Lead Test & Quality Engineer (Back-End)

Booz Allen Hamilton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a seasoned back-end developer to lead a team delivering scalable, secure systems for mission-focused clients. You will oversee architecture choices, open-source tools, and robust testing to ensure reliable performance.

The role emphasizes defining verification strategies, overseeing essential tests, and ensuring strong code quality across services and APIs for critical national security projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience establishing behavioral and functional equivalence of refactored and original legacy software.
• Experience with the C++, Java, or Python automated testing techniques and tools such as Junit, PyTest, or REST and API testing tools.
• Ability to define the verification and validation testing strategies before significant refactoring begins.
• Ability to plan and oversee execution and verification of essentialUnit and Integration tests.
• Ability to identify systemic deficiencies in the unit and integration tests proposed by the software developers.
• Ability to implement and document automated regression testing to support ATO requirements.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Mathematics or Science.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead backend development to deliver scalable, secure systems.
• Oversee a team using modern architectural approaches and open-source frameworks to deliver client solutions.
• Collaborate to ensure clean code, APIs, analytics, and infrastructure support user-focused outcomes.
• Drive testing strategies and verification plans prior to major refactors.

Skills

Backend development

Team leadership

API testing

Security clearance ready

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Mathematics or Science

Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Science

Tools

JUnit

PyTest

REST testing tools

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a seasoned back-end developer to lead a team delivering scalable, secure systems for mission-focused clients. You will oversee architecture choices, open-source tools, and robust testing to ensure reliable performance.

The role emphasizes defining verification strategies, overseeing essential tests, and ensuring strong code quality across services and APIs for critical national security projects.