Senior Automation Test Engineer

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. The Senior Automation Test Engineer will ensure the quality and performance of web applications by designing and executing automated testing solutions, collaborating with Agile teams, and driving continuous improvement in testing processes.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and object‑oriented programming principles
• Integrate automated test suites into GitHub/Jenkins pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
• Maintain and enhance the Selenium Cucumber BDD framework by creating and updating reusable methods, utilities, and supporting components
• Build, maintain, and execute regression and smoke test suites across multiple environments, including production
• Create test automation–related user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios; document and track work using Jira, Confluence, TestRail, and Slack
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps engineers, and Scrum/Kanban teams to ensure system availability, data integrity, and optimal end‑user performance
• Adhere to CMS Testing Framework guidelines, organizational SDLC processes, quality standards, and applicable compliance requirements
• Conduct comprehensive UI functional testing as part of an Agile Scrum/Kanban development team
• Independently develop and execute detailed test plans and test cases with minimal supervision
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, PI Planning, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
• Develop and execute performance testing scripts using JMeter or similar tools
• Provide support and mentorship to other automation and functional testing team members as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and 5 years; Masters degree and 3 years of hands‑on experience
• Knowledge and experience with Selenium
• Proficiency with collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and Slack
• Strong experience working in Agile or SAFe environments
• Hands‑on experience performing backend database testing using SQL (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Experience creating user stories, defect tickets, and writing detailed acceptance criteria
• Ability to develop comprehensive test cases from user stories and acceptance requirements
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to partner effectively with Product Owners and Developers
• Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive tasks to completion with minimal direction
• 508 compliance testing experience using JAWS or similar accessibility tools
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
• Capable of obtaining a public trust background check
• Experience documenting test cases and results in TestRail
• Prior experience supporting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs
• Experience with Databrick, Snowflake, Tableau, or Grafana (a plus)
• Penetration/security testing experience using Burp Suite or similar tools
• Familiarities with applying AI/ML ex Python libraries, tools or techniques within testing and automation