Senior Cloud QA & Reliability Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join a team that ensures reliability and performance for a mission-critical platform. You will design automation, monitor health, and troubleshoot issues across AWS, working with development teams to improve stability and efficiency.

The role emphasizes security, resiliency, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on CI/CD, monitoring, and scalable cloud architectures.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with software development in object-oriented and scripted languages such as JavaScript, C++, Perl, Python, and Ruby
• 2+ years of experience leading teams on small to mid-size software development activities
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using CloudFormation
• Experience with Linux/Unix administration and scripting using languages such as Python or Bash
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience troubleshooting Docker-based distributed systems, and improving reliability through automation and operations
• Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices
• Ability to show a commitment to security, resilience, and continuous improvement
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems and 4+ years of experience in application design and development, including back-end database architectures, relational or cloud-based, and full lifecycle software development, Master’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems and 2+ years of experience in application design and development, including back-end database architectures, relational or cloud-based, and full lifecycle software development, or 8+ years of experience in application design and development, including back-end database architectures, relational or cloud-based, and full lifecycle sof tware development, in lieu of a degree

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation, monitor infrastructure health, and troubleshoot production issues across AWS environments.
• Work closely with development teams to improve system stability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
• Support modern engineering practices that reduce manual effort and strengthen service delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and address reliability gaps.

Skills

JavaScript

C++

Perl

Python

Ruby

Team leadership

AWS

CloudFormation

Linux/Unix scripting

Docker

Kubernetes

Monitoring and incident response

Security resilience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Computer Engineering/Information Systems

Master’s degree in CS/CE/IS

8+ years of experience in application design and development in lieu of a degree

Tools

GitLab

OpenSearch

CloudWatch

Docker Swarm

RDS

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join a team that ensures reliability and performance for a mission-critical platform. You will design automation, monitor health, and troubleshoot issues across AWS, working with development teams to improve stability and efficiency.

The role emphasizes security, resiliency, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on CI/CD, monitoring, and scalable cloud architectures.