[Remote] Senior Automation Engineer (UiPath)​

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leidos is hiring a Senior UiPath Automation Engineer to support the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC. The role leads the design, development, deployment, and production support of enterprise RPA solutions, while mentoring developers and advancing RPA Center of Excellence practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end automation workflows using UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, and related components (REFramework, Queues, Assets, Triggers)
• Lead process discovery and solution design sessions with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable automation solutions
• Architect reusable components and libraries to accelerate development and enforce coding standards
• Integrate UiPath bots with enterprise systems (APIs, databases, ERP/CRM platforms, document processing tools such as Document Understanding/IXP)
• Implement exception handling, logging, and monitoring frameworks to ensure production stability
• Conduct code reviews, establish best practices, and mentor junior/mid-level developers
• Manage bot deployment lifecycle including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and Orchestrator administration
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents; perform root cause analysis for bot failures
• Support RPA CoE governance: documentation standards, PDD/SDD creation, ROI tracking, and pipeline intake processes
• Stay current with UiPath platform updates (Automation Cloud, AI Center, Action Center, Test Suite) and recommend adoption where relevant
• Collaborate with security/infrastructure teams to ensure automations meet compliance and data-handling requirements

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of overall IT experience
• 5+ years of hands-on RPA development experience, with 3+ years specifically in UiPath
• UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (or willingness to obtain within 90 days)
• Strong proficiency in UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, REFramework, and Robot deployment/administration
• Solid understanding of .NET, VB.NET or C#, and object-oriented programming concepts
• Experience with SQL and relational databases
• Experience integrating automations with APIs (REST/SOAP) and enterprise applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot complex workflow issues
• Excellent communication skills; ability to work directly with business and technical stakeholders
• Experience with UiPath, Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings
• Ability to obtain an Entry of Duty (EOD) Public Trust
• Candidate must, at a minimum, have one of these certifications:
• UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect
• Active Public Trust clearance already in hand a plus

Benefits

• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement
• Remote work

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