Senior Test Engineer – Cloud & Data Platforms

Summary

Actio Net is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead testing efforts for mission‑critical, cloud‑native applications and data platforms supporting enterprise and government systems. The ideal candidate will design and execute comprehensive test strategies in a cloud environment, ensuring secure, scalable, and high‑performance solutions. This role requires collaboration with development teams, government stakeholders, and cross‑functional teams to validate systems built with modern front‑end frameworks, API‑driven microservices, cloud‑native databases, queueing and computation engines, and analytical platforms.

The position emphasizes test automation, risk‑based testing, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and Agile/SAFe development practices. A Public Trust clearance is required.

• Develop comprehensive test strategies and plans aligned with functional, non‑functional, security, and performance requirements for cloud‑native systems
• Design, document, and maintain test cases, test procedures, and operational mission‑based scenarios that map to system requirements and objectives
• Lead and manage the execution of test events across all phases, including planning, execution, analysis, reporting, and closure
• Conduct system, integration, regression, performance, load, and security testing for applications built using React or other JavaScript frameworks, Java/Python back‑end services, and RESTful APIs
• Validate cloud‑native microservices and containerized applications deployed on AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, ECS, EMR, Step Functions, and Event Bridge
• Test database integrity, data flows, and ETL processes across Oracle RAC, Postgre
  
  SQL, Maria
  
  DB, Aurora, and cloud‑native storage platforms
• Collaborate with developers, solution architects, and Dev Ops teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, or Git Lab CI/CD
• Execute risk‑based testing, applying risk management techniques to prioritize test coverage and identify high‑impact defects
• Track and report defects, system issues, and test results using configuration management and issue tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalent
• Monitor cloud‑based environments for system reliability, performance metrics, and error logs, leveraging AWS Cloud Watch and similar observability tools
• Validate API functionality, performance, security, and integration using tools such as Swagger/OpenAPI and automated testing frameworks
• Ensure compliance with security requirements including authentication, authorization, encryption, and role‑based access control
• Mentor junior testers, provide guidance on testing best practices, and ensure consistency in test execution across teams
• Present clear, concise reports of test results and metrics to management, stakeholders, and government personnel
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand‑ups, demos, and retrospectives to align testing efforts with iterative development
• Support continuous improvement of testing processes, automation frameworks, and cloud testing strategies

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT Security, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance or software/system testing
• Hands‑on experience in cloud‑native application environments, including testing microservices, APIs, databases, and containerized applications
• Strong knowledge of testing concepts and methodologies, including scenario‑based, negative, regression, and traceability‑based testing (RTM)
• Experience with configuration management and issue tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalent
• Experience in Agile or SAFe development environments
• Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills

• ISTQB, CSTP‑X, or CAST certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile testing experience
• Experience with cloud test automation frameworks and tools
• Familiarity with AWS monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Cloud Watch
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration of…