Remote Junior QA Automation Engineer

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a motivated Software Quality Assurance Engineer to support QA and test automation activities on the BASIS program. Working under senior QA guidance, the Junior QA Engineer will contribute to the automation-first QA mandate and support defect tracking and testing across the deployment pipeline.

The role involves developing automated scripts, contributing to RTMs, test documentation, WCAG/Section 508 testing, and collaboration with government stakeholders in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• 0 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.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
• Foundational 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).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development 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.
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to document test activities and results clearly and accurately.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and communicate effectively with developers, senior engineers, and Government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, 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.
• Ensure all automated test cases are executable by the end of each Agile sprint and delivered for incorporation into the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.
• Support the program's Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology by writing test cases prior to code development in collaboration with software developers.
• Contribute to the Test Automation State Assessment and associated automation completion project plan by analyzing assigned application areas for coverage gaps.
• Automate adjacent legacy test cases to expand overall regression test coverage across the portfolio.
• Execute non-automated test cases.
• Assist 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.
• Document all test activities, execution results, and defect findings accurately within the Government-provided Test Case Management System.
• Contribute to the preparation of Testing Reports, Release Notes, and Software Version Descriptions (SVDs) per release cadence requirements.
• Support adherence quality thresholds.
• Triage 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.
• Support weekly defect escalation reporting and assist with monitoring customer-reported defects.
• Conduct accessibility testing against WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards at planned intervals throughout the development lifecycle.
• Assist in the preparation of Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) including test results, remediation reports, and documentation of conformance levels.
• Contribute Section 508 compliance testing status reporting.
• Support stress and load testing activities conducted in the ProdSim (Production Simulation) environment per Government-approved test schedules.
• Assist in coordinating and supporting Disaster Recovery (DR) testing activities in collaboration with the technical and operations teams.
• Support Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of all application changes.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Maintain and update sprint-level defect tracking, test case completion status, and burn-down metrics in JIRA.
• Adhere to the full deployment pipeline standards and quality gates at each stage.

Skills

Test Automation

Agile/Scrum

DevSecOps

TDD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / related field

HS diploma + 4 years QA experience

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Peraton is seeking a motivated Software Quality Assurance Engineer to support QA and test automation activities on the BASIS program. Working under senior QA guidance, the Junior QA Engineer will contribute to the automation-first QA mandate and support defect tracking and testing across the deployment pipeline.

The role involves developing automated scripts, contributing to RTMs, test documentation, WCAG/Section 508 testing, and collaboration with government stakeholders in a remote setup.