Test Engineer - Secret Clearance Required

Job Location: Littleton, CO (Hybrid)

Travel Requirement: Up to 25%

Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (Interim ok)

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Sherpa 6 is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Test Engineer to join our team. We build mission critical systems for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other commercial customers. We’re looking for experienced Test Engineers that will improve and expand existing test plans across multiple projects and applications. This person should have great attention to detail and should enjoy finding and documenting defects in software.
 

Responsibilities:  

• Formulate and document test cases to test the efficacy and performance of web, mobile, and desktop 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 as a result of 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 

• Active Secret security clearance (Interim ok) 
• Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Information Technology related fields or equivalent work experience 
• 3+ years of QA/Test Engineering experience  
• Experience with ticketing software (Jira, Rally, etc.) 
• Experience working with teams of engineers within the Agile framework 
• Strong language/communication skills 
• Communicates and coordinates with developers to resolve software defects 
• Strong team player who thrives in a highly collaborative and cross-function environment with a growth mindset 
• Must be a US citizen 
• Must pass a background check and drug screening

Qualities of Exceptional Candidates:  

• Experience writing/running automated test scripts 
• 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.