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Test Automation Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VAFull-time$69–158K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$69–158K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton is building enterprise web-based cybersecurity capabilities and seeks a Test Automation Software Engineer to advance quality assurance. The engineer will design and implement test automation, assess existing tools and recommend solutions, expand automated test coverage, and operationalize automation across development and testing teams. The role requires software engineering and quality assurance experience with complex web applications, along with a bachelor's degree and Secret clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Engineering, requiredQuality Assurance, requiredPython, requiredJavaScript, requiredTypeScript, requiredC#, required.NET, requiredAgile Development Tools, requiredGit, requiredJira, requiredWikis, requiredTest Frameworks, requiredSelenium, requiredPlaywright, requiredWeb-Based User Interfaces, requiredREST APIs, requiredDatabases, requiredTest Automation in CI/CD, requiredJenkins, requiredGitHub Actions, requiredComplex Web Applications, requiredSQL, nice to haveWindows Server, nice to haveIIS, nice to haveContainers, nice to haveLinux, nice to haveDevSecOps, nice to haveGitOps, nice to haveGitHub CodeQL, nice to haveStatic Code Analysis, nice to have

Qualifications

2+ Years Web Application Development, required2+ Years Programming Experience, required2+ Years Agile Tools Experience, requiredSecret Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredMaster's Degree, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Test Automation Software EngineerThe Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to leverage your software engineering expertise in a high-impact role? We’re rapidly building and launching capability for Enterprise-web based systems in the cybersecurity field. We need a Test Automation Software Engineer to transform the way we execute quality assurance.

You’ll be responsible for understanding system functionality and test cases in-depth to design, implement, and advance software test automation capability. You’ll analyze existing test automation software against the latest industry advancements in technology to design and recommend new solutions. You’ll determine test cases and rapidly implement software to improve automated coverage as a software engineer in test. You’ll operationalize automation across a team of developers, manual testers, and automated testers.

You should have a background in software engineering and be able to learn new languages and technologies. You should have expertise in software engineering and quality assurance of complex web applications. You should be able to design technical solutions, make recommendations, and collaborate with testing and development teams.

Join us as we launch next-generation cybersecurity products.

The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 2+ years of experience on web application development teams fielding production systems
  • 2+ years of experience with programming, including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or .NET
  • 2+ years of experience with Agile development tools, including Git, Jira, or Wikis
  • Experience with test frameworks, including Selenium or Playwright
  • Experience with web-based user interfaces, REST APIs, and databases
  • Experience with test automation in CI/CD, including Jenkins or Github Actions
  • Knowledge of complex web-based application functions, modules, integrations, or data
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with SQL, Windows Server, IIS, Containers, and Linux
  • Experience with DevSecOps and GitOps
  • Experience with security tools, including Github CodeQL or Static Code Analysis
  • Master's degree

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required. Skills Assessment As part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process. 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 $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (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. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • 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.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a 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 652 open Test Automation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–158K/yr
  • US median$90–149K/yr525 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 5% below the US median midpoint ($120K) — in the lowest quarter of Test Automation Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 20 open Test Automation Engineer jobs in Virginia and 652 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Test Automation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 603 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 340 of the 652 open Test Automation Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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