Sr. Test Engineer in Arlington, Virginia at American Association of Motor Vehicles

At AAMVA, your testing protects systems that millions of people rely on every day — the driver licensing and motor vehicle records that help keep roads safer and identities secure. You'll work hands-on with a modern, automation-first toolset, including AI-assisted test engineering that takes the busywork out of test design, and you'll partner directly with the state and federal jurisdictions and partners implementing our systems. It's a place to deepen your craft, see the real-world impact of your work, and grow toward technical leadership.

The Senior Test Engineer is an experienced member of the AAMVA Quality Assurance Department within the IT Division, responsible for designing and executing comprehensive, automation-first testing of AAMVA applications and the REST services and microservices that compose them, and for coordinating extensive testing efforts with state and federal jurisdictions and commercial/third-party data consumers on motor vehicle administration and driver licensing systems. This senior-level role requires a proficient QA professional who works independently with external customers, delivers exceptional service to government agencies and partners, and serves as a trusted technical advisor and testing partner to both internal teams and the jurisdictions implementing AAMVA solutions. The role includes mentoring junior team members, promoting modern testing practices, and providing technical guidance on complex testing initiatives.

The IT Division develops and operates information systems for state and federal agencies conducting business related to motor vehicle and driver license administration. Our systems support critical government functions across multiple jurisdictions. We are modernizing toward a cloud-native, microservices architecture on Azure with REST interfaces across all internal and external integrations, and we are investing in automation-first, AI-assisted test engineering. Our in-house test platform abstracts much of the underlying infrastructure, so we value strong test-design judgment, data and integration testing depth, and learning agility over pre-existing mastery of any single platform technology.

Four-year degree from an accredited college or university; equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree.

The skills below are described by the depth we expect. “Strong / expert / hands-on” indicates required, working depth. “Familiarity / conceptual understanding” indicates that awareness is sufficient — our test tooling abstracts much of the underlying platform, and the ability to learn quickly matters more than deep prior expertise in those areas.

Salary Range: $114,134 to $172, 985 Annually

The expected hiring range for this position has been provided. Actual pay will be determined based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, specific skill sets, and geographic work location.

AAMVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled