Mobile Test Automation Engineer - Secret Clearance Required - Sherpa 6 - Springfield, Virginia
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 Mobile 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 flagship Android 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 Appium-based framework, elevate our QA processes, and play a key role in delivering secure, high-performance mobile applications that truly matter.
Responsibilities:
• Develop automation code to test our mobile applications
• Improve the efficiency of our test suite for automated testing of our mobile 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 Mobile Test Automation Engineering
• Proficiency in Java development experience
• Proficiency in developing tests with Appium
• Experience developing automated tests for Android
• Experience with ticketing software (Jira, Rally, etc.)
• Experience writing/running automated test scripts