Jr. Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Jr. Test Automation Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will support our team of developers building the next generation of customer engagement systems for federal service agencies.

 

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Work closely with developers, professional services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software.
• Team player with excellent verbal communication skills and energy 
• Automation results analysis and generate automation result reports
• Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases.

 

Position Requires Candidate to be located within a commutable distance from Columbia, MD. NO full-time remote telecommuting allowed, however, position only requires candidate to be in office 4 times per month (2 days per pay period). 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• United States Citizenship required (no dual citizenship)
• Must have the ability to obtain /maintain DoD SECRET clearance required (can begin work with interim status and TSA clearance)
  • Note: Peraton will sponsor SECRET clearances as needed
  • Time frame to receive interim SECRET plus TSA clearance can be several months

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years' experience or Associates Degree and minimum 4 years' relevant experience
• 1 year of hands on automated test coding experience using Java (or development experience with C++ or C#)
• Experience with Serenity and/or Cucumber

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Active Secret Level Security Clearance Preferred
• Hands on experience in Open Source Automated Test Frameworks (e.g. Serenity, Selenium,  Cucumber)
• Experience using Java development tools (e.g. Eclipse, JUnit, Git)
• Prior experience with front-end development including JavaScript frameworks
• Experience in a large scale Federal IT Program
• Experience with SAFe Agile delivery framework

Target Salary Range

$39,000 - $62,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.