SES Corporation

AWS Test Automation Engineer

SES Corporation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDockerEC2Google Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsJUnitKubernetesMicroservicesPythonSeleniumTerraform

About the role

  • 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
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • AD&D
  • STD
  • LTD
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • 401k with employer contribution
  • Paid Time Off
  • Pet Insurance
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Hard Skills & Tools
automated test frameworkstest automationsoftware testingquality engineeringJavaPythonCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeDockerKubernetes
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingfeedback provision
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeActive Secret clearanceAWS Developer certificationAWS Solutions Architect certificationAWS DevOps Engineer certificationCompTIA Security+