Website:
simplita.ai
Job details:
Job Title: IoT Automation Engineer
Location: On-site, Chennai
Experience: 3–4 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled IoT Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in
building, testing, and automating IoT systems at scale. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise
across device communication, automation frameworks, cloud integration, and real-time data
workflows.
This role demands someone who can own automation end-to-end from device-level validation to
cloud and API automation while ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement automation frameworks for IoT devices, gateways, and cloud
platforms
• Develop end-to-end test automation for embedded systems, communication protocols, and
IoT platforms
• Automate device provisioning, firmware validation, and OTA (Over-the-Air) update testing
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for IoT deployments and automated testing
• Validate and troubleshoot real-time data pipelines (device → gateway → cloud)
• Work on protocol-level testing and debugging (MQTT, CoAP, HTTP, WebSockets)
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and cloud teams to ensure seamless integration
• Develop scripts/tools for device simulation, load testing, and fault injection
• Ensure security, reliability, and scalability of IoT systems through automation
Mandatory Skills
Core IoT & Protocols
• Strong hands-on experience with:
o MQTT, CoAP, HTTP/REST APIs
o Device-to-cloud communication architectures
• Experience with IoT platforms (AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub, or similar)
Automation & Programming
• Strong coding skills in either:
o Python
o OR Java / Node.js
• Experience building custom automation frameworks from scratch
• Expertise in:
o PyTest / Robot Framework / Selenium (for UI if needed)
o API automation tools (Postman/Newman, REST Assured, etc.)
Embedded & Device-Level Understanding
• Solid understanding of:
o Embedded systems and firmware behavior
o Serial communication (UART, SPI, I2C – at least conceptual + debugging level)
• Experience working with hardware test setups or device labs
Cloud & DevOps
• Hands-on with:
o AWS / Azure / GCP IoT services
o CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
• Experience with Docker / containerized test environments
Data & Debugging
• Strong debugging skills across:
o Device logs, network traffic, and cloud logs
• Experience with:
o Wireshark / protocol analyzers
o Log monitoring tools (CloudWatch, ELK, etc.)
Good to Have
• Experience with Edge Computing / Gateways
• Knowledge of OTA updates and device lifecycle management
• Experience in performance testing & load simulation for IoT devices
• Familiarity with security testing (TLS, certificates, authentication flows)
• Exposure to Time-series databases (InfluxDB, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Understanding of Digital Twins / Device Shadow concepts
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