{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c56d4e4fe88d67750b2a26e7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c56d4e4fe88d67750b2a26e7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c56d4e4fe88d67750b2a26e7","title":"Test Engineering, Associate","description":"About Peraton\n\nPeraton 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.\n\nAbout The Role\n\nPeraton is seeking a motivated Software Quality Assurance Engineer to support quality assurance and test automation activities on the BASIS program. Working under the guidance of senior QA engineers and program leads, the Junior QA Engineer will contribute to the program's automation-first QA mandate.\n\nThe selected candidate will develop and execute automated test scripts, support test documentation, assist in defect tracking, and contribute to the program's rigorous quality standards across the deployment pipeline.\n\nThe position will be responsible for the following but not limited too:\n\nThis position is remote.\n\nDevelop, implement, and maintain automated test scripts for unit, integration, and end-to-end functional testing under the guidance of senior QA engineers, in alignment with Agile sprint schedules and program quality standards.\nEnsure all automated test cases are executable by the end of each Agile sprint and delivered for incorporation into the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.\nSupport the program's Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology by writing test cases prior to code development in collaboration with software developers.\nContribute to the Test Automation State Assessment and associated automation completion project plan by analyzing assigned application areas for coverage gaps.\nAutomate adjacent legacy test cases to expand overall regression test coverage across the portfolio.\nExecute non-automated test cases.\n\nTest Planning & Documentation\n\nAssist in the development and maintenance of Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) at the end of each development cycle/sprint, supporting complete testing coverage of all requirements.\nDocument all test activities, execution results, and defect findings accurately within the Government-provided Test Case Management System.\nContribute to the preparation of Testing Reports, Release Notes, and Software Version Descriptions (SVDs) per release cadence requirements.\n\nQuality Assurance & Defect Management\n\nSupport adherence quality thresholds.\nTriage and track defects in JIRA; conduct initial analysis, determine if issues were previously identified, and attempt replication prior to escalation to product teams; submit JIRA tickets prior to escalation.\nSupport weekly defect escalation reporting and assist with monitoring customer-reported defects.\n\nSection 508 / Accessibility Testing\n\nConduct accessibility testing against WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards at planned intervals throughout the development lifecycle.\nAssist in the preparation of Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) including test results, remediation reports, and documentation of conformance levels.\nContribute Section 508 compliance testing status reporting.\nPerformance & Environment Testing\nSupport stress and load testing activities conducted in the ProdSim (Production Simulation) environment per Government-approved test schedules.\nAssist in coordinating and supporting Disaster Recovery (DR) testing activities in collaboration with the technical and operations teams.\nSupport Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of all application changes.\n\nAgile\n\nActively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.\nMaintain and update sprint-level defect tracking, test case completion status, and burn-down metrics in JIRA.\nAdhere to the full deployment pipeline standards and quality gates at each stage.\nQualifications\n0 years with Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field equivalent experience considered or 4 years experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or software testing roles with HS diploma.\nAbility to obtain Public Trust clearance\nFoundational understanding of test automation principles and experience writing automated test scripts in at least one framework or scripting language (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, or equivalent).\nFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and DevSecOps principles.\nBasic experience with defect tracking tools, preferably JIRA.\nUnderstanding of the software testing lifecycle including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.\nFamiliarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.\nStrong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to document test activities and results clearly and accurately.\nAbility to work collaboratively within a team environment and communicate effectively with developers, senior engineers, and Government stakeholders.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Foundation Level certification or equivalent.\nExposure to static code analysis (SAST) or dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools such as Fortify, Sonatype, or BURP.\nExperience with Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing.\nFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration within a DevSecOps environment.\nPrior experience supporting DoD or Federal government IT programs.\nExposure to Oracle or PL/SQL database environments.\nFamiliarity with ServiceNow for incident tracking and management.\nDetails\n\nTarget Salary Range: $66,000 - $106,000. 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.\n\nBenefits 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.\n\nApplication Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.