General Information 

• Job Code: CIT-EQ-04T
• Location: Client/NIH Main Campus
• Employee Type: Exempt, Full-Time Regular   (Ask our recruiters about flexible work arrangements) 
• Telework: Ad-hoc only
• Clearance: Public Trust
• Number of Openings: 1
• Salary Range: $108,321-124,569 per year (how we pay and promote) 

Are you passionate about solving technical challenges and driving quality. Do you thrive in collaborative, cross-functional teams where your expertise in quality assurance helps uphold high development standards and deliver dependable solutions for mission driven work?

Ripple Effect is seeking an experienced QA Specialist to support mission-critical applications and systems that advance our client’s objectives. The QA Specialist will play a key role in ensuring that applications are reliable, secure, and compliant with industry best practices by leading testing efforts across platforms and environments and partnering closely with IT system administrators and engineering teams. Serving as a senior contributor within the QA function, this role is responsible for executing and reviewing complex quality assurance activities, supporting application planning, and developing clear instructions and documentation for end users. Through a strong focus on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement, this position helps ensure high standards for software development while supporting data-driven decision-making and effective client engagement.

If this position sounds like a place where your skills and experience can make an impact, there’s a place for you here at Ripple Effect. We offer a collaborative and engaging work environment, along with flexible work

Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Technical Execution: Partner with IT Systems Administrators to ensure applications are thoroughly tested, perform reliably across environments and platforms, and align with software development and web development best practices.

Data Analysis& Insights: Applies analytical methods to interpret technical and operational data, contributing to the development of meaningful, data-driven insights while supporting the creation of reports and presentations by ensuring analytical accuracy, clarity of findings, and alignment with project objectives, enabling stakeholders and clients to make informed decisions.

Planning, Scheduling, and Financial Management: Supports project planning by setting objectives, executing assigned tasks independently, and monitoring progress against timelines. This position tracks resource utilization, documents deliverable status, and provides realistic estimates for task completion to support efficient, cost-effective execution of work while helping teams stay on schedule.

Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving: Proactively identifies workflow, integration, and quality challenges and recommends improvements to streamline processes, reduce redundancies, and enhance overall efficiency. You will support continuous improvement efforts by contributing insights that strengthen delivery models and improve the quality and consistency of outcomes.