Cloud Test Automation Engineer - AWS IoT Greengrass

Global Connect Technologies; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies in Boston is seeking a hands-on Automation Engineer to own cloud test automation for AWS IoT Greengrass deployment workflows. You will design, build, and operate test automation using AWS CDK (TypeScript) and CI/CD-driven provisioning to deploy components and validate releases.

You will work to reduce test flakiness, increase determinism, and add robust diagnostics while collaborating with development teams to improve testability and acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on AWS experience in automation or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong TypeScript proficiency for infrastructure and automation.
• Experience building automated tests and integrating them into CI pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud test automation end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, CI/CD integration, release readiness, and operations.
• Develop and maintain AWS CDK (TypeScript) stacks that provision cloud environments and device fleets.
• Design, implement, and evolve automated test suites: integration, end-to-end, and regression tests.
• Improve test signal and reliability, reduce flakiness, and add diagnostics to test infrastructure.
• Write clear bug reports with reproduction steps and root-cause analysis; follow issues to resolution.
• Establish release readiness mechanisms: dashboards, coverage signals, checklists, runbooks, alerts.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve testability and clarify acceptance criteria.
• Support validation workflows for real-world deployment scenarios with physical devices.
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure reliable test/deployment operations.
• Hands-on AWS experience in automation/deployment workflows; 1–2 years may be considered for exceptional candidates.
• Strong debugging and SDLC practices, including Git usage and secure coding fundamentals.

Skills

AWS CDK

TypeScript

Python

CI/CD

Test automation

Cloud testing

Tools

AWS CDK

Groovy

Job description

Global Connect Technologies in Boston is seeking a hands-on Automation Engineer to own cloud test automation for AWS IoT Greengrass deployment workflows. You will design, build, and operate test automation using AWS CDK (TypeScript) and CI/CD-driven provisioning to deploy components and validate releases.

You will work to reduce test flakiness, increase determinism, and add robust diagnostics while collaborating with development teams to improve testability and acceptance criteria.