About Peraton Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Responsibilities Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Cyber Software Test Engineer to join our Federal Strategic Cyber program. Location: Arlington, VA . A hybrid telework/remote work environment. Must be able to come on-site as needed. Position Description: * Set standards for the team, specifically implementing, teaching and enforcing test-based development practices. * Analyze testing frameworks (specifically Open Source) and provide analysis of alternatives to Government Customer and team.
* Work closely with infrastructure engineers to deploy automated tests and ensure test artifacts are clearly integrated with the project management system (i.e. JIRA).
* Perform manual testing for production releases and document findings so developers can fix any identified issues.
* Communicate efficiently with team members in order to train and disseminate testing frameworks and procedures. This role will be the Subject Matter Expert on testing processes and will be responsible for integrating them into the team's processes.
* Setup test environments and required setup (e.g. Jenkins) for automation testing and make sure the automation scheduler job runs based on given time frame.
* Manual and automated testing; Leverage a combination of automation tools to develop regression tests on an incremental basis and operate in an Agile environment.
* Document software defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software developers.
* Ability to write test scripts then be able to evaluate the results of those tests.
* Classify the defect based on the behavior (Functional Performance or Security) and report it to the software development team and plan for fix retesting.
* Prepare Defect related metrics (Defect Severity Index Defect Density) required for management reporting.
* Test access and ability to access, and review the systems' environments, source code and other resources to be managed, following receiving authorized access to the required configuration items.
* Support continuous integration and deployment by incorporating automated testing during the development phase to improve software code quality, security, and compliance.
* Participate and provide input as part of Agile project daily standup, sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospective meetings.
* Participate in after-actions review to address lessons learned and areas of improvement opportunity, as appropriate.
* Update JIRA and other project documentations of status.
#CISA Qualifications Required: * Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years related technical experience required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
* Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts.
* Experience conducting system acceptance testing in accordance with approved test plan and test procedures.
* Experience efficiently writing, revising test procedures for the desired program, and evaluating the product to attain the desired quality.
* Experience ensuring software is functioning according to user requirements.
* Experience interfacing with clients, technical support personnel, and other technical professionals to ensure efficient and effective service.
* Strong experience in communicating and training engineers on standardized testing processes.
* Experience evaluating and testing new or modified software programs and software development procedures used to verify those programs.
* Experience with various aspects of software or hardware testing (e.g., component, integration, system and acceptance testing).
* Experience/expertise with Selenium, AWS cloud architecture, Java, JIRA, Postman, and Confluence tools.
* Experience with GitLab CI/CD Test Automation Pipeline & Reporting
* U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance required.
* In addition, selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation to start and for continued employment.Preferred: * Experience with SAFe Agile testing environments.
* Experience working AWS cloud environments.
Target Salary Range $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range EEO An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran. Our Values Benefits At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. * Paid Time-Off and Holidays
* Retirement
* Life & Disability Insurance
* Career Development
* Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
* Paid Parental Leave
* Additional Benefits
* Medical, Dental, & Vision Care