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
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 Description
$90,000-$140,000
