Location: Huntsville, AL
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Employment Type: Direct Placement
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
Clearance: Ability to Obtain and Maintain a Secret Clearance Required
Position Overview
We are recruiting an experienced QA Automation Engineer for a direct placement opportunity in Huntsville, Alabama. This position supports mission-critical software development efforts in a fast-paced, customer-facing engineering environment.
The engineer will support the sustainment and enhancement of an existing software baseline for a complex defense system, with primary responsibility for developing and maintaining automated testing solutions that improve software quality and reliability.
The role includes reviewing existing unit tests, identifying gaps in software test coverage, developing automated test cases, supporting regression testing, and helping establish repeatable software verification practices. The engineer will also contribute to automated testing frameworks and processes designed to improve confidence in the software while supporting ongoing development and modernization efforts.
The QA Automation Engineer will work closely with software engineers, systems engineers, and DevOps personnel to develop repeatable testing processes that integrate into daily build and regression testing activities.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated software test suites.
- Review existing unit tests and evaluate software test coverage.
- Develop new automated unit tests to improve software quality and reliability.
- Support regression testing during daily software build and integration activities.
- Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and work with software engineers to resolve defects.
- Develop and maintain repeatable software verification processes and testing documentation.
- Collaborate with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, and DevOps teams to improve software quality and test automation.
- Support continuous integration and automated testing activities.
- Generate quality metrics, testing evidence, and defect trend reporting.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on software reliability, automation, and long-term sustainment.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience developing or maintaining automated software tests or test frameworks.
- Experience with software verification, validation, and regression testing.
- Experience troubleshooting software defects and analyzing test results.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle processes and software quality assurance principles.
- Experience working within collaborative software development teams.
- Ability to work independently while supporting a customer-facing engineering environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing unit tests for C++ applications.
- Familiarity with Ada software environments.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD or daily build environments.
- Experience with test automation frameworks and scripting languages.
- Experience with code coverage tools, static analysis, or software quality metrics.
- Experience supporting complex real-time, embedded, or defense software systems.
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.
About the Opportunity
This direct placement opportunity is suited for a QA Automation Engineer interested in improving the quality, reliability, and long-term sustainment of complex software systems. The role provides hands-on involvement in automated testing, software verification and validation, regression testing, test coverage, and continuous integration activities.
The engineer will collaborate across Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, and DevOps teams while helping establish repeatable testing methodologies and automation practices for mission-critical defense software.
