Lead Automation Engineer

About Us

Kennesaw State University is a leading public institution dedicated to academic excellence, innovative research, and community partnership. With over 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, we empower more than 50,000 students worldwide. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high‑impact research, and Division I athletics attract students from across the region and from more than 100 countries.

Primary Location for

Job Responsibilities:

Kennesaw campus – 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.
Marietta campus – 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

This senior technical lead role provides advanced leadership and hands‑on expertise in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting enterprise automation and integration solutions across multiple platforms and business processes.

• Provide architectural and technical guidance on enterprise automation and integration strategies, platform direction, and solution design aligned with institutional goals.
• Lead the design, development, implementation, and operational support of enterprise automation and integration solutions across workflows, APIs, data platforms, and systems.
• Serve as the senior hands‑on technical lead for complex initiatives, defining technical approaches, development standards, and solution quality.
• Design, build, and support business process automation, robotic process automation, and workflow orchestration using platforms such as Power Automate, UiPath, or similar tools.
• Design, develop, and maintain API‑based integrations, connectors, and orchestration flows using iPaaS and middleware platforms such as Mule Soft, Boomi, Snap Logic, or Azure services.
• Develop and support integrations between enterprise applications, databases, cloud platforms, and on‑premises systems using APIs, events, messaging, and file‑based exchanges.
• Collaborate with data teams to integrate automation services with enterprise data platforms and analytics environments including Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Oracle, and SQL Server.
• Lead technical solutioning for automation and integration involving ERP, CRM, SIS, identity management, document systems, collaboration platforms, and related enterprise technologies.
• Translate business requirements and process inefficiencies into secure, scalable, supportable, and reusable automation and integration solutions.
• Establish and enforce reusable integration patterns, coding standards, documentation practices, and technical best practices for automation and integration delivery.
• Troubleshoot complex automation, orchestration, API, and integration issues and lead resolution efforts across platforms, teams, and vendors.
• Support platform performance, resiliency, security controls, lifecycle management, and compliance requirements for automation and integration services.

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Other
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  Current, valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
• Required Experience: Eight (8) years of experience in enterprise automation, systems integration, and/or related IT disciplines.
• Preferred Qualifications: Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, Microsoft Azure Integration Services, UiPath Advanced RPA Developer, Mule Soft Certified Integration Architect, Boomi Certification.
• Preferred Educational
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree from an accredited institution.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in higher education IT environments supporting enterprise‑wide platforms and services; experience with AI‑enabled automation including document processing, OCR, decisioning, process mining, or intelligent workflow orchestration; experience designing integrations with Workday Finance, Workday HCM, and Workday Student.

• Lead technical delivery while remaining actively involved in hands‑on development and troubleshooting.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously, meeting assigned deadlines.
• Strong understanding of enterprise automation, workflow…