AWS Test Automation Engineer

Job Title: AWS Test Automation Engineer
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)
Clearance Level: Secret Clearance Required
Required Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced AWS Test Automation Engineer to support verification, validation, and automated testing of cloud-based applications within AWS environments.

The candidate will be responsible for ensuring system functionality, performance, and reliability through robust automation frameworks and continuous validation in a secure, mission-critical federal environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for AWS-based applications and services.

• Perform functional, integration, system, and regression testing across cloud environments.

• Execute verification and validation (V&V) activities to ensure systems meet functional and technical requirements.

• Conduct timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, and requirements validation for cloud systems.

• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and automation scripts.

• Validate system interfaces, APIs, and data integrations within AWS environments.

• Identify, document, and track defects, and collaborate with development teams for resolution.

• Analyze system functionality, performance, and configuration issues and recommend improvements.

• Utilize testing metrics and trends to enhance automation frameworks, tools, and processes.

• Support performance, load, and scalability testing of cloud applications.

• Ensure compliance with federal security standards and best practices.

• Maintain detailed documentation of testing processes, results, and system configurations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in software testing, automation, or cloud application validation.

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).

• Strong experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).

• Experience with scripting/programming languages (Python, Java, or JavaScript).

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, distributed systems, and API testing.

• Experience troubleshooting system, performance, and configuration issues.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work in a team-oriented, security-focused environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with CI/CD tools (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner).

• Knowledge of DevOps/DevSecOps practices.

• Experience working in federal or regulated environments.

Certifications:

• IAT Level II (Required)

• One or more cloud certifications preferred:

• AWS Certified Developer Associate

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional

• Testing certifications (e.g., ISTQB) are a plus

Minimum Education Requirement:

• Bachelor s Degree in a relevant field