# AWS Test Automation Engineer

**Company:** [Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/9gTckCR9yMjjUx1USQXiWt.md)
**Location:** Boston, United States
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation (SES) is seeking an experienced **AWS Team Test Automation Engineer** to support the **U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services (AC2S)** program. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining **automated testing frameworks and pipelines** across a large‑scale, mission‑critical **AWS GovCloud and multi‑cloud DevSecOps environment**.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in **test automation, CI/CD integration, cloud‑native testing, and DevSecOps**, working closely with development, security, and operations teams to ensure Cloud One services meet stringent **DoD performance, reliability, and security requirements**.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Design, develop, and maintain **automated test frameworks** supporting AWS‑based cloud services, shared services, and platform capabilities.
-   Integrate automated testing into **CI/CD pipelines** to enable continuous testing across build, deployment, and release stages.
-   Develop automated **unit, integration, regression, performance, and security tests** for cloud‑native applications and infrastructure.
-   Collaborate with DevOps, platform engineering, and security teams to validate **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** deployments and configuration changes.
-   Implement automated validation for **containerized workloads and microservices** deployed to Kubernetes environments.
-   Support testing of AWS shared services including networking, IAM, logging, monitoring, and security tooling.
-   Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and backlog refinement, ensuring test automation aligns with delivery objectives.
-   Analyze test results, identify defects and risks, and provide actionable feedback to engineering teams.
-   Develop and maintain test documentation, test plans, and automation artifacts in accordance with Cloud One standards.
-   Ensure compliance with **DoD security controls, STIGs, and DevSecOps best practices** throughout the testing lifecycle.

## Requirements

-   **Bachelor’s degree** in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
-   **8+ years** of professional experience in **test automation, software testing, or quality engineering**.
-   Strong experience developing automated tests using **Java and/or Python**.
-   Hands‑on experience with **CI/CD tools** such as **Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar**.
-   Experience testing applications and services deployed in **AWS environments**.
-   Familiarity with **AWS services** such as IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related services.
-   Experience with **Infrastructure as Code** testing (Terraform, CloudFormation).
-   Experience testing **containerized applications** using **Docker and Kubernetes**.
-   Knowledge of Agile and **DevSecOps practices** in a federal or regulated environment.
-   **Active Secret clearance** and U.S. citizenship required.

### Preferred / Desired Skills

-   Experience supporting **USAF Cloud One** or other DoD enterprise cloud programs.
-   Experience with automated testing frameworks such as **JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, PyTest**, or similar.
-   Familiarity with **security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance validation** in CI/CD pipelines.
-   Experience validating **STIG‑compliant configurations** and secure cloud architectures.
-   Exposure to **multi‑cloud environments** (Azure, GCP, OCI) in addition to AWS.
-   AWS certifications (Developer, Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer).
-   CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570/8140 certification.

## Benefits

**SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:**

-   Medical
-   Dental
-   Vision
-   AD&D
-   STD
-   LTD
-   Company paid Life Insurance
-   401k with employer contribution
-   Paid Time Off
-   Pet Insurance