Senior Test Lead – Enterprise QA for DoD/Army

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Test Lead for the greater DMV area to define and drive enterprise testing across unit, integration, security, performance, and continuity domains. You will coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, cybersecurity, and operations to validate requirements and assess risk.

Responsibilities include leading Test Strategy/Plans/Cases/Reports, managing end-to-end test execution, and advancing automation in CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency and readiness

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience with supervisory or lead experience.
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; OR relevant DoD/military training; OR relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (example: CCSP).
• Test engineering/QA experience with at least 7+ years leading enterprise test programs across functional, security, performance, and continuity domains.
• Proven ability to author Test Strategy/Plans/Cases/Reports and manage end-to-end test execution in complex, multi-environment programs.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, load/performance tools, test environment orchestration, and CI/CD integration for automated testing.
• Strong defect lifecycle management, root-cause analysis, and verification/validation skills; ability to produce actionable test metrics and readiness summaries.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional test efforts with engineering, cybersecurity, and operations and supporting RMF/ATO evidence requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the enterprise test strategy covering unit, integration, regression, security, performance, load, and DR/BC testing to validate functionality, interoperability, and readiness.
• Define testing approaches for new capabilities, architectural changes, data migrations, and modernization initiatives; align test activities with lifecycle requirements and DoD/Army guidance.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Reports, and traceability matrices to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Coordinate testing across development teams, systems engineers, cybersecurity, data/interface stakeholders, and enterprise architecture to validate requirements and assess risk.
• Direct execution of test events, manage defect triage and remediation verification, and validate fixes through retesting and regression cycles.
• Execute performance/load and continuity testing; validate recovery procedures and DR/BC scenarios to support operational resilience.
• Produce testing metrics, readiness assessments, and decision-grade recommendations for deployment authorization and program leadership.
• Integrate lessons learned into future test cycles, improve automation/CI-CD testing, and drive continuous improvement of test processes and tooling.

Skills

Test leadership

QA expertise

CI/CD

Automation testing

Load testing

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/IT/Cyber

DoD/military training (e.g., S&T Specialist)

Professional certification (e.g., CCSP)

Tools

TestRail/Zephyr

JMeter/LoadRunner

DevSecOps pipelines

Job description

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Test Lead for the greater DMV area to define and drive enterprise testing across unit, integration, security, performance, and continuity domains. You will coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, cybersecurity, and operations to validate requirements and assess risk.

Responsibilities include leading Test Strategy/Plans/Cases/Reports, managing end-to-end test execution, and advancing automation in CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency and readiness