Top Automation Engineer Jobs in Calgary

Build and maintain automated functional, integration, performance, and load testing frameworks for distributed cloud systems. Develop agentic test-generation workflows, AI evaluation suites, golden datasets, scoring pipelines, and CI quality gates. Test AI reliability, safety, latency, and cost while validating platform integrations and customer-facing features. Analyze scalability, identify bottlenecks, review designs for testability, and advance engineering quality standards.

Supports industrial automation and control systems for natural gas facilities. Responsibilities include troubleshooting PLCs, HMI, instrumentation, communications, networks, and OT systems; analyzing reliability data; developing and testing automation software; conducting commissioning and root-cause investigations; supporting cybersecurity, risk assessments, upgrades, and lifecycle improvements; and participating in an on-call rotation while developing engineering expertise.

Own the strategy, governance, architecture, and technical roadmap for an enterprise digital support platform. Establish workflow automation standards, quality controls, documentation, and performance measurement. Lead cross-functional initiatives, translate business requirements into scalable solutions, resolve complex architecture decisions, and evaluate emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and vendor enhancements. The role requires strong systems thinking, stakeholder influence, technical judgment, and experience with enterprise workflow automation, digital support platforms, integrations, and transformation initiatives.

Lead the design and implementation of deterministic and agentic security automation systems for Falcon Complete MDR. Build scalable services, data pipelines, integrations, and workflows that accelerate threat detection, investigation, triage, and response. Collaborate with analysts and engineering stakeholders, improve reliability and monitoring, participate in on-call rotations, mentor engineers, review designs and code, and establish technical standards for AI-powered security operations.

Designs, programs, tests, commissions, and manages industrial automation systems and projects. Responsibilities include defining customer needs, selecting controls and instrumentation, preparing specifications and estimates, managing schedules, costs, suppliers, contractors, and change control, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. The role also supports client relationships, technical leadership, knowledge transfer, and occasional travel to client and manufacturing sites.

Designs, programs, tests, and commissions automated systems for industrial clients. Responsibilities include defining customer needs, selecting controls and instrumentation, preparing specifications and estimates, and managing project scope, schedules, budgets, suppliers, manufacturers, and contractors. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and requires professional engineering membership in Alberta or British Columbia, industrial automation experience, and occasional client and manufacturing-site travel.

Designs and owns unit- and plant-level DCS, PLC, SCADA, and automation architectures for utility-scale power facilities. Integrates OEM controllers, generation equipment, BESS, and supervisory systems using industrial communication protocols. Reviews procurement specifications and engineering deliverables, oversees EPC and vendor performance, and validates control sequences during factory acceptance testing and commissioning. Partners with multidisciplinary teams to support functional safety, cybersecurity, grid compliance, high-reliability dispatch, and long-term asset optimization.

Designs and delivers end-to-end automation solutions for Lilly’s global Finance organization. Responsibilities include assessing opportunities, developing and testing software, creating architecture and test documentation, supporting UAT and integrations, troubleshooting production issues, resolving defects, and assisting with QA, audits, migrations, and risk mitigation. The role uses Python, PySpark, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, Microsoft Fabric, SAP, and other APIs, while collaborating with finance, technology, analyst, and business teams.

Build and maintain sophisticated lifecycle marketing systems using Braze, HTML, CSS, Liquid, SQL, APIs, and webhooks. Develop interactive email, in-app, and web experiences; manage automation journeys, personalization, segmentation, integrations, reporting, and platform administration. Evaluate AI and workflow automation tools, create self-service solutions, troubleshoot technical issues, and support marketers through technical guidance, documentation, and training.

Build and deploy AI agent systems that automate complex business processes. Analyze workflows, design and configure agents, integrate AI with enterprise applications, develop connectors and APIs, and establish evaluation and monitoring systems. The role requires expertise in cloud AI services, LLMs, NLP, Python, integration platforms, conversational AI, RAG, vector databases, APIs, and SQL/NoSQL systems. The engineer will also explore emerging AI technologies and mentor junior developers and system administrators.

Conduct manual and automated testing for a global fintech web platform. Build TypeScript and Playwright test frameworks, automate front-end checks, validate data correctness, monitor data pipelines, and create alerts for reliable data ingestion. Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to translate requirements into test cases, integrate APIs, and continuously improve testing processes. The role requires expertise in web application testing, databases, ETL pipelines, CI/CD, and API integration.

