Home automation jobs involve the installation, customization, and repair of residential home control and security systems. Your duties include working with smart home equipment that allows people to control heating and cooling, lighting, and other features, as well as monitor security within their home. Smart home technology can also collect data and adjust automatically. Your responsibilities include connecting the systems to an internet network, testing the network and automation equipment to ensure effectiveness, and showing the homeowner how to use their new systems. You may work for a company that sells a specific product or an IT service that can connect multiple systems.