QA Automation Engineer - Remote

About the Company

Peraton is a leading next-generation national security company dedicated to supporting missions of critical importance across the globe. As a premier mission capability integrator and enterprise IT provider, Peraton delivers innovative, highly specialized solutions and technologies to safeguard our nation and its allies. The company operates at the intersection of traditional and emerging threats, spanning domains such as land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. With a focus on excellence and reliability, Peraton partners with key government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. The organization’s commitment to solving complex challenges daily makes it a trusted leader in national security and defense. For more information, visit peraton.com and discover how we are keeping the world safe and secure.

About the Role

The Quality Assurance Automation Engineer role at Peraton is a vital position within the BASIS program team, designed to uphold the program’s automation-first quality assurance standards. This remote position requires a motivated individual to develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts across the full deployment pipeline, supporting Agile sprint delivery and the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline. The engineer will work closely with senior engineers and QA leads to enhance automated test coverage, ensure rigorous testing standards, and support compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) quality policies, including zero defects to production and adherence to DoDI 5000-87. The role involves developing and maintaining test automation frameworks, supporting security and accessibility testing, and participating actively in Agile ceremonies. The successful candidate will contribute to continuous improvement in testing processes, defect management, and quality metrics, ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, and compliant software solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 0 years with a Master’s degree; or 6 years with a high school diploma
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• IAM/IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, SSCP, CySA+, GSEC)
• Experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or related testing roles
• Foundational knowledge of test automation principles and scripting experience in frameworks or languages such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, or equivalent