Hourly Developer Operations Jobs in Buffalo Grove, IL

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Kforce has a client in Chicago, IL that is seeking a Senior AI QA Platform Engineer.
Summary:
In this role, the Engineer will design and implement an enterprise AI-enabled QA Orchestration Platform leveraging Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, Playwright, AWS CodeBuild, GitHub, Databricks, Jira, and qTest. This platform will utilize agentic AI workflows to generate and maintain automated tests, orchestrate execution paths, classify test failures, create actionable defects, and provide governance, observability, traceability, and auditability across the QA lifecycle. expertise in software engineering, cloud-native platforms, AI/LLM integration, CI/CD automation, and quality engineering to help establish a next-generation AI-powered testing ecosystem.
Responsibilities:
* Design and implement AI-powered QA orchestration workflows using Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore
* Develop agent-based automation capabilities for: - Test generation - Test maintenance - Failure classification - Defect routing - Test intelligence and analytics
* Integrate AI workflows with Playwright automation frameworks and repository-aware test generation patterns
* Build automated GitHub branch creation, pull request generation, and repository management capabilities
* Design and implement integrations with AWS CodeBuild and enterprise CI/CD pipelines
* Develop rule-based quality gates and AI-assisted failure analysis workflows
* Build integrations with Databricks, Jira, qTest, and GitHub
REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
* 7+ years of software engineering, automation engineering, platform engineering, or cloud engineering experience
* 5+ years designing and implementing enterprise test automation solutions
* Experience building cloud-native solutions on AWS
* Experience integrating AI/LLM capabilities into engineering or automation platforms
* Experience developing CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and developer platforms
* Experience designing governance, auditability, compliance, and operational controls
* Experience with Databricks, Test Data Management (TDM), or analytics-driven automation solutions
* Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
* Required Technical Skills AI & Agentic Systems: Claude, Prompt Engineering, Agentic AI Workflows, Multi-Agent Architectures, MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Preferred Certifications:
* AWS Certified Solutions Architect
* AWS Certified AI Practitioner HashiCorp Terraform Associate
* AWS Certified Developer Associate
Preferred Agent Framework Experience:
* Strands Agents, Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore
* Programming: TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, SQL, REST API Development
* Cloud & AWS: AWS, IAM, CodeBuild, CloudWatch, S3, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store
* DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
* Automation: Playwright, API Testing, Test Automation Framework Architecture, Test Data Management Concepts
* Enterprise Platforms: Jira, qTest, Databricks
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
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