a strong balance of requirements analysis, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on test automation within an Agile environment. The ideal candidate is comfortable owning requirements end-to-end while also designing and executing automated test scripts to ensure system quality and delivery excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis (≈40%)
Elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements
Create and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications
Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams
Ensure requirements traceability throughout the SDLC
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives)
Test Automation & QA (≈60%)
Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for functional and regression testing
Work with automation tools such as Selenium (primary); Cypress or Playwright acceptable
Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines
Identify, track, and document defects; collaborate with developers for timely resolution
Support testing best practices and continuous process improvements
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree (required)
7+ years of combined experience as a Business Analyst and Test Automation Engineer
Prior experience supporting federal/government programs
Strong hands-on experience with Selenium automation
Solid understanding of test automation frameworks, testing methodologies, and CI/CD
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Proficiency with JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to work onsite in Alexandria, VA 3 days per week
Nice-to-Have
Experience with Cypress or Playwright in addition to Selenium
Exposure to DevOps collaboration and pipeline optimization
Prior experience in contract-to-hire roles
- Dice Id: 91133928
- Position Id: 8852596
- Posted 30 days ago
Company Info
About NextGen IT Services
NextGen IT Services is a leading technical consulting and staffing agency specializing in delivering quality and proven experts and IT solutions to our government clients and industry partners. We take time to understand their business, project, goals and strategy, bringing an unparalleled sense of urgency to meet their needs. We are a women-owned business based in Virginia.
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