Senior Automation Developer

Program Overview

About The Role

Join Peraton in advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration, Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nation’s skies safe and connected. We’re looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the world’s most vital transportation infrastructures, working alongside leaders in aviation, engineering, data science, and systems integration.

At Peraton, you won’t just support the mission — you’ll define it.

Help shape the future of U.S. airspace safety and efficiency. Peraton is seeking a skilled and innovative Senior Automation Developer to design, build, and maintain automation solutions that improve system reliability, testing efficiency, and operational performance across mission-critical programs. This role supports modernization initiatives by developing automated capabilities across testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational workflows—enabling faster, more consistent, and more secure delivery of complex systems. The ideal candidate brings strong development skills, experience with automation frameworks, and the ability to operate in regulated, safety- and compliance-driven environments, including programs aligned with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Work Location:

• This position will work on site in the DC Metro area. Once operations are fully established, we will consider telework options however, this is not guaranteed.

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions supporting testing, deployment, and operational workflows.

• Build and enhance automation frameworks and reusable libraries for enterprise systems.

• Develop automated scripts and tools supporting functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.

• Integrate automation into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines to support continuous delivery and validation.

• Collaborate with developers, test engineers, and system engineers to ensure automation is aligned with system design and requirements.

• Support defect detection, root cause analysis, and remediation through automation-driven insights.

• Ensure automation solutions comply with security, safety, and federal compliance requirements.

• Troubleshoot and optimize automation performance and reliability.

• Maintain technical documentation, code repositories, and configuration artifacts.

• Support system readiness reviews, certification activities, and audit preparation.

• Continuously evaluate and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Why This Role Matters

Automation is essential to delivering modern, resilient systems at scale. As an Automation Developer, your work reduces manual effort, minimizes risk, and increases confidence in system performance. By embedding automation into testing, deployment, and operations, you directly support system quality, security, and readiness—helping ensure critical national systems operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years’ experience or Masters degree and 6 years’ experience or Associate’s degree and 10 years years’ experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 12 years’ experience.

• Experienced in software development or automation-focused roles.

• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or similar.

• Experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks and reusable components.

• Hands-on experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with Agile or DevSecOps development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting FAA, DOT, or other federal aviation systems.

• Familiarity with FAA systems, standards, or compliance-driven testing environments.

• Experience with automation and testing tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, or similar frameworks.

• Experience with cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, or equivalent).

• Knowledge of secure coding practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, RMF).

• Experience supporting system certification, readiness reviews, or operational deployments.

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Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.