Quality Assurance Engineer

Peraton is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. 

The qualified candidate must be local to Phoenix, AZ as this is a hyrbid position.

Peraton’s First Responder Solutions (FRS) program provides state-of-the-art Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) solutions to a variety of first responder customers across the country and internationally. FRS is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team, to ensure that a quality product is being validated and delivered to our customer.

The hired individual will work on an Agile development team as a Tester for mission critical software we provide to our customers and will support our software development lifecycle from planning to delivery.

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

• Create and perform tests, develop test plans and scripts, and ensure software meets quality standards and customer requirements
• Develop and maintain standards for quality, including operating methods, processes, systems, and procedures; working closely with the product teams and leadership to establish and sustain success.
• Evaluate requirements and sub-systems; compile data and define changes required in product design, testing procedures, and process.
• Develop documentation as required to support customer, test, and certification requirements.
• Support improvements to quality assurance requirements as needed.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelors degree or a High School diploma and 4 years of experience. 
• Must be a U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident (Green Card)
• Foundational knowledge of software testing lifecycle, methodologies (Agile, Scrum), and QA best practices
• Successful candidate will possess outstanding written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to identify and solve critical issues.
• Experience/knowledge in functional and non-functional software testing
• Experience/knowledge in automated and load testing
• Proficiency in the following operating systems:
• Windows
• Linux
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office application suite.
• Ability to travel 10% Domestic & International

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Postman, JUnit, TestNG)
• Exposure to scripting or programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript
• Familiarity with API testing and backend validation
• Internship or academic project related to software quality assurance or development
• Proficiency in SAFe/Agile methodologies
• Strong Analytical and Technical acumen

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.