Systems Engineer, Test Automation — CI/CD & Cloud QA

Peraton; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer with a focus on Test Automation in Annapolis Junction, MD. This role supports test automation within a systems engineering framework and requires hands-on Python and Java unit testing, fault injection, and both white-box and black-box methods.

Applicants should have TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, seven years of SE experience, and experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Terratest, plus cloud familiarity.

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.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• This position supports Test Automation within a System Engineer role.
• 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 tests

Java tests

Fault injection

White-box testing

Black-box testing

Regression tests

Test design

Security testing

CI pipelines

Cloud provider

Terraform

Terratest

XML

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Terraform

Terratest

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer with a focus on Test Automation in Annapolis Junction, MD. This role supports test automation within a systems engineering framework and requires hands-on Python and Java unit testing, fault injection, and both white-box and black-box methods.

Applicants should have TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, seven years of SE experience, and experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Terratest, plus cloud familiarity.