Desktop Test Automation Engineer - Secret Clearance Required

Sherpa 6 • Springfield, VA

3d • $90,000 - $140,000

About The Position

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.

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

Nice To Haves

• Front-end, back-end, or mobile application development experience of any kind
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and technologies
• Extreme, uncompromising attention to detail

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

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level