What are the responsibilities and job description for the Desktop Test Automation Engineer - Secret Clearance Required position at Sherpa 6?
Description
Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (Interim ok)
Travel Requirement: Up to 10%
Citizenship: US Citizenship required
Sherpa 6 is looking for a driven and innovative Desktop Test Automation Engineer to help ensure the quality and resilience of mission-critical systems supporting the Department of Defense and commercial partners. You won’t just be writing tests — you’ll be shaping the automation strategy behind our Windows platform, strengthening the reliability of software that operates in demanding, real-world environments. This role is an opportunity to take ownership of and expand our Playwright-based framework, elevate our QA processes, and play a key role in delivering secure, high-performance desktop applications that truly matter.
Responsibilities:
- Develop automation code to test our Windows desktop applications
- Improve the efficiency of our test suite for automated testing of our Windows desktop applications
- Formulate and document test cases to test the efficacy and performance of mobile applications
- Research software design documents for new or existing features to thoroughly understand the software under test
- Accurately identify and isolate the root problem of found software defects
- Report bugs found during testing in a concise, accurate, and reproducible way
- Work closely with teams of software developers and other engineers to ensure proper test coverage and automation
- Attend regular meetings to facilitate collaboration between engineers and across teams
Requirements
- Active Secret security clearance (Interim ok)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3 years of experience in Desktop Test Automation Engineering
- Proficiency in Java development experience
- Proficiency in developing tests with Playwright
- Experience with ticketing software (Jira, Rally, etc.)
- Experience writing/running automated test scripts
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Must be a US citizen
Qualities of Exceptional Candidates:
- Front-end, back-end, or mobile application development experience of any kind
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and technologies
- Extreme, uncompromising attention to detail
About Sherpa 6:
At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user-focused and design-driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward-thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding-edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers, passionate about what they do, love to collaborate and want to constantly learn. We enjoy what we do and we're not afraid to put the extra effort in to accomplish the mission; call us Sherpas. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve. We have made it our mission to be the leaders in solutions that protect and give our Warfighters the edge they need when put into harm's way.
Background/Drug Screening:
Successful completion of a pre-employment background & drug screening will be required as a condition of hire.
ADA:
Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.
EEO/AA:
Sherpa 6 does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Benefits:
We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.
Salary Range:
The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.
Salary : $90,000 - $140,000