Peraton is seeking a qualified professional to join our team as a Senior Quality Assurance Software Tester with Selenium . This full-time position is in support of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM). Location: On-site role in N. Chicago, IL (Great Lakes Region).

In this role, you will:

• Develop automated testing solutions for application, performance, security, and deployment code baselines.
• Support product teams developing custom applications in Ruby on Rails with React front ends, C# and Angular.JS front ends, and Ansible and Terraform CI/CD pipelines.
• Support the creation, maintenance, and management of test scenarios, plans, test suites, estimation, test artifacts, and test cases within a test management system for manual and/or automated testing.
• Execute manual or automated testing using documented test cases as determined by the test plan.
• Maintain a customer service-oriented approach when working with team members, partners, and client stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium, AWS cloud architecture, and using Jira and Confluence tools.
• Report/track bugs for every release and track them till they are closed.
• Need to be a proactive and strong communicator in both technical and business settings.
• Need to have expertise in software testing practices for web applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of 5 years as a Tester performing automated scripting using Java and Selenium framework.
• Working knowledge with an automation framework (e.g., Behavior Driven Development (BDD) or Test NG).
• Knowledge of incorporating automation reporting tools (e.g., Cucumber).
• Familiarity with deployment tools like Terraform and exposure working in AWS environments.
• 2 years of knowledge working with performance tools (e.g., JMeter).
• 2 years of experience on REST API testing with tools (e.g., POSTMAN).
• Must have knowledge of SQL for validating Database objects.
• Minimum of 2 years on an Agile Software Development team deploying bi-weekly Sprints.
• Ability to mentor junior candidates on testing and as well automation.
• Reporting defects in Jira or similar tools and providing risk management to the management team.
• Provide feedback and develop knowledge base in tools like confluence pages.
• Security certification or ability to pass the certification exam within three months from hire date.
• U.S. citizenship required
• Able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Preferred:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related IT discipline

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.