Software Test Engineer SME

Overview

About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace.

The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

About The Role

Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2

ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team.

We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance—where reliability, security, and performance are paramount.

Specifically, we are looking for a TS/SCI cleared Software Test Engineer - SME to support this mission at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.

As a Software Test Engineer - SME, you will provide technical and management leadership for all equipment and information support functions across the Task Order. Your responsibilities include:

• Provides leadership on major software testing and quality assurance efforts. Recognized as a domain expert.
• Provides authoritative leadership in software testing strategy, defect management, and process improvement.
• Shapes enterprise testing strategy and ensures alignment with required deliverables.
• Directs systematic testing of software applications across enterprise systems.
• Provides expertise in regression, performance, and deployment testing.
• Oversees enterprise-wide defect tracking and resolution processes.
• Shapes testing documentation standards and compliance verification methods.
• Ensures continual improvement through advanced analysis and reporting.
• Recognized for expertise in software testing and quality assurance.
• Forecasts testing impacts and contributes to contract reviews.
• Advises on acquisition logistics and system planning.
• Trains staff in testing frameworks and compliance standards.
• Ensures traceability, auditability, and compliance across all testing phases.
• Utilizes the following TO Management & Financial Tracking Tools:
  Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate); G Invoicing API; ASSIST portal integration; variance analysis dashboards; MS Project;
  Primavera; GFP management modules; WBS tracking systems;
  Service Now;
  Jira Service Desk; automated RIP/CTP/TAR workflows;
  SharePoint libraries;
  Confluence;
  Microsoft Search; lessons learned databases; video library repositories;
  Archer GRC; internal audit portals;
  Excel/SharePoint audit templates; CMDB with version control;
  Power BI with R/Python integration;
  Tableau; predictive analytics engines;
  Teams;
  Azure AD role based access; mobile access via Power Apps.
• Utilizes the following Role Specific Tools:
  Automated testing frameworks (JUnit, NUnit, pytest, Selenium, Cypress); CI/CD platforms with integrated test pipelines (Git Lab CI/CD, DAST, Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops); software quality and security scanning tools (Sonar Qube, SCAP scanners, Nessus); requirements traceability and test management systems (IBM DOORS, Jama, Test Rail); version control and configuration management utilities (Git, Ansible, Terraform);
  Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environments replicating RGEP baselines; tri domain lab tools for IL4/IL5/IL6 enclaves with routing/VRF and crypto modules (FIPS 140 3, HAIPE); time synchronization utilities (PTP, GPSDO); policy testing frameworks with golden test packs and version control;…