Business Analyst​/QA Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Business Analyst/QA Engineer with Security Clearance
Piper Companies is looking for a Business Analyst/QA Engineer to join a government contractor based in Ashburn, VA. This is a hybrid role, requiring the candidate to report onsite 2-3 times a week and posses an active Top Secret clearance. Essential Duties of the Business Analyst/QA Engineer:
* Document requirements as user stories with acceptance criterion

* Design, develop, and execute automated scripts to validate software functionality, efficiency, and performance

* Support Section 508 compliance considerations during requirements definition and validation during testing

* Contribute to program deliverables, including weekly status reports, monthly progress reports, and stakeholder briefings
Qualifications of the Business Analyst/QA Engineer:
* Bachelors Degree in related field

* 3+ years relevant, specialized experience

* Experience working with stakeholders, business users, and technical SMEs to gather and refine requirements

* Experience developing and executing automated test scripts using automation frameworks or tools (Selenium, JMeter, Test Rigor, or similar)

* Familiarity with Service Now is highly preferred

* xperience with manual Section 508 testing and tools (i.e. JAWS)

* Active DHS or Top Secret clearance
Compensation for the Business Analyst/QA Engineer: * $110,000 - $125,000 (based on experience)

* Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays
This job opens for applications on 3/2/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date #LI-HYBRID #LI-BM2 Requirements gathering, BRD (Business Requirements Document), FRD (Functional Requirements Document), UAT coordination, Stakeholder interviews, Process mapping, Process flows, Swimlane diagrams, Gap analysis, Use case development, User stories, Acceptance criteria, Stakeholder management, Requirements traceability matrix, Change management, Agile methodology, Scrum ceremonies, Sprint planning, Backlog refinement, Product roadmap, Business process reengineering, KPI definition, Data analysis, Workflow optimization, QA testing, Test planning, Test strategy, Test case creation, Test execution, Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, System testing, User acceptance testing (UAT), API testing, Automation testing, Manual testing, Test scripts, Defect tracking, Defect lifecycle, Root cause analysis, QA documentation, Test metrics, Smoke testing, Sanity testing, Exploratory testing, Test environment setup, Quality assurance standards, Validation and verification, Catalog item testing, Workflow validation, Script validation, ACL testing, UI testing, Form validation, Glide Record query testing, Update Set review, Flow Designer test cases, Business Rule testing, Client Script testing, Integration testing with MID Server, Web service testing, API testing in Service Now, CMDB data quality testing, Incident lifecycle testing, Change Management process validation, Knowledge article process testing, SLA testing, Notifications testing, Reporting validation, Role and permission testing, Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev Ops, Git, Postman, SOAP UI, Swagger, SQL, JSON, XML, Agile tools, Test management tools, Automation frameworks, Excel reporting, Visio, Lucidchart, Figma (for UI/UX review), Slack, Teams, Service Now, Service Now ITSM, Service Now ITOM, Service Now ITBM, Service Now CSM, Service Now HRSD, Service Now Discovery, Service Now CMDB, CMDB relationships, CMDB normalization, Service Now Flow Designer, Service Now Studio, Service Now Application Designer, Update Sets, Scoped Applications, Service Now Scripting, Glide Record, Business Rules, Client Scripts, UI Policies, UI Actions, Data Policies, Script Includes, ACLs, Service Portal, Catalog Items, Record Producers, Order Guides, Workflows, Flow Designer Actions, Integration Hub, MID Server, Service Now Reporting, Performance Analytics, Dashboards, Service Now Governance, Platform Security