RPA Tech Lead

Job Description:

RPA Tech Lead Summary:

Signature Consultants is looking for a RPA Tech Lead to work on a contract position with one of our clients located in the West Palm Beach, FL area. The RPA Tech Lead will be responsible for day-to-day coordination of the automation activities, supporting the creation and evolution of the delivery framework and mentoring other RPA Developers and RPA Process Analysts. Hands-on development experience in any of the programming languages/platforms - .NET / VB / VC++ / C++ / J2EE - experience in Microsoft stack is highly preferred

Responsibilities:

• Manage the planning of future process on-boarding, ensure timely delivery of automations
• Create and deliver Sprint plans and project reporting to communicate project status to stakeholders
• Perform opportunity assessment activities, evaluate and validates business cases
• Monitor automation prerequisites setup (hardware and software infrastructure, user access, etc.)
• Maintain the product backlog and plan Sprint execution
• Manage daily scrum meetings, Sprint planning, Sprint review meetings
• Coordinate user stories and testing plan definition
• Monitor test scenarios outcomes and ensure the timely resolution of errors throughout development, testing and post-implementation
• Mentor colleagues on best practice for RPA process assessment and development techniques
• Manage the relationship with RPA vendor in case of RPA platform malfunctioning
• Responsible for overall RPA workflow solution design
• Provide support to the creation/update of the RPA solution architecture design document
• Assist the team in defining the business and functional requirements based on which designs the RPA workflows architecture, which to ensure an efficient and optimum development and functionality of the robots
• Provide support to IT roles within the organization for RPA prerequisites implementation, IT environments setup, installing software, testing and production cut-over
• Explain to RPA Developers the proposed architecture and oversees the development progress
• Control RPA automation solution designs and robotics artifacts structure to ensure consistency and continuity across delivery teams
• Monitor progress and ensure quality of the RPA development phase
• Develop and maintain workflow standards
• Review developed workflows before production deployment to ensure development standards are properly met

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of RPA- the technologies they would have are Automation Anywhere, UPath, BluePrism, Assist Edge
• A track record in coordinating and mentoring individuals on development and delivery disciplines
• Good oral presentation skills with the ability to present technical details to a nontechnical audience
• Good written skills with the ability to produce clear and concise documentation Business
• Knowledge of Business/System Analysis in a structured environment
• Ability to both understand a business process from a workflow diagram and to conceptualize it as an automated solution
• Experience in developing and testing software on a Windows platform and adhering to a structured and documented methodology
• Agile methodology experience
• Experience with developing and implementing automated RPA processes as a certified developer
• At least 1 year of experience as a software developer in an object-oriented programming language and at least 6 months of RPA workflow developing experience as a certified developer or at least 4 years of Business/System developer (or equivalent) experience and at least 6 months of developing and implementing RPA process automations as a certified developer
• At least 3 years in a team coordination role
• Agile development or project management experience is a must
• Ability to communicate abstract concepts with business stakeholders
• Ability to coordinate with all levels of the organization to design and deliver technical solutions to business problems. Business
• Ability to both understand a business process from a workflow diagram and to conceptualize it as an automated solution
• Background in IT architecture and software developing
• Awareness of RPA design patterns and practices
• Experience with developing and implementing automated RPA processes as a certified developer
• Experience with RPA design patterns and practices including queue management
• Understands the use of design principles and when RPA software is suitable
• Good knowledge of quality standards and best practice
• 6 years of development and solution architecture experience
• At least 6 months of experience as a developer with RPA software
• Agile development experience and SCRUM certification is a must
• At least 1 year in a team coordination role
• Experience in new development projects is highly preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages such as MS Excel (VBA scripting), MS Visio, MS Access, MS Word Experience in Test-driven (TDD) development is highly preferred
• Hands-on experience in VB Script and JavaScript
• Strong in requirement gathering and analysis (ability to work with a structured and methodical approach, combined with an inquiring mind) Strong in design principles and modular programming techniques

 About Signature Consultants, LLC

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the eighth consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” and is now the 14th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 26 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients’ technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com.