Automated Cyber Software Test Engineer (TS/SCI)

VulnU; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

25 days PTO

Job summary

Peraton’s Space & Intelligence Sector in Herndon, VA is seeking a Cyber Software Test Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks ensuring high software quality. This onsite role emphasizes CI/CD integration and collaboration with developers to achieve thorough test coverage.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of experience with automation, Python in Agile, and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Join a mission-driven team delivering critical capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience or Master’s with 6 years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Extensive experience with automated software testing.
• Experience with Robot Framework, Selenium, JMeter, SoapUI, or JUnit.
• Experience documenting test plans/procedures.
• Experience maintaining automated testing scripts.
• Experience in an Agile software development environment utilizing Python.

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.

Skills

Automated software testing

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Debugging

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Robot Framework

Selenium

JMeter

SoapUI

JUnit

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS

Job description

Peraton’s Space & Intelligence Sector in Herndon, VA is seeking a Cyber Software Test Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks ensuring high software quality. This onsite role emphasizes CI/CD integration and collaboration with developers to achieve thorough test coverage.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of experience with automation, Python in Agile, and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Join a mission-driven team delivering critical capabilities.