Sr. automation engineer

Sr. Automation Engineer

Location:

Laurel, MD

Contract:

6 month contract to hire, days on site: 3 days onsite mandatory

Interview process: 1 hour video interview then MANDATORY face to face interview

Must haves:

• Bachelors Degree
• Strong development background (critical — cannot be purely functional or managerial)
• Deep, hands-on experience building automations using:
• UiPath (strongly preferred)
• Experience across:
• Attended bots AND unattended bots
• Document Understanding (DU) within Ui Path
• Leadership experience - this person will be a leader to the growing automation team:
• As of right now there is no one on the team so they would be the first hire.

The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for solutioning, implementing, and maintaining automated solutions that improve process and system efficiency, reliability, and scalability across the credit union. This role provides technical leadership in automation frameworks, tools, and processes, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to streamline and optimize workflows, enhance automation quality, and support business objectives. The Senior Automation Engineer not only architects automation solutions but also builds them when needed, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and security requirements.

This position provides mentorship to junior engineers, promotes best practices across projects, and delivers timely technical guidance to support ongoing initiatives. Working in conjunction with the AVP, Automation Services, the Senior Automation Engineer also helps assign, coordinate, and oversee daily activities within the Automation Services department, ensuring effective execution of priorities and continuous improvement of automation capabilities throughout the credit union.

Principal Accountabilities and Functions:

• Leads the design and implementation of robust, scalable automation frameworks and solutions including AI capabilities where applicable.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in automation methodologies, patterns, and tools.
• Owns the automation platform and responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving automation-related issues to maintain high availability and help business continuity.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers on automation best practices, coding standards, and problem-solving approaches.
• Ensures cross-training and support coverage for Tower's automation infrastructure.
• Collaborate with the AVP, Automation Services to assign, coordinate, and oversee daily work activities within the Automation Services team.
• Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) in automation technologies and methodologies by researching and recommending emerging automation tools and practices.
• Review PDDs and create PDDD as needed.
• Create the SDD and DSD as a solution architect.
• Provide guidance on coding standards, tooling, architecture, and strategic automation direction.
• Support planning, prioritization, and execution of automation initiatives.
• Performs related duties when delegated.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five to eight years of relevant and successful experience in automation engineering, test automation, Dev Ops, or related areas.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing complex automation solutions at scale.
• Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, Java, C#, JavaScript).
• Experience with automation frameworks such RE Framework and DU Framework.
• Expertise with Automation technologies (e.g., UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere). Preferably UiPath.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure) and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Load Runner, Selenium) and monitoring solutions.
• Preferably experience with Test Automation and Test Manager in UiPath Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Deep knowledge of automation frameworks, programming languages, CI/CD pipelines, and system integrations.
• Awareness of all available…