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Business Analyst

Convergenz, Mc Lean, VA, United States


This role sits at the intersection of business analysis, data validation, and quality assurance, supporting a large enterprise application. The application processes high volumes of data from multiple upstream and downstream systems, making accuracy, coordination, and communication critical.

Core Responsibilities
You’ll act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams while also contributing hands‑on to testing and data validation:

Application & Production Support:

Support an enterprise-wide application used by many internal data consumers and producers

Monitor and manage overnight data feeds and next-day processing workflows

Help coordinate and implement changes across the system

Business Analysis:

Gather and document requirements

Translate business needs into technical specifications

Analyze data flows and processes

Support full SDLC, from feasibility to UAT

Testing & Quality Assurance:

Perform

manual testing

and validate test cases

Contribute to

automation efforts using Python

Support system integration testing and UAT

Create test strategies, plans, and scripts

Validate and troubleshoot large datasets

Ensure data integrity across systems

Change Management & Coordination:

Work closely with developers, testers, and lead BAs

Coordinate change activities and releases

Provide detailed documentation and clear written communication

Key Skills & Requirements

Experience : 7+ years in Business Analysis / QA / Data roles

SQL : Advanced (complex joins, writing queries on the fly)

Testing : Strong manual testing + exposure to automation

Automation : Python preferred

Domain Knowledge : Mortgage industry experience is a big plus

Communication : Strong writing and stakeholder interaction skills

What This Role Really Is (Plain English)
This isn’t a pure Business Analyst or pure QA role—it’s a

hybrid BA + Data Analyst + QA position .

You’ll:

Understand business needs

Work deeply with data (SQL-heavy)

Test and validate system changes

Help ensure smooth data processing across a complex ecosystem

It’s ideal for someone who is:

Comfortable switching between analysis, testing, and data work

Strong technically (especially SQL + some automation)

Organized and detail-oriented with strong communication skills

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