\n\nEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.","company":"Peraton","rawCompany":"peraton","city":"Annapolis Junction","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-02T08:33:54.069Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1253.00","title":"Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers","slug":"software-quality-assurance-analysts-and-testers"},{"code":"17-2112.02","title":"Validation Engineers","slug":"validation-engineers"},{"code":"19-4099.01","title":"Quality Control Analysts","slug":"quality-control-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Test Engineering, Associate","description":"About Peraton\n\nPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. 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Working under the guidance of senior QA engineers and program leads, the Junior QA Engineer will contribute to the program's automation-first QA mandate.\n\nThe selected candidate will develop and execute automated test scripts, support test documentation, assist in defect tracking, and contribute to the program's rigorous quality standards across the deployment pipeline.\n\nThe position will be responsible for the following but not limited too:\n\nThis position is remote.\n\nDevelop, implement, and maintain automated test scripts for unit, integration, and end-to-end functional testing under the guidance of senior QA engineers, in alignment with Agile sprint schedules and program quality standards.\nEnsure all automated test cases are executable by the end of each Agile sprint and delivered for incorporation into the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.\nSupport the program's Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology by writing test cases prior to code development in collaboration with software developers.\nContribute to the Test Automation State Assessment and associated automation completion project plan by analyzing assigned application areas for coverage gaps.\nAutomate adjacent legacy test cases to expand overall regression test coverage across the portfolio.\nExecute non-automated test cases.\n\nTest Planning & Documentation\n\nAssist in the development and maintenance of Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) at the end of each development cycle/sprint, supporting complete testing coverage of all requirements.\nDocument all test activities, execution results, and defect findings accurately within the Government-provided Test Case Management System.\nContribute to the preparation of Testing Reports, Release Notes, and Software Version Descriptions (SVDs) per release cadence requirements.\n\nQuality Assurance & Defect Management\n\nSupport adherence quality thresholds.\nTriage and track defects in JIRA; conduct initial analysis, determine if issues were previously identified, and attempt replication prior to escalation to product teams; submit JIRA tickets prior to escalation.\nSupport weekly defect escalation reporting and assist with monitoring customer-reported defects.\n\nSection 508 / Accessibility Testing\n\nConduct accessibility testing against WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards at planned intervals throughout the development lifecycle.\nAssist in the preparation of Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) including test results, remediation reports, and documentation of conformance levels.\nContribute Section 508 compliance testing status reporting.\nPerformance & Environment Testing\nSupport stress and load testing activities conducted in the ProdSim (Production Simulation) environment per Government-approved test schedules.\nAssist in coordinating and supporting Disaster Recovery (DR) testing activities in collaboration with the technical and operations teams.\nSupport Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of all application changes.\n\nAgile\n\nActively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.\nMaintain and update sprint-level defect tracking, test case completion status, and burn-down metrics in JIRA.\nAdhere to the full deployment pipeline standards and quality gates at each stage.\nQualifications\n0 years with Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field equivalent experience considered or 4 years experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or software testing roles with HS diploma.\nAbility to obtain Public Trust clearance\nFoundational understanding of test automation principles and experience writing automated test scripts in at least one framework or scripting language (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, or equivalent).\nFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and DevSecOps principles.\nBasic experience with defect tracking tools, preferably JIRA.\nUnderstanding of the software testing lifecycle including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.\nFamiliarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.\nStrong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to document test activities and results clearly and accurately.\nAbility to work collaboratively within a team environment and communicate effectively with developers, senior engineers, and Government stakeholders.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Foundation Level certification or equivalent.\nExposure to static code analysis (SAST) or dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools such as Fortify, Sonatype, or BURP.\nExperience with Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing.\nFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration within a DevSecOps environment.\nPrior experience supporting DoD or Federal government IT programs.\nExposure to Oracle or PL/SQL database environments.\nFamiliarity with ServiceNow for incident tracking and management.\nDetails\n\nTarget Salary Range: $66,000 - $106,000. 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.\n\nBenefits 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.\n\nApplication Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. 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