Business Analyst

NexSolv is seeking a Business Analyst for our direct client, State of Minnesota.

Please review the JD below and submit your resume if you are a good fit for it.

The candidate will be responsible for delivering both hands-on testing outputs and foundational QA artifacts that support consistent and reliable validation of application functionality. Deliverables include, but not limited to:

- Executed exploratory and functional testing across application features and workflows

- Develop, maintained, and executed test cases

- Test plans and master test plans that support structured testing efforts

- Documented defects with clear and reproducible steps for resolution

- Identify risk areas and provide recommendations for test coverage and prioritization

- Contributions to QA documentation standards and repeatable testing processes

Automation contributions may occur where appropriate but not the primary delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance or related field

• Proven experience performing hands-on quality assurance testing in software applications

• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile testing practices

• Experience creating test cases, executing tests, and performing exploratory testing

• Ability to develop or contribute to test plans and testing documentation

• Demonstrated ability to identify risk areas and adjust testing depth accordingly

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to provide guidance and support to less-experienced testers when needed

Comfortable working in environments without fully established QA processes

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of testing efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with test automation tools or frameworks

• Familiarity with accessibility testing principles (WCAG)

• Experience working on enterprise or government systems

• Experience contributing to or improving QA processes and standards

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines or automated test execution