Software Test Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Software Test Engineer The Opportunity: Modern data platforms live or die by trust—trust in the data, trust in the pipelines, and trust in the systems that make mission decisions possible. That trust starts with rigorous, automated testing built into the fabric of the platform. That’s why we need you. As the Lead Test Engineer, you will own and evolve the test strategy for a large-scale, cloud-native data and analytics platform operating in a secure, IL4/5 AWS environment. You’ll work closely with data engineers, cloud engineers, security teams, and product owners to ensure quality, performance, and reliability across ingestion pipelines, APIs, analytics services, and infrastructure. You’ll lead the design and implementation of automated testing frameworks that span infrastructure, data, APIs, and user workflows, embedding testing into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments. Beyond execution, you’ll help shape testing standards, mentor junior testers, and serve as a quality advocate across the program. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building testing capabilities from the ground up, working in complex cloud environments, and ensuring mission-critical systems operate as intended. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience designing and executing comprehensive test strategies for complex software systems
Experience creating and maintaining automated test frameworks and reusable test libraries
Experience testing cloud-based architectures, including data platforms and distributed systems
Experience with Python-based testing frameworks such as PyTest
Experience with API testing and backend validation
Experience validating data pipelines, ETL processes, and data quality
Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or SAFe environments
Ability to clearly document expected versus actual results and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in software testing, or 14+ years of experience in software testing in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS services supporting data and analytics such as S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, or Step Functions
Experience testing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Terragrunt
Experience with Playwright or similar UI automation frameworks
Experience validating CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar
Experience testing security-constrained or IL-level cloud environments
Experience with performance and load testing for data-intensive systems
Experience with data governance, metadata, or analytics platforms
IAT Level II Certification such as CompTIA Security+ certification
Computing Environment Certification, such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification