Systems Analyst

Hybrid - On Site and Telework (Must live in Austin TX area)

Understands business objectives and problems, identifies alternative solutions, performs studies and cost/benefit analysis of alternatives. Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing computer system:
Confers with personnel of organizational units involved to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific input and output requirements, such as forms of data input, how data is to be summarized, and formats for reports.

Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer program. Reviews computer system capabilities, specifications, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system.

This role requires a strong foundation in core testing principles, hands‑on automation framework development, and the ability to ensure high‑quality software delivery through structured, scalable, and reliable test solutions.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test scripts using Selenium.
• Build and enhance automation frameworks (data‑driven, hybrid, or BDD).
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Analyze business requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and architects to clarify requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives).
• Perform API testing (manual and automated).
• Conduct defect tracking, root cause analysis, and impact assessment.
• Ensure CI/CD pipeline integration of automation suites.
• Provide test coverage analysis and quality metrics reporting.

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

• 7 years Required Experience in Quality Assurance and testing.
• 7 years Required Strong hands‑on expertise in Selenium Web Driver and other automation tools.
• 7 years Required Experience with Java (preferred) or C#/Python for automation scripting.
• 7 years Required Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.
• 7 years Required Strong understanding of functional testing principles.
• 7 years Required Experience with TestNG / JUnit / NUnit, Maven / Gradle, Git.
• 7 years Required Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions).
• 7 years Required Experience with API testing tools (Postman, Rest Assured, etc.).
• 6 years Required Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation.
• 6 years Required Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• 6 years Required Strong understanding of test planning and strategy, test case design techniques (boundary value, equivalence partitioning), regression strategy, risk‑based testing.
• 6 years Required Ability to independently own testing for a feature/module.

• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Spec Flow).
• Experience with Selenium Grid / parallel execution.
• Experience testing cloud‑based applications (Azure/AWS).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter).
• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Exposure to Dev Ops practices and shift‑left testing.
• Experience in microservices architecture testing.
• Knowledge of security testing basics.

Note
:
Expected Start Date 03/16/2026 and Expected End Date 08/31/2026
. May be renewed up to 3 years.

Hybrid - On Site and Telework - Austin, Texas 78751. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA (Within 50‑mile radius).

Position will be 3 days remote with 2 days (Mondays, Thursdays) required to be onsite
.

Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed. The worker may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested.