Software Test Engineer - TS/SCI Poly + PTO & Bonus

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Software Test Engineer in Herndon, VA (or nearby) to support a National Security program. You will operate within an Agile software development environment, maintain and enhance test scripts, design comprehensive test plans, and document issues in Jira, collaborating with a high-performing team on DoD/IC objectives.

The role requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, polygraph within 30 days, and experience across testing, automation tools, and distributed

Qualifications

• Associates degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor degree with 8+ years; OR Masters with 6+ years experience.
• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and pass a polygraph within 30 days; TS/SCI with poly requirements.
• 4 years experience in software testing.
• 4 years experience creating test plans/procedures.
• 4 years experience in an Agile software development environment.
• Familiarity with Rancher, Kafka, Kubernetes, Active MQ.
• Baseline usage of IC Connect, Swagger, Rancher, Elastic for testing tasks.
• Understanding of system environments and API locations setup.
• Working knowledge of services architecture and how components interact.
• Experience with Jira, Jenkins, Gitlab, Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance test scripts and execute test procedures across development, integration, regression and UAT.
• Design and write test plans and procedures; analyze results and review code.
• Document bugs in Jira and provide test reports.

Skills

Software testing

Agile development

Independent working

Education

Associates/Bachelor/Master with experience mix

Tools

Jira

Jenkins

Gitlab

Ansible

Swagger

Rancher

Kafka

Kubernetes

Elastic

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Software Test Engineer in Herndon, VA (or nearby) to support a National Security program. You will operate within an Agile software development environment, maintain and enhance test scripts, design comprehensive test plans, and document issues in Jira, collaborating with a high-performing team on DoD/IC objectives.

The role requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, polygraph within 30 days, and experience across testing, automation tools, and distributed