OverviewAbacus Technology is seeking a Business Analyst to provide application quality assurance and testing support for NASA's Luna/NMC platform on the eMITS program at Johnson Space Center. This is a full-time position.
Responsibilities
- Develop risk-based test plans, cases, data needs, and entry/exit criteria with full coverage of critical and high-risk functions.
- Execute functional, regression, integration, workflow, role/permission, data-validation, usability, accessibility, interface, and smoke testing with clear, reproducible evidence.
- Manage defects end-to-end: document, classify, track, communicate, escalate when required, and retest before closure.
- Prepare release-readiness assessments and conduct post-release validation.
- Produce monthly testing metrics and identify practical improvement opportunities.
- Maintain procedures, templates, and knowledge artifacts; support quarterly reviews and transition package preparation.
- Meet NASA Level of Confidence (LoC) requirements and complete all mandatory NASA training for access to systems.
Qualifications
6+ years experience supporting business analysis activities in IT or enterprise service environments. Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Experience in application quality assurance and testing in IT or enterprise service environments. Experience with Google Docker for containerized testing environments. Experience with GitHub to access code repositories and track version control. Experience with Google Cloud platform environments. Proficient in software testing methodologies and tools. Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira. Able to develop comprehensive test plans with full coverage of critical and high-risk functions. Strong defect management skills including documentation, classification, tracking, and escalation. Experience preparing release-readiness assessments and conducting post-release validation. Able to maintain and update a government-visible work plan, track priorities, and meet committed testing activities. Able to produce testing metrics and identify improvement opportunities. Familiar with configuration management practices and Government change/control records desired. Experience with accessibility/usability testing and role/permission testing preferred. Strong written documentation skills and internal quality control prior to delivery. Must have solid communications skills and be capable of working with all levels of an organization. Must be a US Citizen.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
