Automated Testing QA Engineer (Journeyman)

Peraton is seeking an Automated Testing QA Engineer (Journeyman) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites to validate the program deliverables (websites, applications, APIs, and platform services), ensuring quality for production releases and supporting CI/CD pipelines. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites to validate MODES III deliverables (websites, applications, APIs, and platform services), ensuring quality for production releases and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and execute automated functional, integration, regression, and API tests (Selenium/Cypress/Playwright, pytest, JUnit, Postman/Newman) to verify application behavior, performance, and security controls prior to production promotion.
• Implement accessibility and Section 508/WCAG automated checks and remediation workflows; produce accessibility test reports and work with developers to close issues before release.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/CodeBuild/GitLab CI/CodePipeline) and ensure test runs are part of pipeline gates (unit, integration, SAST/DAST hooks) to support DevSecOps and RMF/ATO readiness.
• Build and maintain test data pipelines and synthetic telemetry for realistic test scenarios; coordinate with Data Engineers and DBAs to provision test environments and mask/handle CUI/PII appropriately.
• Define Test Plans, Test Cases, and Acceptance Criteria aligned with user stories and DoD requirements; convert requirements into automated, reproducible test artifacts and link results to program task tracking and dashboard reporting.
• Execute performance and load tests (JMeter, Gatling, Locust) to validate web health goals (page load, uptime, concurrency) and produce findings for platform optimization and capacity planning.
• Triage defects with developers and participate in incident response for test found issues; document defects, verify fixes, and track closure in ticketing systems; feed quality metrics into weekly/monthly status reports and MODES III dashboards.
• Maintain and evolve automated test frameworks, test harnesses, and test orchestration tooling; mentor junior QA engineers on automation best practices and secure testing approaches.
• Familiar with: Test architecture & strategy, Selenium/Grid, Appium, Espresso, JUnit/TestNG, Cypress, Playwright, API testing (Postman/Newman, REST-assured), performance testing (JMeter/Gatling), CI integration (Jenkins/GitLab CI), test data management, test automation frameworks (Page Object, BDD/Cucumber), security testing integration (SAST/DAST), test environment orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), test reporting (Allure, Hygieia), mocking/stubbing (WireMock), service virtualization.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Experience / Education: 5 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 3 years with MS/MA or 1 year with Phd or 9 years w/o a degree or 7 years with AS/AA
• Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Prior experience working in DoD or Federal government IT environments.
• Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures.
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• CompTIA Security+

Worklocation: remote with the ability to travel to the NCR id required

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.