How to hire an automation analyst

How to hire an automation analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step automation analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an automation analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new automation analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The automation analyst hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an automation analyst to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an automation analyst that fits the bill.

   This list presents automation analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of Automation Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Automation Analyst		$25-42
   Quality Assurance Engineer	A Quality Assurance Engineer's role is to oversee the overall production and ensure that the product is cost-efficient and aligns with the company's standards. The responsibility mainly revolves around conducting activities that examine and scrutinize the condition of a product or service to identify issues and come up with possible solutions to resolve the issue or attain stronger customer satisfaction... Show more	$29-52
   Software Tester	The responsibility of software testers involves the quality assurance of software development and deployment. Software testers conduct manual and automated tests to make sure that the software is developed for its purpose... Show more	$29-48

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Java
   • Macro
   • Business Process
   • C #
   • UI
   • QA
   • JavaScript
   • Technical Support
   • HTML
   • Test Data
   • Regression
   • API
   • UAT
   • Automation Framework

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   Responsibilities:

   • Work with UFT and ALM to create, manage and execute test sets.
   • Manage design, correction, and modification of the installations monitor in Citect-SCADA software (HMI).
   • Involve in using data driven tests to validate API calls in large J2EE n-tier architectures.
   • Involve in the web services testing for the UI.
   • Utilize JIRA to report software issues and monitor their resolution status.
   • Interact with the UAT team to solve issues relate to the defects.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the automation analyst job description is a good way to get more applicants. An automation analyst salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an automation analyst in Vermont may be lower than in California, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level automation analyst. Additionally, an automation analyst with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average automation analyst salary

   $68,695yearly

   $33.03 hourly rate

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   Entry-level automation analyst salary

   $53,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

   Average automation analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$84,673	$41
   2	New Jersey	$77,000	$37
   3	District of Columbia	$75,676	$36
   4	Washington	$73,379	$35
   5	Texas	$71,803	$35
   6	New York	$71,654	$34
   7	Massachusetts	$69,885	$34
   8	North Carolina	$67,561	$32
   9	Illinois	$67,244	$32
   10	Pennsylvania	$65,300	$31
   11	Iowa	$64,022	$31
   12	Minnesota	$63,825	$31
   13	Georgia	$63,820	$31
   14	Ohio	$62,431	$30
   15	Delaware	$62,369	$30
   16	Colorado	$61,920	$30
   17	Michigan	$61,310	$29
   18	Wisconsin	$61,260	$29
   19	Utah	$59,804	$29
   20	Missouri	$59,769	$29

   Average automation analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	BMO Capital Markets	$88,913	$42.75	5
   2	BNY Mellon	$85,489	$41.10	4
   3	Corning Incorporated	$85,466	$41.09	5
   4	Virtu Financial	$85,170	$40.95
   5	Booz Allen Hamilton	$83,665	$40.22	109
   6	Albemarle	$83,347	$40.07	1
   7	Tesla	$83,295	$40.05
   8	Barclays	$82,805	$39.81
   9	Chevron	$82,472	$39.65	2
   10	TD Bank	$82,154	$39.50	32
   11	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$80,771	$38.83	82
   12	Citi	$79,261	$38.11	30
   13	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	$78,277	$37.63	4
   14	Athene	$78,055	$37.53	2
   15	Ernst & Young	$77,865	$37.44	202
   16	T-Mobile	$77,556	$37.29	6
   17	Clario	$77,253	$37.14
   18	CUNA Mutual Group	$76,847	$36.95
   19	Unisys	$76,785	$36.92	6
   20	Two Sigma	$76,645	$36.85

4. Writing an automation analyst job description

   An automation analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an automation analyst job description:

   Automation analyst job description example

   About B. Braun B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Other key product areas include nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding, ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety. B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pa., and is part of the B. Braun Group of Companies in the U.S., which includes B. Braun Interventional Systems, Aesculap and CAPS . Globally, the B. Braun Group of Companies employs more than 64,000 employees in 64 countries. Guided by its Sharing Expertise philosophy, B. Braun continuously exchanges knowledge with customers, partners and clinicians to address the critical issues of improving care and lowering costs. To learn more about B. Braun Medical, visit www.BBraunUSA.com. Responsibilities Position Summary: Responsibilities: Essential Duties Provide technical and analytical support within project teams and define requirements based on business needs for the Sales Operations organization across all B Braun companies. Define, document, and maintain process workflows and business outcomes related to the use of systems by the Sales and IT teams while using Agile practices and implementing solutions accordingly. Assist in identifying projects to drive innovation and digitalization across Sales Operations organization. Communicate effectively with management on status of projects. Support Salesforce.com initiatives and projects along with administrative duties which includes, but is not limited to, User Setup, Password Resets and other SFDC functionality. Analyze and assist with calculating field sales commissions and monthly performance metrics. Coordinate, compile, and prepare the annual plan and quotas and distribute to field sales with Incentive Compensation team. Support Incentive Compensation efforts working with business leaders to drive the business strategy and supporting software strategy. Provide analyses as required including data validation and sales/commission metrics and assist with reporting for management. Analyze data trends and offer suggestions to management based on observations Knowledge and Skills Requirements: Requires basic knowledge of relevant business practices and procedures in professional field. Uses standard theories, principles and concepts and integrates them to propose a course of action. Works under general supervision. Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned goals. May periodically assist in orienting, training, and/or reviewing the work of other peers. The job function listed is not exhaustive and shall also include any responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
   General:
   It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to take reasonable care for safety and health of himself/herself and other persons. Qualifications Expertise: Qualifications - Experience/Training/Education/Etc Required: Bachelor's degree required. 01-05 years related experience required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Additional Information Physical Demands:
   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to:
   Light work - Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
   Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling and Reaching:
   
   Occasionally:Reaching upward and downward, Push/pull, Stand Frequently: Sit Constantly: N/A Activities: Occasionally:Climbing stairs/ladders, Push/pull, Reaching upward and downward, Standing, Walking Frequently:Finger feeling, Hearing - ordinary, fine distinction, loud (hearing protection required), Seeing - depth perception, color vision, field of vision/peripheral, Sitting , Talking - ordinary, loud/quick Constantly: N/A Environmental Conditions: Occasionally: N/A Frequently: N/A Constantly: N/A
   Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Noise Intensity: Moderate Occasionally: Other Frequently: N/A Constantly: Office environment What We Offer B. Braun offers an excellent benefits package, which includes healthcare, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement. To learn more about B. Braun and our safety healthcare products or view a listing of our employment opportunities, please visit us on the internet at www.bbraunusa.com.
   
   Through its “Sharing Expertise ” initiative, B. Braun promotes best practices for continuous improvement of healthcare products and services. Notices Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled We can recommend jobs specifically for you! Click here to get started.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find automation analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your automation analyst job on Zippia to find and attract quality automation analyst candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting automation analysts requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview automation analyst candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new automation analyst

   Once you've selected the best automation analyst candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new automation analyst. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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