Senior AI & Automation Architect (AWS, CI/CD)

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies. LLC is seeking a senior Automation Architect to define and execute an enterprise automation strategy across cloud-native systems.

You will design automation frameworks from scratch, embed automation in sprint cycles, and serve as a trusted technical leader across engineering, infrastructure, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate brings strong AWS expertise, hands-on automation maturity, and experience leveraging AI tools to modernize testing and uplift engineering

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Automation engineering

Designing automation frameworks

TypeScript/Java/Python

In-sprint automation

Independent delivery ownership

Executive communication

Tools

Playwright

AWS

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

TypeScript

Python

Java

Job description

Quantum Technologies. LLC is seeking a senior Automation Architect to define and execute an enterprise automation strategy across cloud-native systems.

You will design automation frameworks from scratch, embed automation in sprint cycles, and serve as a trusted technical leader across engineering, infrastructure, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate brings strong AWS expertise, hands-on automation maturity, and experience leveraging AI tools to modernize testing and uplift engineering