Senior Associate Automation Engineer

Overview

The Senior Associate Automation Engineer researches, develops, designs and builds automated systems and applications that reduce the need for human intervention and maximize efficiency.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to identify opportunities to solve problems through technological advancements
• Work on custom automation solutions to support the business area or team
• Implement automated system and/or application improvements with measurable results in revenue and/or quality
• Program, configure and integrate new technology into an existing system and/or application
• Provide technical direction and support/training to more junior engineers
• Assist in planning, organizing, monitoring and oversight of all phases of test automation
• Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to automation
• Develop and document processes for internal automation and development projects
• Actively support and solve intensified issues from both internal and external clients
• Actively participate in design and code reviews from functional teams
• Actively work with internal or external clients to optimize automation performance to deliver contracted KPIs
• Assist in scheduling and defining resource needs for testing
• Lead the auditing of all current lab processes to identify opportunities for further automation
• Develop and execute performance test scripts specific to business requirements
• Take lead in developing resilient continuous integration and delivery of automation pipelines
• Perform or lead test execution for both project and support related activities
• Explore and implement new ways to automate systems and/or applications
• Perform any other related task as required

What you'll need

• Developing proficiency in maintaining automation systems and/or applications
• Developing understanding of computer programming and software development
• Ability to troubleshoot technology and perform complex system tests
• Good problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Creative thinking skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to keep up with the latest technologies
• A desire to continually upgrade technical knowledge
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or similar field
• Moderate level demonstrated experience with robotics, AI and machine learning
• Moderate level demonstrated project management experience
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) concepts and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps
• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies
• Moderate level programming and scripting skills in languages such as Python, Java, or C#

Nice to have

• Programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, or C#

Details

• Workplace type: Hybrid