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RPA Lead developer (Remote)

Cognizant
Richardson, TX Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/22/2026
RPA Lead Developer - UIPATH

Experience (Years): 10 Years

Experience Required

  • Must have 8 years’ experience in RPA using UiPath
  • Must have 2 year of experience as an architect for UiPath and have successfully lead large RPA implementation programs.
  • Experience of working within an agile, continuous integration environment.
  • Ability to understand the business process and create process flow diagrams.
  • Strong analytic skills related to UiPath agentic automation implementations
  • Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts
  • Ability to lead a team of developers and testers and implement automation solutions independently
  • Must have minimum 5 years of hands-on experience on at least one of the programming languages (e.g. .Net, Java, VB, C#/C, HTML/CSS, Python, Web Services, web applications, SQL, data integration tools, technical automation tools)

Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Computer Science or Information Technology
  • Good to have master’s degree in data science, IT, or related field

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Define enterprise architecture models based on the overall organizations’ business and technology vision.
  • Experience performing technical assessments for clients and creation of automation roadmap and opportunity list with cost-benefit analysis.
  • Feasibility analysis of automation solutions using UiPath Suite of products (Robots, Agents, IXP, Insights, Integration Services etc.)
  • Guide teams in identifying technical risk early in the process
  • Guide the team in finding opportunities to reuse organization level technical assets (e.g., existing API)
  • Ensure team defines non-functional requirements in line with the organizations standards and guidelines
  • Ensure the team leverages engineering best practices including continuous integration, automated deployment etc. where applicable
  • Conceptualize and develop relevant use cases for client engagements: proof-of-concepts (POC), proof-of-value (POV), proof-of-technology (POT), and production deployments
  • Define standards and guidelines and drive technology best practices
  • Set up the UiPath development environment (software installation, installation of related technologies such as Splunk/logging etc)
  • Address various RPA requirements, primarily around business process automation from multiple industry groups to quickly assess and arrive at a plan to deliver the required services
  • Support issue resolution that arise in day to day running of RPA processes and provide timely responses and solutions as required.
  • Input into solution integration design using Web Services / RESTFUL API access
  • Mentor colleagues through the RPA training and accreditation program – providing advice and guidance on best practice and development techniques.

Salary And Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between 90k - 125K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

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