Senior Verification Engineer

Senior Verification Engineer

Job locations: US-VA-Arlington; US-CA-Seal Beach

• Develops and executes test scripts to ensure quality software is provided for release to production and to certify system changes.
• Produces test plan documents and requirements. Develops test control databases.
• Performs solution testing confirming business requirements.
• Maintains test databases and ensures their integrity and currency.
• Distributes test data from control database to development staff to satisfy adequate unit testing.
• Develops, compiles, documents, and runs automated test scripts and test procedures. Runs regression tests. Tracks status of defects.
• Provides quality assurance testing for all systems to ensure the development and distribution of quality products.
• Assists with roll-out of systems documentation.
• Produces lists of defects that are to be resolved and incorporated into future releases of the application as required.
• Communicates with analysts and programmers about formal testing plans, problems, and results.
• Develops technical documentation and reports.
• Oversees the release management process for all changes to the baseline IT infrastructure.
• Monitors compliance with established processes throughout project life cycles.
• Ensures all existing processes are fully documented, suggesting improvements, updating documentation, and communicating all process changes to relevant stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline and 14+ years of relevant experience; OR bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 12+ years of relevant experience; OR a master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 10+ years of relevant experience; OR a doctoral degree in a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience.
  
  An additional four (4) years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
• Experience providing technical leadership, serving as a project lead, or guiding team activities.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience with software testing
• Minimum of five (5) years experience creating test plans/procedures
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in an Agile software development environment
• Experience testing frontend and backend services, including API verification.
• Experience performing and supporting integrated testing with external system elements, mission partners, and multi-contractor teams.
• Experience supporting a System of Systems Integrator with Segment and System Assembly, Integration, and Verification Testing (AIT).

Desired Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI
• Experience supporting unit, system, interface, integration, and verification testing
• Familiarity with automated testing, Dev Sec Ops , and CI/CD
• Direct experience supporting customer-facing test events or requirement validation or acceptance activities
• Experience working in a Linux based environment
• Experience working with an RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL, etc.)
• Experience creating or maintaining automated software testing scripts/tools (Selenium, Cypress, etc.)
• Experience working with Jira, Jenkins, Gitlab, Ansible
• Experience with Agile
• Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), cloud storage devices (S3, Amazon RDS)
• Hands-on experience working with microservice architectures using container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, including heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a PTO cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence across the globe. We deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the nexus of traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces.

$146,000 - $234,000. Salary is determined by the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and contract considerations. Some roles may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

EEO:
Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.