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Peraton
Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer
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What they do
A Software QA Engineer or Tester designs and runs in-depth diagnostic tests to evaluate software and check for problems before new products are marketed. Pilots software and applies tests to check for errors and glitches.
$111,002 / year median in Colorado
-19% projected decline
Job Description
Job Requirements Colorado Springs, CO Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $80,000 - $128,000 Job Description About Peraton 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. About The Role Peraton is delivering advanced mission planning, digital engineering, and command-and-control capabilities supporting the U.S. Government's space communications enterprise. Our team uses modern MBSE practices to translate mission needs into precise, traceable, and verifiable technical requirements across a complex, multi-system environment. As a Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer, you will support the quality assurance of core platform services that enable secure, scalable satellite ground communications and data-transport capabilities. You will help design and maintain automated test suites, validate web interfaces and microservices, and contribute to testing practices that ensure reliable performance for U.S. Government systems. In this role, you will work closely with experienced engineers, learn program-specific testing frameworks and tools, and assist in developing test solutions that align with system requirements, mission objectives, and established program standards. This position will be supported from Colorado Springs, CO. What You'll Do Assist in designing, building, and maintaining automated test suites using Cypress (JavaScript/TypeScript) to validate web interfaces, microservices/APIs, and system-level workflows. Support the execution of regression and functional automated tests to ensure high-quality software releases. Help track and document defects in tools such as Jira. Learn to work with test control databases (Postgres, MySQL) by preparing, updating, and validating test data used for unit and integration testing. Perform basic system analysis in Linux environments-navigating file systems, inspecting logs, and running scripts-with guidance from senior engineers. Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, and team discussions to ensure system testability and early identification of potential issues. Assist with integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and gain exposure to AWS cloud and containerized environments. Collaborate closely with developers, system engineers, and testers to understand system behavior and improve test coverage. Support test execution during formal testing events and help prepare test reports for internal and customer stakeholders.