Lead Automation Engineer, Director

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333 Bush St. Suite 2700time type:
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Job Description:

** Purpose****:
** As Lead Automation Engineer, partner with technology and business to deliver automation solutions that boost productivity and reduce operational cost and risk. Acts as team lead of an Automation team with a primary focus on using generative AI to accelerate automation across all phases of the software development life cycle and drive a shift-left quality strategy to achieve continuous improvement and engineering excellence.  

Manage client relationships to resolve complex support issues and improve reliability through root-cause analysis and continuous improvement. Cultivate a culture of quality through continuous learning and staying current with automation, AI, and modern software engineering practices. Provide technical mentorship and lead a high-performing team to deliver secure, resilient, and maintainable automation capabilities.

** Major Accountabilities****:
*** Act as a team lead of a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Test Automation team, fostering innovation, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
* Contribute to an AI-enabled automation roadmap aligned with organizational objectives.
* Monitor emerging AI and automation technologies, tools, and industry trends, and advocate for new products and upgrades to drive automation maturity.
* Develop intelligent RPA solutions enhanced with intelligent document processing (IDP) capabilities.
* Harness generative AI to accelerate automation development, test script generation, and synthetic test data creation to expedite delivery cycles.
* Assess project requirements, provide technical direction, and lead the implementation of automation solutions ensuring alignment with the automation roadmap and shift-left principles.
* Direct team projects by applying agile practices, establishing deadlines, and ensuring adherence to quality gates and engineering excellence standards.
* Accelerate the continuous improvement of engineering processes including secure coding standards, automated code reviews, CI/CD integration, and shift-left methodology.
* Address customer queries and concerns in a timely fashion. Monitor issues, identify trends through root cause analysis, and initiate solutions to eliminate future issues.
* Oversee technical support of automation solutions.
* Adhere to roadmap of improvements and upgrades including platform updates and tool consolidation strategies.
* Identify training needs and deliver coaching to the team on AI and modern automation tools.
* Perform ad-hoc responsibilities as needed to support organizational automation goals.
** Education/Experience/Skills/Knowledge**:
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* Education:

** Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience required.

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* Experience:

*** Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience as an automation lead in information technology, encompassing installation, support, and development of enterprise automation solutions.
* Proven experience with outsourced and offshore delivery models, including distributed team collaboration.
** Skills & Knowledge**:
* 5+ years of hands-on experience with RPA and test automation platforms such as UiPath, Playwright, Power Automate, Selenium, and Fit Nesse.
* Experience leveraging generative AI tools (Kiro, Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) for code generation, test case generation, and intelligent automation development.
* Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and design patterns, with expertise in at least one programming language (Typscript, Java script, Python or Java).
* Proven experience implementing shift-left testing methodologies, embedding quality gates and automated testing early in the SDLC.
* Knowledge of test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) practices using frameworks like Cucumber.
* Experience integrating automation solutions with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, and Azure Dev Ops.
* Working knowledge of Relational Database…