About the Role
Peraton is seeking a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join the BASIS program team. This role supports an automation-first quality assurance approach, with a focus on developing, executing, and maintaining automated tests throughout the software deployment pipeline.
Working alongside senior engineers, QA leads, software developers, and Government stakeholders, you will contribute to automated test coverage, requirements traceability, defect management, and user acceptance testing. The position supports Agile development cycles and a Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline, with an emphasis on meeting Department of Defense quality and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
•Develop and maintain automated test scripts for unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end functional testing.
•Ensure automated test cases are completed by the end of each Agile sprint and prepared for integration into the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.
•Support Test-Driven Development (TDD) by collaborating with developers to prepare test cases before coding begins.
•Assess existing test automation coverage and contribute to automation assessment reports and completion plans.
•Expand regression test coverage by automating legacy test cases across the DEERS application portfolio.
•Create and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) for each development cycle to demonstrate coverage of project requirements.
•Assist with user acceptance testing (UAT) plans, scenarios, and scripts for Government and external partner testing.
•Document test activities, results, and defects in the Government-provided test case management system.
•Contribute to testing reports, release notes, and Software Version Descriptions (SVDs).
•Participate in required code reviews at the 50%, 75%, and 90% development completion checkpoints.
•Track, investigate, and triage defects in JIRA, attempt to reproduce reported issues, and create tickets before escalating issues to product teams.
•Support weekly defect escalation reporting and communicate escalations to customers and the Government Product Owner.
•Assist with application security scanning using Fortify, Sonatype, and BURP, ensuring scan results are reviewed and documented before production releases and when applicable security rules or STIGs change.
•Conduct accessibility testing against WCAG 2.0 Level AA and support Section 508 compliance reporting.
•Help prepare Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs), including test results, remediation reports, and conformance documentation.
•Support stress and load testing in the ProdSim environment, disaster recovery testing, and Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) in UAT before production deployment.
•Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
•Maintain sprint-level defect tracking, test completion status, burn-down metrics, and quality reporting in JIRA and the Monthly Quality Status Report (QSR).
•Follow established deployment pipeline standards and quality gates throughout the release process.
Required Qualifications
•Two years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, no experience required with a master’s degree, or six years of experience with a high school diploma.
•Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
•IAM/IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), CompTIA CySA+, or GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC).
•Experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or software testing.
•Foundational knowledge of test automation and experience writing automated test scripts using at least one framework or scripting language, such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, or an equivalent.
•Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevSecOps principles.
•Basic experience with defect-tracking tools, preferably JIRA.
•Understanding of the software testing lifecycle, including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
•Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to document test results accurately.
•Ability to collaborate with developers, technical leads, and Government stakeholders and communicate testing findings clearly.
Preferred Qualifications
•ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent.
•Familiarity with Test-Driven Development practices.
•Exposure to static code analysis or dynamic application security testing tools, such as Fortify, Sonatype, or BURP.
•Experience with Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing.
•Familiarity with ServiceNow for incident tracking and management.
•Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration within DevSecOps environments.
•Exposure to Oracle or PL/SQL database environments.
•Experience supporting Department of Defense or other Federal government IT programs.
Compensation
•Target annual salary range: $80,000–$128,000.
•Final compensation depends on factors including experience, education, knowledge, skills, responsibilities, geographic location, and business or contract considerations.
•Depending on the position, additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, or a discretionary bonus.
About Peraton
Peraton is a national security and enterprise technology company supporting government agencies and the U.S. armed forces. The company delivers technology solutions across areas including land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace, helping customers address complex security and mission requirements.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Peraton is an equal opportunity employer, including for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and does not discriminate based on other characteristics protected by law.