Systems Engineer, Test Automation

Peraton; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a System Engineer with strong test automation capabilities to support complex programs and contracts in a high-security environment. The role requires active TS/SCI with polygraph and a bachelor’s degree in a related field, with extensive SE experience and hands-on unit testing in Python and Java.

Candidates should be adept at white-box and black-box testing, regression testing, and designing large-scale test plans.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
• At least 1 year of experience writing unit tests for Python (PyTest).
• At least 1 year of experience writing unit tests for Java (JUnit).
• Fault injection and mocking in both Java and Python.
• Designing and writing both white-box and black-box tests.
• Adding regression tests to existing software.
• Large-scale test design and ability to perform failure mode analysis.
• Security testing.
• Familiarity with code coverage tools and integration with CI pipelines.
• Familiarity with at least one cloud provider.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Terraform is strongly preferred.
• Experience testing IaC deployments, such as with Terratest, is a plus.
• Experience working with XML is preferred.

Skills

Python testing

Java testing

White-box testing

Black-box testing

Regression testing

Failure mode analysis

Security testing

Code coverage

CI pipelines

XML familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

PyTest

JUnit

Terratest

Terraform

XML

Job description

• Seven (7) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

This position is listed as a System Engineer; however, this role supports Test Automation.

Candidates must meet the general SE LCAT requirements. In addition, the position requires experience in the following areas:

• At least 1 year of experience writing unit tests for Python (PyTest)
• At least 1 year of experience writing unit tests for Java (JUnit)
• Fault injection and mocking in both Java and Python
• Designing and writing both white-box and black-box tests
• Adding regression tests to existing software
• Large-scale test design and ability to perform failure mode analysis
• Security testing
• Familiarity with code coverage tools and integration with CI pipelines
• Familiarity with at least one cloud provider
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Terraform is strongly preferred
• Experience testing IaC deployments, such as with Terratest, is a plus
• Experience working with XML is preferred