Software Test Engineer

Peraton is seeking incumbent and external qualified candidates to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyene Mountain Complex (NCMC) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract III (NISSC III).

Please note that this is contingent upon contract award withan anticipateddecisionexpectedmidto late2026

Qualified candidates will helpoperate maintain and sustain critical national mission systems to deliver resilient strategic threat warning and space capabilities as part of a world-wide architecture providing strategic warning that our nation depends on during a conflict. This program willprovidean opportunity to exploit the capabilities inherent in our diverse national systems to better meet the needs of the national command authority and warfighters to detect track and respond to strategic threats through 2030 and beyond

TheTest / QA Software Engineerwill support testing quality assurance integration validation and operational readiness activities for mission-critical applications and systems supporting NORAD and USSPACECOM operations within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex environment. This role will support Agile software development and integration activities across complex operational and developmental environments supporting space missile warning command-and-control and enterprise mission systems. The ideal candidate willpossessexperience supporting software quality assurance integration testing defect management and operational validation within classified DoD environments while collaborating closely with systems engineering software development cybersecurity integration and operations teams to improve mission capability system reliability and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Support software testing and quality assurance activities across the software development lifecycle including integration regression functional system and operational testing

• Developmaintain and execute test plans test procedures test scripts and automated/manual test cases

• Support integration validation and operational readiness assessments across mission systems and enterprise environments

• Document track andvalidatesoftware defects discrepancies and corrective actions using defect tracking tools

• Collaborate with software developers systems engineers cybersecurity personnel and operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues

• Support verification and validation activities for software releases patches upgrades and modernization efforts

• Participate in Agile development activities including sprint planning backlog refinement technical reviews and release validation

• Support automated testing CI/CD integration testing andDevSecOpsquality assurance activities where applicable

• Develop andmaintaintesting documentation test reports operational procedures and readiness metrics

• Support root cause analysis incident response and operational troubleshooting activities

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on software quality system reliability maintainability and mission effectiveness

• Ensure testing activitiescomply withprogram security configuration management and quality assurance standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant experience; OR Masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience.Additional four (4)years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree

• ActiveTop Secretclearance with SCI eligibility required ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI access

• Experience supporting software testing quality assurance or integration validation activities within DoD Intelligence Community space missile defense or command-and-control environments

• Experience developing and executing test plans test procedures and test scripts

• Experience documenting and tracking software defects and discrepancy reports

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and software development lifecycle processes

• Experience troubleshooting software and system integration issues within operational environments

• Familiarity with Linux and/or Windows operating environments

• Ability to collaborate across engineering software development cybersecurity and operations teams

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting NORAD USSPACECOM Space Force missile warning or space domain awareness missions

• Experience supporting satellite ground systems command-and-control systems or enterprise mission systems

• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipeline testing

• Experience with tools such as Jira Zephyr Confluence GitLab Jenkins Selenium or similar testing platforms

• Experience supporting integration and operational testing within classified environments

• Familiarity withDevSecOpsand secure software testing practices

• Experience supporting verification and validation activities for mission-critical systems

• Security orotherDoD 8140/8570 compliant certification preferred

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.