Automation Platform Technical Lead

Jobtailor; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced automation leader to own UiPath Cloud Orchestrator administration, unattended bot execution infrastructure, and enterprise-scale automation platforms. You will drive production reliability, incident response, and governance across regulated environments.

The role requires hands-on experience with REFramework, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and API integrations, with strong communication to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in enterprise automation with hands-on UiPath platform experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of UiPath Orchestrator administration, beyond bot development.
• Experience setting up and operating unattended bots.
• Experience with bot execution infrastructure such as AVD, Cloud PCs, or similar.
• Experience with bot/service accounts and credential vault integrations such as CyberArk/Idira.
• Strong experience with REFramework and scalable automation patterns.
• Proven experience operating automations in production within regulated environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Git.
• Proven ability to lead senior engineers and deliver enterprise-grade automation platforms.
• Experience in financial services, insurance, banking, or government-regulated environments.
• Experience with ServiceNow CSM/Automation Center and Power Platform.
• Experience integrating automation with APIs, APIM, and enterprise data platforms.
• Experience governing AI-enabled automation in production environments.
• Strong communication skills and comfort presenting to senior technical and business audiences.
• Preference for candidates able to work legally in Canada at the time of application; Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
• Must meet requisite government security screening requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own production reliability, monitoring, operational health, and KPIs such as success rates, queue health, utilization, and MTTR.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, preventive remediation, change requests, risk assessments, approvals, and production deployments.
• Monitor vendor roadmaps and release notes.
• Design and govern integrations with ServiceNow, APIs/APIM, data platforms, analytics solutions, Power Platform, and other automation technologies.
• Ensure automations align with enterprise architecture and digital strategy.
• Lead adoption and governance of AI capabilities, cost controls, usage guardrails, and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Act as the technical authority for UiPath and other automation platforms.
• Lead and contribute to Communities of Practice and technical forums.
• Coach and mentor developers and citizen developers.
• Communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and platform decisions to senior stakeholders.

Skills

UiPath Orchestrator

Unattended Bot Infra

REFramework

Azure DevOps

CI/CD Pipelines

APIs/APIM

Credential Vaults

Production Reliability

Capacity Planning

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AVD

Cloud PCs

CyberArk

Idira

Power Platform

ServiceNow CSM

APIs/APIM

Job description

• Own and operate UiPath Cloud Orchestrator and other automation platforms as enterprise platforms
• Design platform environments, folder governance, RBAC, and controlled promotion across DEV, TEST, and PROD
• Design, provision, and maintain unattended bot execution infrastructure, including AVD or Cloud PCs, machine pools, capacity planning, scheduling, patching, golden images, and execution hardening
• Manage platform upgrades, patching, feature adoption, and release planning
• Define and enforce automation platform standards for folders, naming, assets, queues, triggers, and logging
• Design and manage bot and service identities, least-privilege access, segregation of duties, Active Directory/Entra ID integrations, and secrets management
• Govern UiPath development standards, REFramework, queue processing, exception handling, idempotent design, and safe reprocessing
• Build reusable libraries, components, and templates
• Perform technical design and code reviews for senior developers and principals
• Own production reliability, monitoring, operational health, and KPIs such as success rates, queue health, utilization, and MTTR
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, preventive remediation, change requests, risk assessments, approvals, and production deployments
• Monitor vendor roadmaps and release notes
• Design and govern integrations with ServiceNow, APIs/APIM, data platforms, analytics solutions, Power Platform, and other automation technologies
• Ensure automations align with enterprise architecture and digital strategy
• Lead adoption and governance of AI capabilities, cost controls, usage guardrails, and human-in-the-loop controls
• Act as the technical authority for UiPath and other automation platforms
• Lead and contribute to Communities of Practice and technical forums
• Coach and mentor developers and citizen developers
• Communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and platform decisions to senior stakeholders

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of experience in enterprise automation with hands-on UiPath platform experience
• Demonstrated ownership of UiPath Orchestrator administration, beyond bot development
• Experience setting up and operating unattended bots
• Experience with bot execution infrastructure such as AVD, Cloud PCs, or similar
• Experience with bot/service accounts and credential vault integrations such as CyberArk/Idira
• Strong experience with REFramework and scalable automation patterns
• Proven experience operating automations in production within regulated environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Git
• Proven ability to lead senior engineers and deliver enterprise-grade automation platforms
• Experience in financial services, insurance, banking, or government-regulated environments
• Experience with ServiceNow CSM/Automation Center and Power Platform
• Experience integrating automation with APIs, APIM, and enterprise data platforms
• Experience governing AI-enabled automation in production environments
• Strong communication skills and comfort presenting to senior technical and business audiences
• Preference for candidates able to work legally in Canada at the time of application; Canadian citizens or permanent residents
• Must meet requisite government security screening requirements

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in UiPath Cloud Orchestrator administration, including the design and management of automation platforms, bot execution infrastructure, and governance of automation standards. Proven ability to lead teams, manage production reliability, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders in regulated environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• UiPath Orchestrator Administration
• Unattended Bot Execution Infrastructure
• REFramework and Scalable Automation Patterns
• Azure DevOps and CI/CD Pipelines
• ServiceNow Integration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• UiPath Cloud Orchestrator
• Bot Execution Infrastructure
• REFramework
• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD Pipelines
• APIs/APIM Integration
• Credential Vault Integrations
• Production Reliability Management
• Capacity Planning
• Change Management

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Incident Response Leadership
• Technical Risk Communication

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Automation
• Regulated Environments
• Financial Services
• Insurance
• Government

Tools & Technologies

• AVD
• Cloud PCs
• CyberArk
• Idira
• Power Platform
• ServiceNow CSM
• Analytics Solutions