Automation Engineer (Uipath)
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a UiPath Automation Engineer to lead cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, Virginia. The role focuses on designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-grade robotic process automation (RPA) solutions, leading automation initiatives from discovery through production support, mentoring developers, and contributing to the maturity of RPA Center of Excellence practices, governance, and delivery standards. The engineer will work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions and collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure automations meet compliance and data-handling requirements. The position also supports production stability, deployment lifecycle management, governance documentation, and evaluation of relevant UiPath platform updates.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 4–8 years of overall IT experience.
- At least 4 years of hands-on RPA development experience, including at least 3 years specifically with UiPath.
- UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer certification, or willingness to obtain it within 90 days.
- Strong proficiency in UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, REFramework, and Robot deployment/administration.
- Solid understanding of .NET, VB.NET or C#, and object-oriented programming concepts.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases.
- Experience integrating automations with REST/SOAP APIs and enterprise applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex workflow issues.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with business and technical stakeholders.
- Experience with UiPath, Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket, and cloud SaaS offerings.
- Ability to obtain an Entry of Duty (EOD) Public Trust.
- At least one of the following certifications: UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Developer Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect.
Nice To Haves
- Active Public Trust clearance already in hand.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end automation workflows using UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, REFramework, Queues, Assets, and Triggers.
- Lead process discovery and solution design sessions with business stakeholders, translating requirements into scalable automation solutions.
- Architect reusable components and libraries to accelerate development and enforce coding standards.
- Integrate UiPath bots with enterprise systems, including APIs, databases, ERP/CRM platforms, and document-processing tools such as Document Understanding/IXP.
- Implement exception handling, logging, and monitoring frameworks to support production stability.
- Conduct code reviews, establish best practices, and mentor junior- and mid-level developers.
- Manage the bot deployment lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and Orchestrator administration.
- Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root cause analysis for bot failures.
- Support RPA CoE governance, including documentation standards, PDD/SDD creation, ROI tracking, and pipeline intake processes.
- Stay current with UiPath platform updates, including Automation Cloud, AI Center, Action Center, and Test Suite, and recommend adoption where relevant.
- Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure automations meet compliance and data-handling requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
