5274053 – Rpa Senior Developer

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Automation Developer to drive digital transformation projects involving RPA solutions and AI chatbots. The candidate will provide technical leadership, oversee development, and collaborate with various stakeholders. The ideal applicant will have strong C# and .NET experience, along with skills in process optimization and stakeholder collaboration. This hybrid role offers a competitive daily rate and a 3-6 month contract.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive working knowledge of current business processes.
• Demonstrable knowledge on artificial Intelligence and chatbots.
• Proven ability to work under pressure managing tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Drive the council’s digital transformation through RPA and AI chatbots.
• Provide leadership to a team of junior developers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess and optimize processes for automation.

Skills

C# language

Robotics process automation

AI technologies

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

.NET framework

Python

Job description

Umbrella rate £400 a day, Inside IR35. Hybrid. 3-6 month contract.

Key Responsibilities

1. To play a key role in driving the council’s digital transformation by contributing significantly to the development and implementation of RPA solutions, AI chatbots, and AI technologies, under the guidance of the Digital Programme Manager.
2. To collaborate closely with the RPA Business Analyst and other stakeholders to assess, select, and optimise processes for automation, driving the council’s digital transformation critical thinking and solution-focused approach to assess, select, and optimise processes for automation within the Digital Transformation department initially, and subsequently across other council departments as directed by the Digital Programme Manager.
3. To provide development leadership and technical expertise to a team of junior developers.
4. To manage and actively participate in multi-disciplinary teams, spearheading organisational and cultural change, business process re-engineering, and driving digital automation initiatives across the council.
5. To be adaptable and flexible, readily accepting ad-hoc instructions from the Digital Programme Manager to contribute to other high-priority projects as needed.
6. Design, develop, implement, deploy, and manage automated processes (including RPA solutions and AI chatbots) to support services across the council, ensuring smooth operation in the production environment.
7. Oversee the development and implementation of RPA solutions using the council’s chosen development system.
8. Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of AI chatbots using the council’s chosen development system or similar platforms in collaboration with the team.
9. Support the Digital Programme Manager to manage and maintain AI models for automation purposes.
10. Work closely with the Digital Programme Manager to support the development and maintenance of automated processes and AI solutions.
11. Provide Level 1 support for automated processes.
12. Manage development software and maintenance tools to ensure smooth execution of automated tasks.
13. Collaborate with the RPA Business Analyst and stakeholders to identify automation opportunities.
14. Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
15. Stay up to date on the latest trends and advancements in RPA, AI powered Automation, AI Chatbot development, and AI technologies.
16. Document processes and solutions for future reference and ensure knowledge transfer.
17. Analyse business processes to identify automation opportunities, recommend improvements, and streamline/re-engineer them for optimal automation suitability.
18. Collaborate with the RPA Business Analyst to develop and implement training plans for junior developers to enhance their RPA, AI chatbot development, and automation skills.
19. Continuously analyse data produced from existing processes to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement. Implement these improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
20. Generate monthly automation reports that summarise key metrics, highlight savings, identify trends, and document the impact of automation initiatives.
21. Apply appropriate awareness and discretion when dealing with highly confidential matters that impact on services or council staff with sensitivity.
22. Ensure that the council’s overall vision, values and ethos are central to the requirements of the service.
23. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and all employees are required to act in such a way that always safeguards the health and well-being of children and vulnerable adults.
24. Perform duties with due regard to the Council’s Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Information Governance, Data Protection and Health and Safety policies and procedures.
25. Undertake any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of this post, and as directed by the Digital programme Manager.
26. To adhere to the Intelligent Automation Team SOP and collaborate with the RPA Business Analyst to complete project documentation, including the PDD and SDD.
27. To foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure successful project execution.
28. To develop and maintain comprehensive test plans and scripts for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase, ensuring thorough testing and documented results.
29. To provide ongoing support for deployed automation processes, offering timely solutions and addressing post-production issues effectively.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive working knowledge of current business processes, ability to understand new business processes, and have an understanding of existing systems / applications to deliver effective development of automations.
• Knowledge of transformation, service re‑design and service improvement models and good practice.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and standards is desirable.
• Demonstrable knowledge on artificial Intelligence, robotics process automation and chat bot.
• Strong knowledge of C# language and .net framework (essential).
• Knowledge of Python language (desirable).
• Demonstrable experience of influencing and delivering cultural change in a large complex organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of using systems and technologies to improve customer focused service delivery and modernise work processes.
• A successful record of engaging with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and building and maintaining productive working relationships to achieve change.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel.
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies on chatbots and artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrate a creative and constructive approach to resolving issues and conflict to progress desired outcomes with an aptitude for problem solving.
• The ability to work with a structured and methodical approach, combined with an enquiring mind.
• Analyse the customer needs and design, document, test, and develop software as required to satisfy the functional and non‑requirements.
• Ability to collate vast amount of data, analyse the data and use evidence‑based approach to identify processes fit for automation.
• Ability to produce creative solutions to tackle automation challenges faced by service areas.
• Influential and persuasive communicator with the ability to present technical details to a non‑technical audience, engendering commitment across groups from all levels of the organisation to achieve objectives.
• Ability to both understand a business process from a workflow diagram, and to illustrate a written process description as a workflow diagram, and to envisage how an automated solution will work in the wider business environment.
• Proven ability to proactively work on own initiative, under pressure to tight timescales, managing and prioritising workload. Able to accept and manage changes to circumstances and prioritise.
• An inclusive collaborator, with a track record of fostering and sustaining partnerships, working collaboratively across boundaries and achieves results through motivating and leading others.
• Ability to galvanise support and buy‑in across the borough to the Council’s vision and priorities.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data to present robust options for improvement or change.
• Excellent organisation, planning and presentational skills.
• Solid understanding of the full development lifecycle.

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