Senior Automation Engineer – UiPath / RPA / AI
Location: Remote – EST Time Zone Required Contract: Through December 31, 2026
About the Role:
A leading insurance and financial services organization is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer / Automation Lead to join the Jetsons Squad, an intelligent automation team focused on RPA, AI integration, and productivity across investment operations. This role is ideal for a hands-on automation engineer who can design, build, deploy, and support enterprise RPA solutions using UiPath, while also integrating modern AI/LLM capabilities where appropriate.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end UiPath RPA solutions focused on business value, efficiency, and cost savings.
Serve as the technical owner for production automation, including monitoring, incident triage, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
Evaluate automation opportunities and determine whether RPA, AI, or a hybrid approach is the best solution.
Build React/TypeScript front-end applications supporting automation outputs, dashboards, and business workflows.
Integrate OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Anthropic APIs, including RAG, function calling, and streaming patterns.
Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into automation solutions.
Participate in PI Planning, sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, and Agile/SAFe delivery.
Develop automation architecture, technical documentation, API contracts, and operational runbooks.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and establish development and code-quality standards.
Support emerging automation technologies including UiPath Autopilot, agentic workflows, and Snowflake integrations.
Required Skills:- UiPath / RPA – Production-level design, development, deployment, and support.
- React 18+ and TypeScript – Front-end development and API integration.
- AI / LLM APIs – OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or Anthropic.
- RPA Architecture & Automation DesignREST APIsProduction Support & Incident Management
- GitHub Actions / CI-CDJira / Agile / SAFeEST Time Zone Availability – Required.
Preferred Skills:- SnowflakePythonC#RAG Pipelines
- Azure OpenAIPower BISharePointServiceNow / Salesforce
- Arc42 or similar technical documentation
- UiPath certification such as UiARDIdeal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a Senior Automation Engineer / Automation Lead with strong hands-on UiPath/RPA experience, production ownership, and the ability to combine traditional automation with modern AI/LLM technologies. Financial services, investment operations, or other regulated-industry experience is highly preferred.
Interview Process: Round 1: Hiring Manager Round 2: Portfolio Product Owner
Important: Candidates must be able to work during EST business hours.