Senior Automation Engineer (UiPath)

W2 Position : Senior Automation Engineer (UI path)

Location: laurel, MD

any special clearances: must be able to get a clearanc

e Contract: 6 month contract to hire!

! Days on site: 3 days onsite mandatory

Interview process: 1 hour video interview then MANDATORY face to face intervie

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must have

s:Strong development background (critical — cannot be purely functional or manageria

• l)Deep, hands-on experience building automations usin
• g:UiPath (strongly preferre
• d)Experience acros
• s:Attended bots AND unattended bo
• tsDocument Understanding (DU) within UiPa
• thLeadership experience - this person will be a leader to the growing automation tea
• m As of right now there is no one on the team so they would be the first hire

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The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for solutioning, implementing, and maintaining automated solutions that improve process and system efficiency, reliability, and scalability across the credit union. This role provides technical leadership in automation frameworks, tools, and processes, Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to streamline and optimize workflows, enhance automation quality, and support business objectives. The Senior Automation Engineer not only architects automation solutions but also builds them when needed, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and security requirements. This position provides mentorship to junior engineers, promotes best practices across projects, and delivers timely technical guidance to support ongoing initiatives. Working in conjunction with the AVP, Automation Services, the Senior Automation Engineer also helps assign, coordinate, and oversee daily activities within the Automation Services department, ensuring effective execution of priorities and continuous improvement of automation capabilities throughout the credit unio

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. Principal Accountabilities and Functio

nsLeads the design and implementation of robust, scalable automation frameworks and solutions including AI capabilities where applicabl

e.Serve as a subject matter expert in automation methodologies, patterns, and tool

s.Owns the automation platform and responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolvi

ngautomation-related issues to maintain high availability and help business continuit

y.Mentor and coach junior engineers on automation best practices, coding standards, and proble

m-solving approache

s.Ensures cross-training and support coverage for Tower’s automation infrastructur

e.Collaborate with the AVP, Automation Services to assign, coordinate, and oversee daily work activiti

eswithin the Automation Services team.workflows, and business processe

s.Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) in automation technologies and methodologies by researchi

ngand recommending emerging automation tools and practice

s.Review PDDs and create PDDD as needed. Create the SDD and DSD as a solution architec

t.Provide guidance on coding standards, tooling, architecture, and strategic automation directio

n.Support planning, prioritization, and execution of automation initiative

s.Performs related duties when delegate

d

. Required Qualificatio

nsFive to eight years of relevant and successful experience in automation engineering, test automatio

n,DevOps, or related area

s.Proven track record of designing and implementing complex automation solutions at scal

e.Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, Java, C#, JavaScript

).Experience with automation frameworks such RE Framework and DU Framewor

k.Expertise with Automation technologies (e.g., UiPath, BluePrism, Automation Anywhere). Preferab

lyUiPat

h.Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions

).Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes

).Knowledge of cloud platforms ( Azure) and infrastructure automati

onExperience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, Selenium) and monitoring solution

s.Preferably experience with Test Automation and Test Manager in UiPa

thOr equivalent combination of education and experien

c

e Knowledge, Skills and Abiliti

esDeep knowledge of automation frameworks, programming languages, CI/CD pipelines, and system integrations. Awareness of all available capabilities in UiPat

h.Understanding of infrastructure, automation platform, test automation, testing methodologie

s,operational workflows, and line-of-business processes relevant to automation opportunitie

s.Strong familiarity with monitoring, logging, performance testing, and reporting automatio

n.Expertise in automation technologies, preferably UiPath and methodologies, serving as a subject matt

erexpert (SME

).Knowledge of Document Understanding, error handling, dependency management, safe rollba

ckpractices, and integration patterns (aligned with other Tower engineering competencies

).Ability to develop, maintain, and optimize automation scripts, pipelines, and integrations with hi

ghlevels of maintainability and stabili

tyStrong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, including diagnosing automation failures a

ndimplementing durable fixe

s.Skill in system performance monitoring, tuning, and reliability engineering for automated workload

s.Proficiency in technical communication, including clear design notes, architecture documentation, a

ndstatus reporting (consistent with broader engineering expectations

).Effective collaboration skills, working with VP/AVP leadership, business systems teams, a

ndcross-functional stakeholders to align automation strateg

y.Strong mentorship skills, coaching junior engineers on best practices, coding standards, a

ndengineering disciplin

e.Ability to design and implement scalable, resilient automation solutions that meet enterprise-lev

elreliability and performance requirement

s.Ability to identify and evaluate automation opportunities across multiple domains includi

nginfrastructure, testing, business processes, and operational workflow

s.Capacity to lead and oversee daily work activities within the Automation Services department togeth

erwith the AVP, ensuring effective execution of prioriti

esAbility to troubleshoot complex automation issues, use structured analysis, and derive long-te

rmsolution

s.Ability to serve as a strategic technical resource, influencing automation strategy and advocating f

orbest practices across the engineering organizatio

n.Ability to design for operability, including monitoring, alerting, logging, dependency management, a

ndrollback strategies (reinforced by patterns across Tower engineering roles