Junior Automation Developer (UiPath)
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 involves designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-grade robotic process automation (RPA) solutions. The developer will work with business stakeholders to discover processes and design scalable solutions, integrate automations with enterprise systems, and help maintain production stability and compliance. The position also contributes to RPA Center of Excellence governance and delivery standards, including documentation, best practices, and lifecycle management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2–4 years of experience.
- 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.
- Ability to obtain an Entry of Duty (EOD) Public Trust.
- At least one certification from the listed minimum-certification options: 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.
- Experience with UiPath, Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket, and cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings.
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 APIs, databases, ERP/CRM platforms, and document-processing tools such as Document Understanding and IXP.
- Implement exception handling, logging, and monitoring frameworks to ensure 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 of Automation Cloud, AI Center, Action Center, and Test Suite.
- 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
Entry Level
