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clearanceHerndon (VA)
$112,000 - $179,000 per year
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clearanceHerndon (VA)
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$112,000 - $179,000 per year
About the role
Cyber Software Test Engineer Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Job Description:
Peraton's Space & Intelligence Sector is looking for an experienced Automated Software Test Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks that ensure the quality and reliability of our software products. The ideal candidate has a strong background in automated test development, continuous integration workflows, and modern testing tools. This role will support ongoing development efforts by creating scalable test solutions, improving test coverage, and contributing to overall software quality throughout the SDLC. This position is 100% onsite working in our Herndon SCIF.
Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
Design and implement scalable automated test frameworks and harnesses.
Collaborate closely with developers to identify testing needs and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and document defects with clear and actionable detail.
Support manual testing when needed and help define overall QA best practices.
Contribute to requirement reviews, design discussions, and sprint planning when necessary.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience; An additional 4 years of experience considered in lieu of a degree requirement
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Extensive experience with automated software testing
Experience with automated test tools such as Robot Framework, Selenium, JMeter, SoapUI, or Junit.
Experience documenting test plans/procedures.
Experience maintaining and enhancing existing automated software testing scripts
Experience in an Agile software development environment utilizing PythonStrong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred
Qualifications:
Software development experience in a virtual environment like AWSExperience working with developers to ensure test coverage and quality gates. Experience with Jenkins, and Gitlab Details Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits:
Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
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