Junior QA Automation Engineer — Cypress & API Testing

Peraton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO accrued annually

Discretionary bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a JR Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer to support automated testing for secure satellite ground communications. You will design and maintain automated test suites using Cypress, validate web interfaces and microservices, and contribute to testing practices aligned with system requirements.

This role involves working with Linux environments, CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration with engineers, testers, and developers to ensure high-quality releases for U.S.

Qualifications

• Associates degree and 4+ years of experience; or bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience, additional four years in lieu of degree.
• Approximately 2 years of hands-on experience in software testing or automation within Agile environments.
• Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI is required.
• Foundational experience creating or maintaining automated tests using Cypress and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Basic understanding of REST API testing.
• Experience in Linux environments (CLI, logs, scripts).
• Familiarity with Postgres/MySQL databases.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI), Git, and Jira.
• Hands-on with automation/test frameworks like Cypress, Playwright, PyTest, or JUnit.
• Ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams and follow testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites using Cypress for web interfaces, APIs, and system workflows.
• Execute regression and functional automated tests; track defects in Jira.
• Prepare, update, and validate test data in Postgres/MySQL for unit/integration tests.
• Perform basic system analysis in Linux environments with guidance from senior engineers.
• Contribute to requirement reviews, sprint planning, and testability discussions.
• Assist with integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and AWS/containerized environments.
• Collaborate with developers and testers to understand system behavior and improve test coverage.
• Support test execution during formal testing events and prepare test reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Cypress

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST API testing

Linux

Team collaboration

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Jira

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Git

Docker

Playwright

PyTest

JUnit

Job description

Peraton is seeking a JR Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer to support automated testing for secure satellite ground communications. You will design and maintain automated test suites using Cypress, validate web interfaces and microservices, and contribute to testing practices aligned with system requirements.

This role involves working with Linux environments, CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration with engineers, testers, and developers to ensure high-quality releases for U.S.