✦ Luna Orbit — QA & Testing

Lead Test Automation Engineer – Secret Clearance Required

at Sherpa 6

📍 Tampa, FL, US Onsite 💰 $100K – $130K USD / year Posted March 12, 2026
Salary $100K – $130K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Category QA & Testing

This role involves leading test automation efforts for mission-critical defense systems, ensuring scalable and reliable testing frameworks.

  • Oversee testing infrastructure
  • Lead automation team
  • Ensure test coverage
  • Integrate frameworks into CI/CD
  • Support regression testing

The technical scope includes QA automation, Java development, CI/CD pipeline integration, and team leadership within a security-sensitive environment.

The ideal candidate is a senior test automation engineer with over 10 years of experience, holding an active Secret clearance. They should have extensive Java development background, leadership skills, and experience managing automation teams within a defense or government environment.

Active Secret Clearance10+ years of QA/Test Automation Engineering experienceJava development experienceExperience with JiraExperience managing teams
Experience scaling test automation projectsExperience with cloud environments
JiraGitLabCI/CD pipelines
Test AutomationQASoftware TestingJavaJiraCI/CD pipelinesTest ScriptsAutomation Frameworks
Test AutomationQASoftware TestingJavaJiraCI/CD pipelinesTest ScriptsAutomation Frameworks
leadershipattention to detailcollaborative environmentcommunicationproblem-solving
Industry Defense / Government / Technology
Job Function Leading test automation initiatives for defense and government projects
Clearance Required Active Secret Clearance
Test AutomationQASoftware TestingJavaJiraCI/CD pipelinesTest ScriptsAutomation FrameworksTest Automation EngineerRegression TestingSoftware DevelopmentTest InfrastructureTeam LeadershipAgileSecurity Clearance

No active Secret clearance, Less than 10 years of QA/test automation experience, No Java development experience, Unwilling to work on-site in Tampa

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