Build and operate production Python services, AI-enabled workflows, RAG systems, multi-agent applications, and security automation platforms. Automate threat modeling, policy Q&A, vulnerability analysis, and code review while integrating tools such as GitHub, Slack, Jira, and Confluence. Design scalable pipelines, improve AI quality through evaluation and observability, manage production tradeoffs, and apply security controls to AI applications. Own initiatives from problem definition through production while collaborating with engineering and security stakeholders.

Lead the design and delivery of production-grade AI agents and automation workflows. Translate ambiguous business processes into reliable software, integrate agents with systems of record using MCP, and establish architecture, evaluation, monitoring, safety, auditability, human review, and rollback practices. Partner with data and business teams, drive reusable technical patterns, mentor engineers, and document systems for sustainable operation.

Build and maintain automation systems for package creation, testing, and container image generation. Develop Go-based CLI tools, services, integrations, and AI-powered pipelines for manifest generation, test scaffolding, validation, and quality gates. Contribute to scalable systems design, roadmap planning, and developer tooling while collaborating with distributed teams. The role focuses on improving reliability and reducing manual intervention across Chainguard’s software image factory.

Designs and builds end-to-end automation solutions for Lilly’s global Finance organization. Responsibilities include solution design, programming, architecture documentation, testing, UAT support, validation, defect resolution, risk communication, QA, audits, and platform migrations. The role uses Python, PySpark, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, Microsoft Fabric, SAP, APIs, and emerging AI technologies while partnering with analysts, business teams, and technology stakeholders.

Build and deploy enterprise automation and AI solutions across business systems, data platforms, and IT environments. Analyze business processes, identify automation opportunities, integrate platforms and APIs, test and monitor production solutions, and support adoption through documentation and training. The role requires hands-on coding, AI workflow experience, process analysis, and the ability to translate business needs into secure, practical technical solutions.

Build and operate Go-based automation for PostgreSQL provisioning, configuration, upgrades, failover, scaling, and decommissioning at GitLab.com scale. Develop a PostgreSQL-as-a-service platform, integrate cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code tooling, improve database performance and reliability, and create safe upgrade automation. The role includes production ownership, architecture leadership, code reviews, documentation, cross-team collaboration, mentorship, and using AI agents in engineering workflows.

Designs, programs, integrates, troubleshoots, and maintains industrial automation systems for manufacturing assembly and packaging. Responsibilities include PLC control logic, industrial networking, HMI and SCADA development, system commissioning, root cause analysis, cybersecurity, MES/ERP integration, documentation, operator training, and preventive maintenance support. Collaborates with mechanical, electrical, IT, and production teams while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Build and maintain scalable automated UI and API test suites using Playwright, integrate testing into CI/CD, and drive end-to-end quality across platform initiatives. Collaborate with architects, developers, product managers, delivery leaders, and QA specialists to define acceptance criteria, prioritize coverage, support UAT, improve testing processes, and standardize quality practices. The role emphasizes automation architecture, hands-on coding, continuous testing, and applying AI to improve test development and maintenance.

Lead automation design and implementation for integrations: build and maintain scalable Playwright E2E suites, integrate tests into CI/CD, drive UI and API test strategy, collaborate with architects and product to define acceptance criteria, support UAT, and improve QA processes and documentation.

Build and maintain scalable Playwright automation for UI and API testing across SaaS integrations. Define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and comprehensive coverage; integrate automated tests into CI/CD; support UAT; review manual test cases; and improve quality processes, documentation, and workflows. The role partners closely with architects, developers, product managers, delivery leaders, and staff QA engineers while applying AI to accelerate test development.

Architect and maintain scalable Playwright-based automated test suites; collaborate with developers and product managers across the SDLC; deliver UI and API test coverage; integrate automation into CI/CD; leverage AI to accelerate QA tasks; support UAT and manual validation; improve QA processes, documentation, and observability.

Architect and maintain scalable automated UI and API test suites using Playwright and related tools. Partner with developers and product managers throughout the SDLC to define acceptance criteria, test plans, and quality improvements. Support UAT, manual validation, incident reviews, and regression automation. Contribute to shared tooling, documentation, CI/CD reliability, and QA standards while testing configuration-driven and multi-tenant SaaS products.

Design and deliver instrumentation and control systems for mining, power, oil & gas, and renewable projects. Responsibilities include PLC/DCS/HMI/SCADA architecture, instrumentation specifications, loop and wiring diagrams, industrial network and control room design, procurement support, construction/commissioning support, and multidisciplinary project coordination across project phases.

Design, program, integrate, commission, and improve automated manufacturing and product-testing systems. Lead projects from concept through commissioning, documentation, training and production hand-off. Troubleshoot controls, integrate PLCs/robots/motion/vision/safety, apply Lean principles, and support ongoing production reliability and improvement.