Junior Automation Developer (UiPath)

Leidos•Alexandria, VA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a UiPath Automation Engineer to support cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, Virginia. The role designs, develops, tests, and deploys enterprise-grade robotic process automation (RPA) solutions, guiding automation initiatives from discovery through production support. It also contributes to RPA Center of Excellence practices, governance, and delivery standards. The work involves collaborating with business stakeholders and security and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, stable automations that meet compliance and data-handling requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
2–4 years of experience, as stated with the degree requirement.
At least 2 years of hands-on RPA development experience, including at least 2 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 and 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 listed 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

An active Public Trust clearance is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end UiPath automation workflows using UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, and related components.
Lead process discovery and solution-design sessions with business stakeholders and translate requirements into scalable automation solutions.
Architect reusable components and libraries to accelerate development and enforce coding standards.
Integrate UiPath bots with enterprise systems, APIs, databases, ERP/CRM platforms, and document-processing tools.
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 and resolve production incidents and perform root cause analysis for bot failures.
Support RPA Center of Excellence governance, including documentation standards, PDD/SDD creation, ROI tracking, and pipeline intake processes.
Stay current with UiPath platform updates and recommend relevant adoption.
Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure automations meet compliance and data-handling requirements.