Mid-Level Software Test Engineer at Peraton
Lanham, MD
$66,000–$106,000from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Lanham, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level software test engineer role supporting quality assurance for mission-critical IRS applications under a federal government program. Day-to-day work involves designing and executing functional, integration, and automated tests across mainframe, client/server, and cloud environments using tools such as Selenium, UiPath, and HP-UFT, while coordinating with project stakeholders and documenting test results. The role suits someone with solid multi-methodology testing experience who is comfortable working toward a government background investigation clearance.
Mid level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 850 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 360–1,550
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $129,128 (middle half $101,596–$152,655). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD accepts a Bachelor's + 5 yrs, Master's + 3 yrs, Associate's + 7 yrs, or HS diploma + 9 yrs — equivalent experience substitutes for a higher degree at every level.
The overall years minimum is set to 5, the lowest stated experience threshold (paired with a Bachelor's degree). Candidates with less formal education must supply more years (up to 9), so 5 is the floor.
The MBI (Moderate Background Investigation) clearance is listed as something the candidate 'must be able to obtain and maintain' — not a pre-existing active clearance — so the clearance requirement is set to None. An active IRS MBI is listed as 'strongly preferred' under Preferred Qualifications.
The automation tools listed in Basic Qualifications (Selenium, UiPath, QTP, HP-UFT, Rational Functional Tester) are framed as 'such as', indicating interchangeable options for a single requirement; they are captured as one skill with alternatives.
Jira, Xray, and GitHub appear together in the required qualifications block and are treated as distinct, separately-named tools rather than interchangeable alternatives.
INFOConnect and Pegasus appear in the Preferred section alongside other test tools; they are niche/legacy tools with limited canonical identity and are omitted as they do not have a widely-recognized standalone product name suitable for skills benchmarking.
Databricks, PySpark (via PySpark dataframes), and Medallion architecture appear under Preferred Qualifications. Medallion architecture is a design pattern, not a named tool, so it is omitted; Databricks and PySpark are captured as preferred skills.
SOA/Web Services appears in the Preferred section as a technology standard alongside Java and SQL; it is a broad architectural concept rather than a specific named tool and is omitted per guidelines.
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