Genesis10 is currently seeking an Automation Engineer for a hybrid position (3 days per week onsite) with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX, Charlotte, NC or Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role is focused on designing, building, and optimizing automation solutions to accelerate vendor product certification for technologies like Kafka, MQ, and Tibco. The position will leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude to enhance engineering productivity, automate code generation, and streamline compliance workflows. The engineer will develop and maintain end-to-end automated certification workflows integrated with CI/CD pipelines, partnering closely with Security and Platform Engineering teams.
Responsibilities: - Design and implement automated certification pipelines for vendor products (Kafka, MQ, Tibco)
- Leverage AI tools (Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development, generate automation code, and reduce time-to-delivery
- Build and maintain reusable automation frameworks and modules to support scalable certification and validation workflows
- Automate CVE validation, patch verification, and security remediation, minimizing manual effort and improving response time
- Use AI-assisted approaches to analyze vulnerabilities, generate validation scripts, and improve test coverage
- Integrate automation solutions into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) to enable continuous, auditable validation
- Partner with Security and Platform Engineering to define certification criteria, compliance standards, and validation policies
- Collaborate with vendor partners to ensure consistent certification practices and accelerate onboarding of new releases
- Generate compliance artifacts, reports, and audit evidence, leveraging AI tools where appropriate for documentation and summarization
- Continuously improve automation efficiency, reliability, and observability using both engineering and AI-driven insights
Requirements: - Strong experience in automation engineering, building scalable workflows and reusable frameworks
- Hands-on expertise with Python, Ansible, or Java (development, integration, troubleshooting)
- Proven experience in security automation, including CVE validation, patching, and compliance evidence generation
- Practical experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar) to accelerate development and debugging
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins) and Git-based workflows
- Solid understanding of Linux, shell scripting, networking fundamentals, and enterprise change management processes
- Experience operating in regulated or audit-driven environments with a strong focus on traceability and compliance
- Strong collaboration skills across Security, Platform Engineering, and vendor teams
Desired skills: - Excellent communication and documentation skills, including leveraging AI tools for technical documentation
Pay range: $78.04 - $86.04 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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