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# AI engineer

- **Company:** Robotics Technologies LLC
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Electronic Design Automation, Github, Python (Programming Language), TypeScript, Event Driven Architecture, Playwright, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** June 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4e98e2b26b77938c

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Senior leadership?, The ideal candidate has strong AWS expertise, deep automation maturity, and hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to modernize testing practices and uplift engineering quality across the organization., * 5+ years of hands-on automation engineering experience

 * Proven experience designing automation frameworks from scratch
 * Strong expertise with Playwright (TypeScript preferred) or similar tools
 * Deep understanding of AWS and testing distributed/cloud-native systems
 * Strong API automation experience (REST, microservices, event-driven systems such as SQS/Kafka)
 * CI/CD integration experience (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
 * Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Java, or Python
 * Proven experience embedding automation fully in-sprint
 * Ability to work independently and own delivery, quality, and deployment
 * Executive presence with excellent communication and leadership skills

Nice-to-Have / Pluses

 * Experience using AI-powered automation tools (Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI Assistants, MCP tools)
 * Experience with contract testing, component testing, visual testing, and accessibility scans
 * Testing experience with serverless workflows, queues, triggers, and event chains
 * Background in mentoring or training automation engineers
 * Experience with architecture documentation, dashboards, and reporting
 * Strong passion for innovation, experimentation, and modernization

## Description

This is a senior, highly autonomous leadership role responsible for defining and executing enterprise-wide automation strategy across cloud-native, microservices-based systems. The Automation Architect will design automation frameworks from scratch, embed automation fully within the sprint, and act as a trusted technical leader across engineering, infrastructure, and leadership teams., * Define, architect, and evolve enterprise automation strategy and frameworks

 * Ensure 100% automation coverage within sprint execution
 * Partner daily with developers, infrastructure teams, and product owners
 * Lead automation for end-to-end AWS-based workflows (events, data, integrations)
 * Design and maintain automated quality gates within CI/CD pipelines
 * Leverage AI tools to accelerate automation development and promote best practices
 * Mentor junior engineers and help transition manual testers into automation roles
 * Serve as a technical authority for quality engineering, tooling, and innovation


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