Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact supporting the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program.  The CMM program is an initiative to support the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO) in developing a modern cloud-based solution to support all 204+ federal courts across the United States.

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The QA Analyst will work as part of the CMM Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) team to deploy a secured cloud-native EDW platform and support the statutory and operational reporting, data cataloging, and other analytical objectives. The QA Analyst is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of all EDW deliverables through structured testing, validation, and defect management. This role verifies that EDW data pipelines, analytics, security controls, and operational processes meet federal quality standards, acceptance criteria, and SOW-defined performance requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases for EDW data pipelines, analytics, and platform components.
• Validate data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reconciliation across source systems, transformations, and targets.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) support.
• Verify compliance with data governance, classification, and security requirements during testing.
• Validate performance, scalability, and reliability requirements in coordination with performance testing efforts.
• Track, triage, and manage defects, issues, and remediation activities through resolution.
• Support release readiness assessments and deployment approvals.
• Ensure test artifacts meet federal documentation and audit standards.
• Collaborate with developers, data engineers, business analysts, and architects to resolve quality issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, providing quality status and risk assessments.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of testing processes and quality controls.
• Operates within an Agile federal delivery environment.
• Collaborates closely with development, data engineering, and business teams.
• Accountable for quality assurance, defect management, and release confidence.
• Expected to maintain continuous audit readiness and documentation quality.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 6+ years of total experience.
• At least 3+ years of specialized experience in areas such as: analysis and design of business applications on complex systems for large-scale computers, data base management, use of programming languages, and/or DBMS.
• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/ engineering technology, software engineering/ programming, management, natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics or business/finance.
• Proven experience in quality assurance and testing roles.
• Experience testing data platforms, EDW solutions, or analytics systems.
• Strong understanding of data validation, reconciliation, and quality controls.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Familiarity with regulated or compliance-driven programs.
• Ability to produce clear, audit-ready test documentation.
• Experience supporting federal or judiciary data systems (plus).
• Experience with Snowflake-based EDW environments.
• Experience testing cloud-based data platforms.
• Exposure to security and access control validation.
• Experience planning and supporting UAT with business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of current storage and retrieval methods and demonstrated ability to formulate specifications for computer programmers to use in coding, testing, and debugging of computer programs.
• General experience includes increasing responsibilities in assignments of a technical nature.
• Proven understanding and application of government documentation standards.
• Proven ability to work independently or under only general direction on complex application problems involving all phases of systems analysis is required.
• Knowledge of test management and defect tracking tools
• Knowledge of automated and manual testing frameworks
• Hands-on experience with SQL for data comparison and reconciliation
• Experience with data profiling and validation utilities

CERTIFICATIONS (Preferred)

• ISTQB Foundation or Advanced
• Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)
• Agile Testing certifications

COMMUNICATION & ORGANIZATIONAL

• Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship.
• Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.