Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Company Description

Minerva Defense is a forward-thinking startup dedicated to advancing arts and sciences to support national security and prosperity. By leveraging innovation and cutting-edge technology, Minerva Defense contributes to projects that address critical needs in the national defense sector. The company fosters a collaborative environment that values technical excellence and a commitment to its mission. Headquartered in Huntsville, AL, Minerva Defense is playing a vital role in shaping the future of defense solutions.

We offer extremely competitive benefits, including:

• Low deductible BCBS Gold Health insurance, dental, vision
• ADD, Life, and Short Term and Long Term disability coverage
• Automatic 5% contribution to 401k
• Professional development and education program with generous cost sharing
• Equity incentive
• Generous bonus opportunities
• A culture made to reward and celebrate doers

Role Description

This is a full-time role for a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer based in Huntsville, AL or in Dayton, OH. The engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated and manual test cases to ensure software quality across projects. Responsibilities include collaborating with development teams to identify testing requirements, creating detailed testing plans, writing test scripts, and continuously improving testing processes to detect and mitigate issues effectively.

Type: Full-Time

Location: Dayton, OH, Huntsville, AL,

Contingent on winning the ICAM Collection Development and Support TORP

Start Date: On or after June 5th, 2026

Expected Salary: $80K-$155K

Potential Sign on Bonus: $10k

Relocation Incentive

Minerva is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to automate tests within a complex microservice architecture to ensure product quality. Responsibilities include designing and implementing tests, debugging, and defining corrective actions. They will also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics.  

Primary Duties: 

• Design, develop and execute automation scripts 
• Analyzing data to identify trends, performing root cause analysis, and recommending corrective actions 
• Ensuring products meet industry standards and customer expectation. 
• Work with production and engineering teams to fix issues and train staff on quality standards.  
• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback 
• Collaborate with technical leads, software testers, and SRE team to ensure release quality. 
• Work w/software testers to create and implement quality control processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and quality guidelines. 
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts 
• Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies 

Required Qualifications 

• 2 years of experience in developing automated testcases in at least one programming language 
• Proven work experience in software quality assurance 
• Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing 
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or related technical field 
• Strong Communication and Organizational Skills 
• US Citizenship 
• Must have or be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearence 

Desired Qualifications 

• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, or Perl for writing efficient, reusable test scripts 
• Expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, TestRail, or TestNG 
• Ability to test APIs using Postman and automate through Newman 
• Familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Docker for integrating tests into pipelines 
• Proficiency in Git 
• Basic to intermediate SQL skills to verify data integrity 
• Experience with BDD tools like Cucumber