IT Senior Automation Engineer

Pay Rate: $70 - $90 per hour
Work Mode: Remote - EST timezone

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design, develop, and deploy end-to-end automation solutions focusing on business value, cost savings, and operational efficiency across investment workflows.
• Serve as the primary technical owner for production automation stability, proactively monitoring, triaging, and resolving incidents to maintain zero-defect delivery posture across all live bots.
• Evaluate automation requests and emerging AI capabilities to determine the optimal solution approach.
• Build and maintain React-based front-end interfaces for automation outputs, operational dashboards, and AI-powered workflow tools.
• Integrate LLM APIs and AI-native patterns into automation and operational tooling where applicable.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner during PI planning and sprint ceremonies to translate business requirements into well-scoped, deliverable automation epics and user stories.
• Partner with business units to gather requirements and design workflows that meet operational and regulatory needs.
• Document automation architecture, design decisions, and process flows using Arc42 or equivalent frameworks.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, establishing code quality standards and AI integration patterns.
• Support the evaluation and adoption of emerging automation and AI tooling.
• Act as a liaison and represent automation capabilities and interests when collaborating with Intelligent Automation teams across the enterprise.

Requirements:

• UiPath Development - Production-level RPA design and delivery; UiPath certifications preferred.
• React / Frontend Engineering - React 18, TypeScript, component architecture, integration with REST/API backends.
• EST Time Zone Availability - Must be fully available for core EST business hours and sprint/PI ceremonies.
• Automation Analysis & Design - Process assessment, ROI/cost-saving analysis, solution design, and implementation planning.
• Production Operations - Monitoring, incident triage, root cause analysis, and remediation of live automation environments.
• AI / LLM Integration - Hands-on experience with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or Anthropic APIs; RAG pipelines, function calling, streaming UX patterns.
• Agile / SAFe Delivery - Active participation in PI planning, sprint ceremonies, and backlog refinement; Jira proficiency.
• Regulated Industry Experience - Prior work in financial services, healthcare, or other regulated environments preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Snowflake - Data querying, pipeline integration, and analytics workflows.
• ServiceNow / Salesforce - Workflow configuration, API integration, or administration experience.
• Python / C# - Scripting and custom component development within automation pipelines.
• Technical Documentation - Arc42, design specs, API contracts, and operational runbooks.

Technical Skills Summary:

• Must Have: UiPath, React, TypeScript, LLM / AI APIs, RPA Architecture, REST APIs, Github Actions / CI-CD, Jira
• Strong Advantage: Snowflake, Python, C#, Power BI, SharePoint, RAG Pipelines, Azure OpenAI, SAFe Agile