Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

• Work Policy: Washington, DC (onsite)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary Range: $62,000 – $141,000 per year (annualized USD)
• Experience Level: 3+ years in software quality assurance or test engineering
• Core Tech Stack: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, pytest, Postman, REST Assured, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Jira, Xray
• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Travel: Up to 25%
• Application Deadline: January 27, 2027
• Requisition ID: R0251156

About the Role

A Digital Twin is only as valuable as the trust users place in it. As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll help make sure the applications, services, data pipelines, and simulations behind a Digital Twin and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) platform for military test ranges perform reliably, accurately, and securely.

You’ll own test strategy and execution across web applications, back-end APIs, 3D and geospatial data pipelines, and real-time 3D visualization environments built on game engines. You’ll build automated test suites, integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, and verify that releases meet functional, visual, performance, and security requirements before they reach mission users. You’ll also help confirm that simulation outputs and 3D content accurately represent the real-world systems and environments they model, and you’ll work with full-stack developers, M&S engineers, platform engineers, and UX practitioners to catch issues early and build quality into every stage of delivery.

You’ll help define how quality is measured on a complex, emerging platform, and produce the test evidence that supports releases in regulated DoD environments.

What You’ll Need

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance or test engineering
• Experience developing automated tests for web and desktop applications using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or pytest
• Experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman or REST Assured
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Experience writing test plans, test cases, and defect reports, and tracking them in tools such as Jira or Xray
• Experience scripting in Python, C#, or JavaScript
• Ability to quickly learn engine-specific testing tools
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice to Have

• Experience testing real-time 3D, simulation, or XR applications using the Unity Test Framework, Unreal Automation Framework, AltTester, or GameDriver
• Experience with visual regression or image-comparison testing for rendered 3D content
• Experience profiling real-time application performance using tools such as Unity Profiler, Unreal Insights, or RenderDoc
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as k6, JMeter, or Locust
• Experience validating 3D and geospatial data, including OpenUSD, point clouds, meshes, or GIS formats
• Experience with M&S verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A), including comparing simulation outputs against reference data
• Experience testing cloud-native applications deployed on AWS, including containerized services on Kubernetes
• Experience with accessibility testing against Section 508 standards, security testing, or supporting DoD ATO test evidence and compliance requirements
• Secret clearance
• ISTQB or an equivalent testing certification

Clearance

Selected applicants will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation and Benefits

The projected compensation range is $62,000 to $141,000 (annualized USD), determined by factors such as location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, and contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. Booz Allen’s offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and a recognition awards program. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for the benefit programs. The posting closes within 90 days of the posting date.

Hiring Notes

• Candidates complete an identity verification process using biometrics and AI, and are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments
• Using AI or other tools to assist with interview responses is prohibited unless permission is explicitly given
• People-first culture: employees working virtually are generally expected to keep their cameras on during meetings
• Booz Allen considers all qualified applicants without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status