Software Engineer – Automation

Blueprint is a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, dedicated to solving complex problems through innovative technology. The Software Engineer – Automation will design and maintain automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and transform manual processes into reliable software workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation pipelines that streamline operational, validation, and engineering workflows
• Analyze business and operational requirements and translate manual processes into scalable technical solutions
• Integrate and consolidate data from databases, APIs, work tracking systems, spreadsheets, document repositories, and other enterprise data sources
• Build software solutions that ingest, normalize, validate, and report on operational and telemetry-related data
• Develop reusable validation frameworks, quality checks, and reporting components that can be leveraged across multiple workflows
• Automate manual review and approval processes while maintaining appropriate human oversight and governance controls
• Create reliable scripts, services, and tools with robust logging, monitoring, error handling, retry mechanisms, and auditability
• Produce technical specifications, implementation plans, test strategies, and supporting documentation
• Enhance and maintain existing automation tools to align with evolving business requirements and operational standards
• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, system validation, and post-deployment verification activities
• Troubleshoot issues across both modern and legacy systems, identify root causes, and implement long-term solutions
• Partner with engineering, operations, and program stakeholders to ensure automation outputs are accurate, actionable, and operationally effective
• Support the development of repeatable reporting pipelines, operational readiness tooling, and data quality verification processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of software engineering experience using Python, C#, PowerShell, or other automation-focused programming languages
• 3+ years of experience building automation pipelines, backend tools, data workflows, system integrations, or internal engineering platforms
• 3+ years of experience working with structured and semi-structured data sources, including SQL/KQL query results, APIs, JSON, CSV files, logs, and spreadsheets
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, software design principles, and maintainable coding practices
• Experience integrating with databases, enterprise systems, APIs, work tracking tools, and other operational data sources
• Experience developing validation frameworks, data quality checks, automated reporting solutions, or workflow automation systems
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in both new and legacy production environments
• Experience creating and executing unit tests, integration tests, validation plans, and test data for automation solutions
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and translate operational needs into scalable software solutions
• Experience working with AI-enabled tools, systems, or solutions
• Experience with cloud-based or enterprise-scale data platforms
• Familiarity with telemetry systems, operational monitoring platforms, or industrial/IoT data environments
• Experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, or similar software development lifecycle tools
• Experience developing tools and automation solutions used by engineering, operations, or infrastructure teams
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences
• Experience supporting operational readiness initiatives, deployment workflows, or large-scale infrastructure environments
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across engineering and business functions