Systems / Software Engineer

ResponsibilitiesPeraton is seeking a Software Test Engineer in Herndon, VA or Aurora, CO location to support Intelligence Community and DoD customers as part of a talented, high-performing team. As part of this team you will work with emerging service and distributed computing technologies for satellite situational awareness (SSA) data processing and distribution. The EMMETT program, a next gen Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system, establishes a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), finds RSOs of interest, and provides data to ground operators. The EMMETT team uses: programmatics, sensor modeling, and system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system. What you'll do: Utilize experience in maintaining and enhancing test scripts and creating and executing test procedures to support development, integration, regression and user acceptance testing. Design and write test plans and procedures, analyze test results and develop and review code as necessary. Document bugs in Jira and provide test reports. QualificationsRequired Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience; OR Masters with 10+ years experience. Additional Four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelors degree. This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request- contract requires TS/SCI with poly. The candidate must maintain the clearance. Experience with software testingExperience creating test plans/proceduresExperience in an Agile software development environment - development, Integration, Preprod, Production EnvironmentsFamiliarity with either: Rancher, Kafka, Kubernetes, Active MQBaseline utilization of core tools—including IC Connect, Swagger, Rancher, and Elastic—to execute testing tasks without team guidance.Functional understanding of a system's environment and cluster configurations, including the independent identification and setup of API locations.Working knowledge of services architecture and how individual system functionalities interact with one another.Proactive, independent information gathering and self-study between team touchpoints, ensuring that each subsequent sync shows measurable progress.Experience working with Jira, Jenkins, Gitlab, Ansible Desired Qualifications: Active Polygraph is preferredExperience supporting customer-facing test events or requirement sell-off activities Experience working in a Linux based environment Experience working with an RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL, etc.) Experience creating or maintaining automated software testing scripts/tools (Selenium, Cypress, etc.) Benefits:Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.Peraton OverviewPeraton 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$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Job SummaryRequisition ID: 2026-171658Position Category: Information TechnologyClearance: Top Secret/SCI w/Poly