Job Title: Test Automation Architect

Job Location: Springfield, VA (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full time
Travel Requirement: Up to 25%
Security Clearance: Secret

Citizenship: US Citizens required

Sherpa 6 is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Test Automation Architect to join our team.  We build mission critical systems for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other commercial customers. We’re looking for an experienced Test Architect that can scale our current test operation to meet the demand of our customers and new work. This person should have great attention to detail and have the desire to lead a mixed team of software development engineers in test and testers in designing and deploying test frameworks for multiple software products and tech stacks in the cloud. Our projects primarily include work involving frontend Web interfaces, Android applications and Windows applications. Sherpa 6 is constantly growing its software team, and we need a motivated individual who is excited to shape our test team and frameworks. We work on a lot of innovative software projects, so they would work to build prototypes and lead the team to solutions.
 

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee the architecture of complex testing software systems, ensuring scalability and performance
• Lead the development of test architecture for providing quality assurance for multiple software products
• Interpret project requirements and use them to create architecture plans 
• Work closely with the development team to ensure the work aligns with the architecture plans 
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation 
• Provide architecting support across multiple scrum teams and projects as needed 
• Attend regular meetings to facilitate collaboration between engineers and across teams
• Work closely with teams of software developers and other engineers to ensure proper test coverage and automation
• Design diagrams for communicating sequence flows and component interactions 

• Active Secret security clearance (Interim ok)
• 10+ years of QA/Test Engineering experience 
• Proficiency in Java development experience
• Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience with ticketing software (Jira, Rally, etc.)
• Experience leading teams of engineers within the Agile framework
• Strong language/communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Solid understanding of software design patterns and architectural principles
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and technologies
• Experience writing/running automated test scripts
• Experience managing teams of developers

Qualities of Exceptional Candidates

• Front-end, back-end, or mobile application development experience of any kind
• 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.