What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst (Secret Clearance Required) position at Improvix Technologies?
Job Title: Junior Business Analyst
Location: Remote
Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance
About The Role
We are seeking a motivated Junior Business Analyst to support federal application modernization initiatives. This role is designed for an early-career professional who can gather and analyze business requirements, assist in solution documentation, and participate in system and user acceptance testing. The ideal candidate will bring strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and hands-on testing experience.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Remote
Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance
About The Role
We are seeking a motivated Junior Business Analyst to support federal application modernization initiatives. This role is designed for an early-career professional who can gather and analyze business requirements, assist in solution documentation, and participate in system and user acceptance testing. The ideal candidate will bring strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and hands-on testing experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, process flows, and system enhancements.
- Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements and user stories.
- Support system testing activities, including test planning, test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
- Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) and work with stakeholders to validate solutions.
- Assist in preparing functional documentation, reports, and training materials (SOPs, Training Decks, User Guides) .
- Coordinate with developers and stakeholders to ensure requirements are accurately implemented.
- Lead and coordinate all core Scrum ceremonies—including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives throughout the Agile development lifecycle.
- 1–3 years of experience as a Business Analyst or related role.
- Hands-on experience with software/system testing (functional, regression, or UAT).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to gather, analyze, and document requirements effectively.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
- Experience with Agile or Scrum methodologies.
- Experience writing and executing test cases and test scripts, and documenting defects/issues in tracking tools.
- Ability to support QA teams in test planning and validation activities to ensure solutions meet business needs.
- Familiarity with project management or test management tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Knowledge of federal IT environments and compliance requirements.
Salary : $120,000 - $160,000
