Collaborates with engineering teams to define, document, analyze, execute, and interpret tests for products, systems, components, or modifications. Plays a key role in final system integration and validation to detect functional issues. Establishes internal quality control standards and oversees reliability programs. Develops, documents, and assesses highly intricate test cases, offering insights and suggestions for product or design enhancements. Ensures testing procedures align with industry-s... more details
Senior QA Engineer (CAT)
Job LocationsUS-DC-Washington
Requisition ID
2024-146994
Position Category
Testing / Quality Assurance
Clearance
Agency Clearance
Sector
Citizen Security & Public Services
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a QA Engineer to join our team of qualified, and diverse individuals.
Candidates must be local to Washington, D.C.
Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
Collaborates with engineering teams to define, document, analyze, execute, and interpret tests for products, systems, components, or modifications.
Plays a key role in final system integration and validation to detect functional issues.
Establishes internal quality control standards and oversees reliability programs.
Develops, documents, and assesses highly intricate test cases, offering insights and suggestions for product or design enhancements.
Ensures testing procedures align with industry-specific standards.
Identifies persistent or systemic issues in testing and spearheads process improvements.
Coordinates with vendors or suppliers to adapt or devise testing methodologies for components or other elements.
Tackles advanced, complex technical projects or business challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technical expertise or industry insights.
Operates independently, with goals typically communicated in terms of solution or project objectives.
May assume a leadership position within the work group due to specialized knowledge in the field.
Oversee the preparation, execution, and management of comprehensive CAT testing processes.
Engage daily with business and technology teams across multiple applications, ensuring successful CAT execution and providing daily progress updates and issue remediation plans.
Work with diverse teams to identify test requirements, validate scenarios, execute cases, and track defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
Partner with various leads to meet testing deadlines and ensure timely delivery.
Document test results meticulously, develop and attach test artifacts in ALM, and share CAT artifacts with relevant stakeholders.
Manage the defect process as per the CAT Approach/Plan, addressing critical issues promptly and driving them to resolution.
Develop, modify, document, and execute test scripts, cases, and scenarios based on software requirements, business process analysis, and customer change requests.
Collaborate with test leads to develop and implement manual and automated QA test plans using technical requirements or design specifications.
Execute and document both manual and automated test activities, conduct detailed analysis of test results, log defects, and ensure resolution.
Investigate and propose methods and standards for continuous process improvement.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and 2 years of experience or a High School dipoma and 6 years of experience.
Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
Must be able to obtain a U.S. Postal clearance.
Relevant software testing and management expertise.
Experience writing and implementing maunal and automated QA test plans using technical requirements or design specifications and produce automated test cases
Proficient in Java, Python, R, XML, and JSON.
Skilled in Agile and Waterfall development practices and their associated testing strategies.
Experienced with ALM, UFT, Selenium, and VersionOne.
Must have experience with tools such as SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
Capable of performing all functional duties independently.
Preferred Qualifications:
Active USPS security clearance.
Familiarity with mail.xml is a plus.
Peraton Overview
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
$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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