Automation Engineer III

Kforce has a client in San Antonio, TX that is seeking a primarily remote Senior Automation Engineer III (AE III) to support and lead enterprise integration initiatives across complex, multi-system environments. This is a contract to hire role.

Duties:

• Design, build, and maintain test automation and integration workflows across enterprise platforms
• Develop and support message-driven integrations using middleware and messaging technologies (e.g., MQ or similar tools)
• Ensure reliable, accurate data exchange between systems across the integration layer
• Support integration architecture and automation strategy for system validation
• Perform comprehensive integration and automation testing across multiple systems and environments
• Design and execute automated test suites and frameworks where applicable
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects, data inconsistencies, and integration gaps
• Diagnose and resolve issues across distributed systems, including messaging failures and data discrepancies
• Monitor integration workflows and support production deployments
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective solutions for system reliability issues
• Partner with cross-functional teams including development, product, and operations
• Participate in design reviews, sprint ceremonies, and integration planning
• Ensure alignment across teams to deliver fully validated, production-ready solutions
• Enhance automation coverage, testing strategies, and validation approaches
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing

Recommend improvements to:

• Integration reliability
• Test automation frameworks
• System performance and scalability

Validate:

• Message creation, delivery, and processing
• Data transformation and integrity
• System responses and downstream impacts* Demonstrate strong technical expertise and thrive in a high-ownership environment, taking full accountability for both development and quality
• Experience working across complex, multi-system environments
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across distributed systems

Strong experience with:

• Test automation frameworks and strategies
• Enterprise integrations (APIs, middleware, or message-based architectures)
• Messaging technologies (MQ, message queues, or similar tools)

Familiarity with:

• REST/SOAP APIs
• SQL or database querying
• Data validation and transformation