Senior Automation Test Engineer

The Senior Automation Test Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and

performance of complex web applications by designing and executing robust automated testing

solutions. This role will focus on building and maintaining enterprisegrade automation frameworks,

integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, and delivering comprehensive functional and

regression testing across multiple environments. The test engineer collaborates closely with

crossfunctional Agile teams, contributes to highquality user stories and test scenarios, and

ensures alignment with CMS and organizational quality standards. Operating with minimal supervision,

this position will drive continuous improvement, support team members, and contributes to a highperforming, * Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and

objectoriented 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 enduser 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.

Bachelors degree and 5 years; Masters degree and 3 years of handson experience.

• Knowledge and experience with Selenium.
• Proficiency with collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and Slack.
• Strong experience working in Agile or SAFe environments.
• Handson 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

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 do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Target Salary Range