Quality Assurance Automation, Senior Advisor

Peraton is seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join the BASIS program team. This role is integral to maintaining the program's automation-first QA mandate — all quality assurance activities must be automated. The QA Automation Engineer will develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and test cases across the full deployment pipeline, supporting Agile sprint delivery cycles and the Government-managed Dev Sec Ops  pipeline.

The selected candidate will work provide direction and guidance to engineers and QA leads to contribute to the development of automated test coverage, Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs), and UAT support activities, while adhering to rigorous DoD quality standards including zero defects to production, and compliance with DoDI 5000-87.

The position will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

This position is remote

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA;
  Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA;
  Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.16 years with HS diploma
• Obtain and maintain public trust clearance
• IAM/IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+, System Security certified Practitioner (SSCP), CompTIA CySA+ or GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• Experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or software testing roles.
• Foundational understanding of test automation principles and experience writing automated test scripts in at least one automation framework or scripting language (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and Dev Sec Ops  principles.
• Basic experience with defect tracking tools, preferably JIRA.
• Understanding of software testing lifecycle including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to document test results clearly and accurately.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and communicate effectively with developers, leads, and Government stakeholders.

• ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Foundation Level certification or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.
• Exposure to static code analysis or dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools such as Fortify, Sonatype, or BURP.
• Experience with Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing.
• Familiarity with Service Now for incident tracking and management.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration within a Dev Sec Ops  environment.
• Exposure to Oracle or PL/SQL database environments.
• Prior experience supporting DoD or Federal government IT programs

• Develop, implement, and maintain automated test scripts for unit, integration, and end-to-end functional testing in accordance with Agile sprint schedules and program quality standards.
• Ensure all automated test cases are executable by the end of each Agile sprint and delivered for incorporation into the Government-managed Dev Sec Ops  pipeline.
• Support the program's Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology by writing test cases prior to code development in collaboration with software developers.
• Analyze the current state of test automation coverage and contribute to the Test Automation State Assessment Report and corresponding automation completion project plan.
• Automate adjacent legacy test cases per Government-approved schedule to expand overall regression test coverage across the DEERS application portfolio.

• Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) at the end of each development cycle/sprint, demonstrating complete testing coverage of all requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of UAT plans, test scenarios, and test scripts for Government and external partner acceptance testing activities.
• Document all test activities, test case results, and defect findings within the Government-provided Test Case Management System.
• Contribute to the preparation of Testing Reports, Release Notes, and Software Version Descriptions (SVDs) per release cadence requirements.

• Participate in mandatory code reviews at three checkpoints: 50%, 75%, and 90% of development completion, ensuring conformance to quality standards.
• Monitor and enforce hard quality thresholds.
• Triage and track defects in JIRA; conduct analysis, determine if issues were previously…