Senior RPA Developer

Overview

CHEP City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Senior RPA Developer – SSA (JHN/Durban). 2 roles: one permanent and one 12-month contract.

Responsible for the creation, design, development, and implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) projects across the AMETA region, contributing to operational efficiency and process standardization.

• Assess and Improve Automation Opportunities
• Evaluate business processes for RPA suitability and estimate development effort, ensuring alignment with finance and controllership objectives. Provide guidance on process improvements to enhance compatibility and effectiveness of automation tools.

• Design and Develop Scalable RPA Solutions
• Create and maintain Solution Design Documents (SDDs), and build Blue Prism automations in accordance with regional and CoE design standards and development best practices.

• Deliver and Support Automation Projects
• Drive RPA solutions through testing, change management, and production readiness cycles, while providing operational support and managing virtual workforce performance.
• Work as an active member of a Scrum Agile team, participating in all Scrum ceremonies to ensure collaborative and iterative delivery of automation solutions.

• Control and Monitor Production Processes
• Oversee the execution of production processes in Blue Prism, ensuring stability, scalability, and adherence to service level agreements (SLA). Manage robot scheduling, load balancing, and exception handling to maintain operational continuity.

• Quality and Continuous Improvement
• Lead QA processes, investigate incidents and exceptions, and implement enhancements to improve automation reliability and business value. Lead hyper-care activities post go-live to ensure solution stability and smooth transition to business-as-usual operations.

• Enable Knowledge Sharing and Capability Build
• Mentor colleagues through training programs, develop technical documentation, and support cross-skilling initiatives to build internal automation expertise. Participate in peer reviews of code and documentation to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to development standards.

• Experience developing RPA automations in Blue Prism (essentials).
• Experience developing RPA automations for ERPs is desirable.
• Proven experience with stakeholder management and communication skills across diverse business functions.
• Experience working in Scrum Agile teams.

Information technology degree, or equivalent qualifications and professional experience.

• Expertise in Blue Prism Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power BI and Power Apps.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across diverse business functions.
• Awareness of governance, compliance, and data privacy requirements in automation delivery.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across IT, business units, and transformation teams.
• Change management capabilities to drive adoption and manage organizational change.

• Associate

• Contract

• Finance

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage