Automation Engineer

TechForce Services Pty; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TechForce Services Pty in Australia is seeking an Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise automation solutions across the full lifecycle. The role requires independently managing automation projects from initial requirements gathering through to production deployment and operational support.

The position focuses on delivering scalable, secure, and cloud-enabled automation using UiPath and Power Platform, with CI/CD, documentation, and governance

Qualifications

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise automation solutions.
• Manage automation projects across full lifecycle from requirements to deployment and support.
• Deliver scalable, secure, maintainable automation using cloud services and code integrations.
• Develop modular, reusable automation components and frameworks.
• Build integrations using REST APIs, web services, databases, and message queues.
• Leverage UiPath features including UiPath Apps, Action Centre, Document Understanding, OCR, AI/ML, and Integration Service.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, version control, automated deployments, and release governance.
• Conduct peer code reviews and ensure security standards.
• Monitor, logging, alerting, governance and SDLC compliance.

Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Implementation: Lead the design, development, and deployment of automation solutions.
• End-to-End Delivery: Manage initiatives from requirements through production release and post-launch support.
• Documentation: Create PDDS, SDDs, technical specs, and solution docs.
• Reusable Frameworks: Build modular automation components and libraries.
• Integrations & Cloud Architecture: Build REST/API integrations and cloud solutions.
• Advanced UiPath Ecosystem: Use Apps, Action Centre, Document Understanding, OCR, AI/ML, Integration Service.
• DevOps & Release Management: Establish CI/CD, source control, and release governance.
• Quality Assurance & Code Review: Peer reviews and adherence to security standards.
• Operational Maintenance & Monitoring: Logging, monitoring, alerts, and defect management.
• Governance & SDLC Compliance: Adhere to SDLC, change management, and security policies.

Skills

Automation expertise

Cloud experience

CI/CD knowledge

Security awareness

Documentation skills

Tools

UiPath

Power Platform

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

Azure DevOps

Key Vault

REST APIs

Web Services

Relational DBs

Message Queues

UiPath Apps

Document Understanding

OCR

AI/ML

Integration Service

CI/CD

Version Control

Job description

UiPath Advanced Developer / UiARD Certification

About the Role

The Automation Engineer will lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise automation solutions. This role requires an engineer capable of independently managing automation projects across their full lifecycle-from initial requirements gathering through to production deployment and operational support.

The position calls for delivering scalable, resilient, maintainable, secure, and technology-agnostic solutions using modern automation tools, cloud services, and custom code integrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Implementation : Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise automation solutions. Identify automation opportunities across processes and recommend optimal technology and architecture.
• End-to-End Delivery : Independently manage automation initiatives from requirements analysis through production release and post-deployment support.
• Documentation : Author process flows, Process Design Documents (PDDs), Solution Design Documents (SDDs), technical specifications, and general solution documentation.
• Reusable Frameworks : Construct modular, reusable automation components, frameworks, libraries, and custom activities to ensure consistency and speed across developments.
• Integrations & Cloud Architecture : Build integrations using REST APIs, web services, databases, message queues, and enterprise applications. Utilize cloud capabilities across Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure DevOps, Key Vault, and related Microsoft cloud services.
• Advanced UiPath Ecosystem : Leverage specialized UiPath features including UiPath Apps, Action Centre, Document Understanding, OCR, AI/ML, and Integration Service.
• DevOps & Release Management : Implement CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated deployments, and release-management best practices.
• Quality Assurance & Code Review : Conduct peer code reviews, maintain strict compliance with coding and security standards, and lead end-to-end testing across UI, API, integration, regression, and automated test scenarios.
• Operational Maintenance & Monitoring : Implement robust logging, exception handling, monitoring, alerting, and operational reporting. Manage production defects, hot fixes, change requests, enhancements, and performance optimizations.
• Governance & SDLC Compliance : Ensure complete alignment with SDLC protocols, IT Change Management guidelines, security policies, and release management standards.

Technical Qualifications and Experience

• Automation Platforms : Hands-on expertise with UiPath and Power Platform.
• UiPath Suite : Direct working experience with UiPath Apps, Action Centre, Document Understanding, OCR, AI/ML tools, and Integration Service.
• Microsoft Cloud Services : Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure DevOps, and Key Vault.
• API & System Integrations : Experience developing and consuming REST APIs, web services, relational databases, and message queues.
• DevOps Practices : Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipeline setup, version control, automated build/deployment processes, and release governance.
• Testing Methodologies : Proven background leading end-to-end testing across UI, API, integration, and regression testing scenarios.

Mandatory Certifications

• UiPath Certification : Must hold an active UiPath Advanced Developer / UiARD certification.

Desired Competencies

• Independent Ownership : Demonstrated ability to manage projects independently from requirement definition to post-production support.
• Architectural Vision : Capacity to design solutions that remain scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable.
• Collaborative Communication : Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to work seamlessly alongside business stakeholders, architects, developers, and support teams.
• Governance Focus : Discipline to enforce code quality, peer reviews, security guidelines, and strict change management compliance.