Intelligent Automation Team Lead
Company: Silverthorne Advisory Group
Location: Scott Air Force Base (Scott AFB), Illinois
Work Arrangement: On-site
Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried
Experience Level: Senior / Team Lead
Years of Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant technical experience, including at least 1 year in an Agile or technical leadership role
Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field or equivalent professional experience
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Preferred; Clearance Sponsorship Available
Job Description
Silverthorne Advisory Group is seeking an experienced Intelligent Automation Team Lead to support an exciting and growing opportunity serving Defense sector clients. This position is ideal for a technical leader passionate about intelligent automation, enterprise modernization, business process improvement, and emerging artificial intelligence technologies.
The successful candidate will lead and mentor a team of junior automation engineers while overseeing the design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of automation solutions supporting federal financial management systems, ERP platforms, cloud environments, data integration, and enterprise reporting.
This role requires a combination of hands-on technical expertise, Agile leadership, project delivery, and stakeholder collaboration. The Team Lead will guide automation strategy, establish development best practices, and ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions that improve operational efficiency, financial reporting, internal controls, and data-driven decision-making.
The ideal candidate brings strong experience with robotic process automation (RPA), software development, Agile methodologies, and enterprise application integration, along with demonstrated success leading technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of junior automation engineers, providing technical direction, coaching, and oversight throughout the development lifecycle.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain intelligent automation solutions that improve financial and operational business processes.
- Provide technical leadership for enterprise automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, and client priorities.
- Lead automation assessments, identify opportunities for process improvement, and develop automation strategies and implementation roadmaps.
- Oversee the development of scalable RPA solutions using UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Microsoft Power Automate, or similar platforms.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Utilize Jira or similar tools to manage development activities, track deliverables, and monitor project progress.
- Collaborate with federal clients, business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership to gather requirements and deliver effective automation solutions.
- Review technical designs, code, testing results, and documentation to ensure quality, security, and maintainability.
- Establish automation governance standards, development best practices, quality controls, and operational procedures.
- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts to optimize automation performance.
- Support automation integration across ERP systems, financial applications, cloud platforms, databases, APIs, and reporting tools.
- Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, process workflows, technical documentation, testing plans, and implementation materials.
- Coordinate project milestones, resource planning, delivery timelines, and technical communications with program leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in intelligent automation, RPA development, software engineering, enterprise applications, or data integration.
- Minimum 1 year of experience serving as an Agile Team Lead, Scrum Lead, Technical Lead, or Automation Delivery Lead.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering enterprise automation solutions.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum practices, sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative software delivery.
- Experience using Jira or similar Agile project management tools.
- Hands-on experience with RPA platforms such as UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Microsoft Power Automate, or equivalent technologies.
- Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python, SQL, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
- Experience integrating enterprise applications, databases, APIs, cloud environments, and reporting platforms.
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), requirements gathering, solution architecture, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Experience developing technical documentation, solution designs, process workflows, and testing strategies.
- Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, remove technical blockers, and deliver projects within established timelines.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Information Systems, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Clearance sponsorship is available.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications in Agile, Scrum, RPA, cloud computing, or automation technologies, such as Certified Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, UiPath, Microsoft Power Platform, AWS, or Azure.
- Experience supporting federal government, Department of Defense (DoD), or other mission-critical enterprise environments.
- Experience leading automation initiatives involving financial management systems, ERP platforms, enterprise reporting, or data analytics.
- Familiarity with Power BI, Databricks, Palantir, Celonis, and cloud-based integration technologies.
- Knowledge of federal financial management platforms such as OneStream, GTAS, or similar systems.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, automation backlog management, and Agile reporting.
- Experience developing enterprise automation strategies, governance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
- Understanding of business process reengineering, process mining, workflow optimization, and automation assessments.
- Knowledge of data quality, financial reconciliation, internal controls, and enterprise data governance.
- Familiarity with artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, or agentic AI applications within intelligent automation.
- Experience supporting enterprise modernization, digital transformation, or cloud migration initiatives.
Compensation & Benefits
Silverthorne Advisory Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support our employees' professional growth, well-being, and long-term success.
- Competitive Compensation: Compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, technical expertise, location, and other job-related factors.
- Healthcare Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible family members.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan: 100% company match on employee contributions up to the first 6%, with access to Vanguard Admiral funds.
- Paid Time Off: Generous paid leave based on length of service.
- Performance Bonuses: Opportunities to earn bonuses based on individual performance and achievement of company goals.
- Professional Development: Support for ongoing training, certifications, and career advancement.
- Company Retreats & Team Events: Sponsored company trips, team-building activities, and professional conferences.
Join Our Team
At Silverthorne Advisory Group, you will have the opportunity to lead innovative automation initiatives that support critical federal missions. Join a collaborative and growing team committed to delivering modern technology solutions, improving business operations, and driving meaningful results for our Defense sector clients.
WHY SILVERTHORNE
WE ADVISE AS YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER
The most important thing we can do is do right by our clients. They come to us when something may not be going the way it should. Oftentimes, the root cause is unknown. That’s why, even when our clients ask for a specific service, we ask questions and listen. Not just for their answers, but for what’s not being said, because that’s when true challenges come to light. We help client implement sustainable solutions to leave their organization stronger than when we arrived.
WE INVEST IN OUR PEOPLE
Hiring the best people is just the start. Our employees are our most valuable asset, so we make sure we treat them as such—starting on day one. Through mentorship, guidance, and collaboration, we help them grow their skills and their careers. We respect our employees and support them with the resources they need to do the jobs they want to do. That includes offering competitive salaries, expansive benefits coverage, and an above-industry 401k retirement plan to provide security over their future. When our people are happy, confident, and fulfilled, we are a stronger organization and so are our clients.
WE LOVE WHAT WE DO
We keep our hearts in our work. It makes the days more fun, but more importantly, it makes the outcomes more rewarding. Loving our work means respecting the process, and paying attention to every detail, no matter how small. It’s the difference between working for a paycheck, when anything might do, and working to make an impact, when only our best will do.
SMALL TEAM, BIG RESULTS
People come to Silverthorne when they are ready to do things differently—to start just by listening, to put clients first, and to sweat the details, because the little stuff really is big stuff. People stay at Silverthorne because there’s one thing about us that’s exactly the same. We love what we do.
We are passionate about our work and we enjoy the people we work with. We keep our team small, filling it with bright, talented people who are eager to grow and advance their careers. By providing mentorship and resources to our team, we create a great place to work and deliver the results our clients are looking for.
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