Software Tester - Agile Development Team

Peraton is seeking a skilled software tester who will work as part of an Agile development team on the Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) program, part of the Navy's Tomahawk Missile program. The development team supports the implementation of new system behavior and defect corrections to existing system behavior.

Peraton develops several TMPC applications, providing support for tactical and training operations. Functions provided by these applications include mission planning; data distribution; strike planning, rehearsal, and coordination; strike execution, monitoring, and control; strike reporting; and communications configuration and data management/delivery.

The primary focus of your test role on the Agile development team is to understand the new system behavior implemented by your team and write/execute manual tests that exercise the new behavior to ensure the implementation meets the requirements and user story acceptance criteria. While manually testing new capabilities is the activity, you may have the opportunity to develop automated tests. This role may have the ability to work in a hybrid capacity, but is primarily on-site in Santa Clara, CA.

While testing is the primary responsibility, you will perform non-test activities, as needed and able, to support the overall focus and commitment of the team.

As part of the team, you will:

Learn the system behavior
• Learn the program's processes and procedures
• Develop and execute tests, following team/project conventions
• Report test findings and document new errors per team/project conventions
• Understand hardware configurations and applications/capabilities for each configuration
• Provide or validate estimates for assigned tasks
• Contribute to the evolution of the team/project standards and conventions
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up)
• Work in a collaborative team

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to follow procedures
• Ability to work within a collaborative team environment
• Attention to detail
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, including Azure DevOps (TFS)
• US Citizenship and an active DoD SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain a DoD SECRET Clearance.

The following knowledge and experience are a plus:

• Experience with test automation for API and UI testing, with a working knowledge of Python and Selenium
• Software background with an understating of software development lifecycle methodologies, including Agile

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.