Quality Assurance and Test Engineer, SME

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Quality Assurance and Test Engineer SME to join our team in the greater DMV area supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise QA strategy test architecture and validation governance across system enhancements and modernization initiatives.
• Define testing standards methodologies coverage criteria and acceptance gates spanning functional integration regression security performance and load testing.
• Review and adjudicate test plans acceptance criteria validation frameworks and test artifacts to ensure alignment with requirements architecture and operational objectives.
• Advise leadership on defect risk release readiness performance thresholds and go/nogo decisions prior to deployment.
• Oversee integration testing with external systems migration validation and configuration change verification to ensure stability interoperability and compliance.
• Coordinate with engineering cybersecurity product and operations stakeholders to validate control effectiveness assess operational impact and preserve audit defensibility.
• Lead continuous improvement of test processes metrics automation strategy and artifact management to strengthen lifecycle governance and release quality.
• Maintain test governance artifacts QA dashboards and executive reporting to support program reviews and accreditation evidence.

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Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Masters degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (example: System Testing and Evaluation Specialist (Advanced) Playlist); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (example: CCSP).

• Required experience and skills:

  • QA test engineering or systems validation experience with at least 7 years in senior QA/test leadership or SME roles in enterprise or DoD environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in test strategy test architecture verification & validation test automation frameworks performance/load testing and security validation.
  • Proven ability to adjudicate test plans define acceptance criteria and produce decisiongrade test reports and release recommendations.
  • Experience integrating testing into CI/CD/DevSecOps pipelines and managing test artifacts for RMF/ATO and audit evidence.
  • Strong stakeholder facilitation governance board support and executive briefing skills.

• Desired:

  • Prior DoD/ARNG QA governance or validation experience supporting accredited systems and large modernization programs.
  • Experience with enterprise test automation test data management performance engineering tools and test management platforms (e.g. TestRail Zephyr Jenkins).

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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 to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.