Quality Assurance Tester/Test Engineer Manual and Automation

Peraton•,

2d•$86,000 - $138,000•Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a QA Tester / Test Engineer to support a Department of War (DoW) applications modernization and cloud migration program. The role performs comprehensive testing across Agile development cycles, DevSecOps pipelines, incremental deployments, and security compliance processes, ensuring that software modules, database changes, integrations, and releases meet functional, security, performance, and compliance standards. The position is 100% remote.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience with a BS/BA degree, or 3 years of experience with an MS/MA degree.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, and utPLSQL.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines; GitLab is preferred.
Knowledge of secure coding and security testing tools such as Fortify, ACAS, and WebInspect.
Familiarity with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner.
Experience testing APIs, integrations, data migrations, and database-driven applications.

Nice To Haves

Strong background in Agile testing practices.
Working understanding of DevSecOps pipelines and automation.
Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity frameworks, including RMF, Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and FedRAMP.
Experience supporting testing for federal systems subject to RMF/ATO.
Knowledge of mainframe-to-cloud migration, refactoring validation, or Strangler Pattern transition testing.
Experience working on financial or entitlement systems within DoD or federal agencies.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute unit, regression, security, and acceptance tests for user stories.
Manage the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RITM) and write manual and automated test cases.
Maintain documented testing tasks for each closed and deployed user story.
Validate user story functionality against functional and technical requirements, including Zero Trust, RMF, and audit logging.
Build, run, and maintain automated tests within GitLab pipelines using customer-approved tools, including Selenium, JUnit, utPLSQL, Fortify SCA, Fortify WebInspect, and LoadRunner.
Ensure automated testing gates, including SAST, DAST, and QA checks, are enforced before code promotion.
Support integration testing to verify that new modules work with legacy DRAS components during Strangler Pattern migration.
Validate data flows, orchestration behavior, and module interactions during incremental deployments.
Perform release-level testing for combined deployments staged for production, following the established Release Test Strategy and IMS timelines.
Perform security testing, static and dynamic scans, Zero Trust validation, and vulnerability assessments.
Support Security Control Assessments (SCA/ED-SCA) and FISMA/FedRAMP testing requirements.
Validate data mapping between legacy DRAS systems and the consolidated DRAS-M database.
Test ETL data migration processes for correctness, completeness, and timing as tables and schemas evolve.
Execute performance and load tests using LoadRunner and assess system scalability.
Produce test plans, cases, scripts, logs, defect reports, and test metrics such as defect density, escaped defects, and velocity.
Provide testing evidence for ATO packages, including SSP, BIA, and SCA results.