QA Analyst

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Quality Assurance Engineer to support the ClinicalTrials.gov (CTG) program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the quality, reliability, and backward compatibility of a modernized, enterprise-scale platform that supports the submission, management, and publishing of clinical research data.

The QA Analyst will work closely with Product, Business Analysts, Engineers, UX, and client stakeholders to validate requirements, define test strategies, and ensure new functionality meets both user expectations and feature parity with the legacy system. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset, as well as hands-on experience with testing in Agile environments. The candidate should have a fast-learning aptitude and a natural curiosity – quickly picking up new tools, processes, and domain knowledge in a dynamic environment.

 Duties & Responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities

Quality Strategy and Test Planning

• Develop and execute test strategies and test plans for complex, data-driven applications
• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify gaps, risks, and ambiguities
• Partner with Product and Business Analysts to clarify requirements and expected behavior
• Identify edge cases, regression risks, and impacts across integrated systems

Testing

• Execute and document results for:
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • Integration testing
  • Cross-browser and cross-device testing
• Validate API integrations and data flows between frontend and backend systems
• Compare legacy and modern system behavior to ensure consistent outcomes
• Ensure backward compatibility and functional parity with the legacy system
• Track, document, and verify defect resolution
• Contribute to improving QA standards, tools, and best practices across the program

Agile Collaboration and Delivery

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate closely with frontend and backend engineers during development and testing
• Provide early and continuous feedback to help teams build quality into the product
• Support release validation and readiness activities