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Responsibilities

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.

Join a team dedicated to protecting the safety and integrity of U.S. air travel. Peraton is seeking a Performance & Stability Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will lead performance, scalability, and reliability testing oversight, ensuring that deployed systems meet FAA operational demands and maintain high availability under load. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence the quality and resilience of critical aviation systems that millions of passengers and airline operators rely on every day. Whether you're supporting safety validation efforts or leading teams on major FAA programs, your work will directly impact the millions of passengers and aviation professionals who rely on safe, efficient airspace operations every day. 

Location: This position will be on-site located in Chantilly, VA.

In this position, you will:

• Lead the design, development, and execution of performance and stability testing for the end-to-end system across realistic operational scenarios
• Define and maintain comprehensive Performance and Stability Test Plans and Procedures, with a strong emphasis on test automation, repeatability, and scalability
• Develop, maintain, and optimize large-scale scenario and workload definitions, using AI-assisted tools where appropriate to improve coverage, realism, and efficiency
• Perform in-depth system log analysis, telemetry review, and data correlation to identify performance bottlenecks, stability risks, and latent defects
• Use Data Reduction & Analysis (DR&A) and diagnostic tools to efficiently capture, analyze, and baseline system state during test execution
• Write high-quality PTRs with clear reproduction steps, supporting data, log evidence, and impact analysis
• Track, analyze, and report test metrics (throughput, latency, resource use, error rates, endurance trends) to assess system health and test progress
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineering teams to reproduce defects, validate fixes, and perform regression testing on PTR resolutions

Why This Role Matters:

The FAA's systems operate at a scale and complexity unlike any other. Downtime or degraded performance can disrupt national air travel, compromise safety, and impact commerce on a massive scale. Your work will directly safeguard the reliability of the nation's airspace systems, supporting the FAA's mission to provide safe, efficient, and predictable air traffic management.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance. 
• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience or Masters degree and 10 years or Associate's degree and 14 years experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 16 years experience. 
• Proven experience in performance, load, and stability testing for complex enterprise or mission-critical systems using Linux, XML, JSON and Playwright.
• Strong knowledge of system architecture, distributed systems, and network protocols.
• Experience analyzing metrics, logs, and traces to diagnose performance issues.
• Ability to translate operational demands into performance test scenarios.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to FAA programs or NAS systems.
• Locust load testing framework.
• Experience with FAA systems, federal modernization programs, or critical infrastructure environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Knowledge of FAA operational standards and performance requirements.
• Certifications such as ISTQB Performance Testing, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or similar.
• Background in continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines with integrated performance testing.

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Peraton Overview

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.

Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. 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.EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Employment Type: FULL_TIME