Sr. Systems Engineer 1 (Automation)
$107,200–$147,400 year
Remote · Cockeysville, Maryland, United States or New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
The Sr. Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership and mentorship in designing, implementing, and optimizing automation solutions using UiPath and Microsoft Power Platform. This role requires extensive experience in IT infrastructure design and automation development. The engineer will collaborate across teams to drive innovative automation strategies while ensuring security and compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Networking.
- 4 - 7 years' experience in IT infrastructure design, application design, cloud computing, disaster/recovery, or 6-9 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with system administration.
- Demonstrated ability to design and document processes & procedures.
- Experience transitioning work to operational teams.
- Maintained experience with automation development and implementation.
- Proven expertise in UiPath (including Orchestrator), Power Automate (cloud and desktop flows), and PowerApps (Canvas and Model-driven apps).
- Demonstrated competence with business acumen within own discipline or function.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate highly technical information in non-technical terminology (written and verbal).
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with strong teamwork skills.
- Demonstrates ability to influence up down and across.
- Drives innovation by leveraging alternative perspectives and emerging technologies to deliver creative solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver work aligning to project management principles & framework.
- Demonstrated ability to provide financial impact analysis.
- Solid understanding of the capabilities of standard monitoring tools.
- Build and maintain knowledge of new technologies or technology opportunities.
- Ability to evaluate a solution against current security requirements and future industry trends.
- Able to use PowerShell, Ansible, or another appropriate scripting tool.
Desired Qualifications
- Strong understanding of RPA best practices, lifecycle management, and exception handling.
- Experience integrating automation solutions with enterprise systems (e.g., SharePoint, Dynamics 365, SAP).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- UiPath Advanced Developer Certification.
- Microsoft Power Platform certifications (e.g., PL-100, PL-400).
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) and APIs.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
Additional Requirements
- Candidate must sit within our service territories in IL, MD, PA, DE, DC & NJ.
- No relocation will be provided.
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