Test Engineer, Senior
Booz Allen HamiltonAbout the role
The Opportunity:
Experience-based problem solving can sometimes feel like foresight. When you’ve tested and validated enough complex systems to not only identify the best approach for any technical challenge, but also anticipate and prevent issues before they surface, you’re operating as a true Test Engineer. You’ve built your expertise through hands‑on software development, rigorous evaluation, and a drive to understand how every component in an IT ecosystem interacts. Are you ready to apply that combination of technical depth, analytical thinking, and curiosity to support mission‑critical challenges in the Intelligence Community?
As a Test Engineer on our team, you’ll translate customer needs and system objectives into clear, actionable testing strategies. You’ll develop comprehensive test plans, requirements, scripts, and cases to validate functionality, performance, and integration across various environments. Your work will ensure that new capabilities are reliable, secure, and ready for operational use. Through your leadership in quality assurance and system validation, we’ll help shape how the Intelligence Community adopts modern technology—supporting cloud migrations, integrating advanced tools, and modernizing legacy systems.
Join us and help ensure the future of technology in the Intelligence Community is robust, dependable, and mission‑ready.
Join us. The world can't wait.
You Have:
4+ years of experience testing software applications
Experience designing, writing, and executing test scripts, test plans and procedures, and documenting the expected and actual results
Experience evaluating requirements and creating test scenarios and procedures
Experience in Linux or UNIX environments
Experience with an Agile release methodology
Ability to identify and document functionality and usability errors in the issue tracking system and manage discrepancy reports
Ability to work independently and plan, prioritize, and organize work without close supervision
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
HS diploma or GED
Ability to obtain Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of hire
Nice If You Have:
Experience with Jira and Confluence
Knowledge of government contracting practices
Ability to test both back-end application processes and front-end user interfaces
Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment
Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Bachelor’s degree
Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the
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