
Software Test Engineer
Chantilly, VAFull-time$62–141K/yrPosted 2mo agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Software Test Engineer will collaborate with developers, requirements analysts, and government stakeholders to validate client software. The role involves creating test strategies and procedures, tracing requirements to verification methods, and executing functional, integration, regression, performance, and mission-relevant evaluations. The engineer will track and report bugs, verify fixes, and support improvements throughout the development lifecycle in support of national security.
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Software Test EngineerThe Opportunity: When a user tries new software, they expect it to be intuitive and run smoothly. Functionality, reliability, and user experience are key to successful software development, and that means rigorous testing. That’s why we need a knowledgeable test engineer like you who knows how to thoroughly test software and work with developers to make sure our team releases the best software possible.
As a Software Test Engineer on our team, you’ll collaborate with developers, requirements analysts, and government stakeholders to validate software for your client. You’ll create test strategies and detailed procedures, trace requirements to verification methods, and execute tests that span functional, integration, regression, performance, and mission‑relevant evaluation. You’ll track and report bugs, verify fixes, and help guide improvements throughout the development lifecycle.
Work with us to make an impact by supporting national security.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
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2+ years of experience performing software testing, systems validation, or verification activities
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Experience with Jira
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Experience analyzing and comprehending software requirements, and defining test methods
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Experience developing test plans, test cases, and detailed test procedures
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Experience conducting functional, integration, regression, or performance testing
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Experience in communicating findings to development teams
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Ability to collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and government test organizations
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TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
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HS diploma or GED
Nice If You Have:
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Experience with SQL scripting
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Experience with human resources IT systems
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Experience with automation and API tools such as Selenium, JUnit, Postman, or Cypress
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Experience with Agile frameworks and Continuous Integration or Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
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 $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (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 right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
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Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
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Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
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Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
How this job compares
Set against the 675 open Software Testing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–141K/yr
- Virginia median$95–157K/yr29 salary ranges
- US median$95–160K/yr390 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $102K, is 21% below the Virginia median midpoint ($129K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Testing salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 33 open Software Testing jobs in Virginia and 675 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Testing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 521 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 176 of the 675 open Software Testing jobs (26%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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