diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4b716db..58f6fbb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ name = "builder"
 name = "zenith-builder-example"
 path = "bin/builder.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "integration-test"
+path = "bin/submit_transaction.rs"
+
 [dependencies]
 zenith-types = { git = "https://github.com/init4tech/zenith-rs", branch = "main" }
 
diff --git a/bin/submit_transaction.rs b/bin/submit_transaction.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe19fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/submit_transaction.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use alloy::{
+    network::{EthereumWallet, TransactionBuilder},
+    providers::{Provider as _, ProviderBuilder, WalletProvider},
+    rpc::types::eth::TransactionRequest,
+    signers::aws::AwsSigner,
+};
+use alloy_primitives::Address;
+use aws_config::BehaviorVersion;
+use builder::config::{load_address, load_string, load_u64, load_url, Provider};
+use metrics::histogram;
+use metrics_exporter_prometheus::PrometheusBuilder;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init().unwrap();
+
+    tracing::trace!("installing metrics collector");
+    PrometheusBuilder::new().install().expect("failed to install prometheus exporter");
+
+    tracing::trace!("connecting to provider");
+    let (provider, recipient_address, sleep_time) = connect_from_config().await;
+
+    loop {
+        tracing::debug!("attempting transaction");
+        send_transaction(provider.clone(), recipient_address).await;
+
+        tracing::debug!(sleep_time, "sleeping");
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(sleep_time)).await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn send_transaction(provider: Provider, recipient_address: Address) {
+    // construct simple transaction to send ETH to a recipient
+    let tx = TransactionRequest::default()
+        .with_from(provider.default_signer_address())
+        .with_to(recipient_address)
+        .with_value(alloy_primitives::U256::from(1))
+        .with_gas_limit(30_000);
+
+    // start timer to measure how long it takes to mine the transaction
+    let dispatch_start_time: Instant = Instant::now();
+
+    // dispatch the transaction
+    tracing::debug!("dispatching transaction");
+    let result = provider.send_transaction(tx).await.unwrap();
+
+    // wait for the transaction to mine
+    let receipt = result.get_receipt().await.unwrap();
+
+    // record metrics for how long it took to mine the transaction
+    let mine_time = dispatch_start_time.elapsed().as_secs();
+    tracing::debug!(success = receipt.status(), mine_time, "transaction mined");
+    histogram!("integration.tx_mine_time").record(mine_time as f64);
+}
+
+async fn connect_from_config() -> (Provider, Address, u64) {
+    // load signer config values from .env
+    let rpc_url = load_url("RPC_URL").unwrap();
+    let chain_id = load_u64("CHAIN_ID").unwrap();
+    let kms_key_id = load_string("AWS_KMS_KEY_ID").unwrap();
+    // load transaction sending config value from .env
+    let recipient_address: Address = load_address("RECIPIENT_ADDRESS").unwrap();
+    let sleep_time = load_u64("SLEEP_TIME").unwrap();
+
+    // connect signer & provider
+    let config = aws_config::load_defaults(BehaviorVersion::latest()).await;
+    let client = aws_sdk_kms::Client::new(&config);
+    let signer = AwsSigner::new(client, kms_key_id.to_string(), Some(chain_id)).await.unwrap();
+
+    let provider = ProviderBuilder::new()
+        .with_recommended_fillers()
+        .wallet(EthereumWallet::from(signer))
+        .on_builtin(&rpc_url)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    (provider, recipient_address, sleep_time)
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index debf962..5cdbcfc 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ impl BuilderConfig {
     }
 }
 
-fn load_string(key: &str) -> Result<String, ConfigError> {
+pub fn load_string(key: &str) -> Result<String, ConfigError> {
     env::var(key).map_err(|_| ConfigError::missing(key))
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn load_string_option(key: &str) -> Option<String> {
     load_string(key).ok()
 }
 
-fn load_u64(key: &str) -> Result<u64, ConfigError> {
+pub fn load_u64(key: &str) -> Result<u64, ConfigError> {
     let val = load_string(key)?;
     val.parse::<u64>().map_err(Into::into)
 }
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ fn load_u16(key: &str) -> Result<u16, ConfigError> {
     val.parse::<u16>().map_err(Into::into)
 }
 
-fn load_url(key: &str) -> Result<Cow<'static, str>, ConfigError> {
+pub fn load_url(key: &str) -> Result<Cow<'static, str>, ConfigError> {
     load_string(key).map_err(Into::into).map(Into::into)
 }
 
-fn load_address(key: &str) -> Result<Address, ConfigError> {
+pub fn load_address(key: &str) -> Result<Address, ConfigError> {
     let address = load_string(key)?;
     Address::from_str(&address).map_err(Into::into)
 }