Cyber Software Test Engineer

About the job

Peraton Overview

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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Cyber Software Test Engineer

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 poloygraph

• 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 Python

• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development experience in a virtual environment like AWS

• Experience working with developers to ensure test coverage and quality gates.

• Experience with Jenkins, and Gitlab

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.

Application 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.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.