Cloud Test Engineer

Test Engineer (Senior)

Location: Remote / Hybrid (U.S.-based – Boston)

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required

Employment Type: Full-Time

Senior Test Engineer to support cloud systems verification, validation, and integration activities for a federal program.

This role is responsible for ensuring system functionality, performance, and reliability across cloud-based environments. The position supports testing activities across distributed systems and works closely with engineering teams to improve system quality and performance through structured testing methodologies and data-driven analysis.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform verification and validation activities across cloud-based systems and applications

- Execute functional testing, timeline analysis, and detailed trade studies

- Support requirements allocation and interface definition for hardware and software systems

- Analyze system functionality, performance, and configuration issues

- Utilize operational trends and system metrics to identify improvements in testing frameworks and processes

- Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and validation procedures

- Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and cloud teams to support system integration and testing

- Identify, document, and support resolution of defects and performance issues

- Contribute to continuous improvement of testing methodologies and quality assurance processes

Required Qualifications

- Active Secret security clearance

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

- Minimum 8 years of experience in testing, quality assurance, systems engineering, or related discipline

- Experience supporting system testing, validation, and integration activities

- Strong understanding of system functionality, performance analysis, and troubleshooting

Certifications

- DoD 8570 / 8140 compliant certification (IAT Level II required)

- One or more cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, or Oracle Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting federal or defense programs

- Familiarity with cloud-based systems and distributed architectures

- Experience working with test automation tools and frameworks

- Experience analyzing system metrics to improve performance and reliability

- Ability to support testing in secure and high-compliance environments