Responsibilities Peraton is seeking an Automation Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will support our team of developers building the next generation of customer engagement systems for federal service agencies. This position is required to be local to the DC Metro Region. This is a hybrid role and requires to be onsite in the Columbia, MD office 4 times per month. Day to Day Work Responsibilities Develops automated test scripts to validate functional, technical, and performance requirements Work closely with developers, shared services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software Work with team members to drive test automation techniques Develop using Java and execute automated tests on both Web Front end and microservice architecture Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, rules validation, logging validation, reporting validations, and UI validation Assist with Scrum Team estimation of stories and sizing of effort to include the representation of the test automation and engagement with Continuous Integration (CI) required Contributes to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organizations’ Agile project lifecycle Qualifications Basic Qualifications BA/BS with 2 years of relevant work experience; or MS/MA degree; or 6 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree Candidate must have minimum 2 years of hands on automated test coding experience using Java (or development experience with C++ or C#) Previous experience required with the following: Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD); Behavior Driven Development (Cucumber); Java (including frameworks such as Spring and Springboot); and open-source automation tools such as Selenium/Serenity/Cucumber Experience with Serenity and/or Cucumber Experience with Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases Experience with REST/SOAP webservices and APIs Experience with SQL U.S. Citizenship required; must have a Secret clearance Preferred Qualifications Hands on experience in Open Source Automated Test Frameworks (e.g. Serenity, Selenium, Cucumber) Experience using Java development tools (e.g. Eclipse, JUnit, Git) Prior experience with front-end development including JavaScript frameworks Experience in a large scale Federal IT Program Experience with SAFe Agile delivery framework 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 $80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. J-18808-Ljbffr