Automation Engineer

CloudFirst Corp; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudFirst Corp is seeking an Automation Engineer in Lexington, KY to scale our CI/CD practices across the regional engineering teams. You’ll own automation initiatives, collaborate with remote teams, and help transition pilots into KY-wide deployments.

You’ll bring hands-on experience with Appium, CI/CD tools, and a relentless focus on clear, reliable processes. This role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, documentation on day one, and a growth mindset to adapt with data.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset and feedback as fuel, not threat.
• Bold, pragmatic problem-solving without waiting for permission.
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap everybody reads.
• 3+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusion.
• Disciplined to document while it’s fresh, not after it’s forgotten.
• Humility to revise strong opinions when data argues back.

Responsibilities

• Scale CI/CD/automation from Lexington pilot to KY-wide rollout.
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Lexington, KY and remote teams.
• Sketch Appium sequence diagrams to clarify technology flows.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging tech requirements.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across KY engineering teams.
• Question the TestRail pattern and propose a cleaner approach.

Skills

Growth mindset

Pragmatic problem-solving

Clear communicator

Documentation

Empathy

Humility to revise opinions

Tools

Appium

TestRail

CI/CD tooling

Job description

CloudFirst Corp pairs impact-driven engineering challenges with the autonomy to solve them, and we need an Automation Engineer to dive in. Strip away the buzzwords and here's the deal — $69,000 - $96,000, full-time hours, and a technology team at CloudFirst Corp that actually hands you the keys.

Key Responsibilities

• Scale CloudFirst Corp's Continuous Integration services from Lexington pilot to KY-wide rollout
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Lexington, KY and remote teams
• Sketch Appium sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across KY engineering teams
• Question the clarity-seeking TestRail pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Boldly-pragmatic problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• 3+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusion
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• 5 years of Empathy práctica, plus a hunger for what's next

The flexible minds at CloudFirst Corp have made Lexington, KY an unlikely hub for serious Regression Testing and Process Improvement work. We'd rather coach a hands-dirty learner than babysit a brilliant jerk, every single time.

CloudFirst Corp offers $69,000 - $96,000 plus the autonomy to set your own schedule and the support to keep growing.