Junior Automation Developer (UiPath)
Leidos
Key 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.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- 2+ years of hands-on RPA development experience, with 2+ years specifically in UiPath.
- 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.
- 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 certification.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (or willingness to obtain within 90 days).
- 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.
- Active Public Trust clearance already in hand a plus.
- 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