Associate Systems Developer
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Proposed role profile - Automation Support Associate Systems Developer Automation Support Experience 1-2 years Primary Focus L1 / L1.5 automation operations, testing and minor enhancements
About the Role
The Associate Systems Developer supports the day-to-day operation, monitoring, testing and maintenance of business automation solutions built primarily on Microsoft Power Platform and RPA technologies. The role focuses on first-level troubleshooting, documented recovery procedures, testing and production support, while providing opportunities to contribute to low-complexity enhancements under the guidance of experienced developers.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor scheduled automation jobs and identify failed, terminated or incomplete executions.
- Perform initial troubleshooting using execution logs, error messages, alerts and approved support procedures.
- Restart, reprocess or recover automation jobs by following documented Runbooks and validate successful completion.
- Create, update and track incidents/service requests with clear evidence; elevate issues requiring deeper technical investigation to L2 support.
- Execute regression testing for application patches, upgrades, migrations and configuration changes; prepare test data and capture evidence.
- Support BAT/UAT, production deployments, hyper-care and post-deployment validation for new or changed automations.
- Maintain PDDs, SDDs, Runbooks, known-error records and troubleshooting documentation.
- Perform routine maintenance, minor configuration changes and low-complexity automation enhancements.
- Develop or modify basic Power Automate workflows and Power Apps components; work with SharePoint, Dataverse and SQL as required.
- Use existing APIs/connectors according to solution specifications and support basic Power Automate Desktop or Blue Prism activities where applicable.
- Identify recurring failures and improvement opportunities and work with L2 developers to improve automation stability.
- Participate in scheduled support rotations and communicate clearly with business, application and technical teams during incidents.
Required Skills
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in RPA, automation development, application support or software development.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Automate and exposure to Power Apps, SharePoint, Dataverse and SQL.
- Basic understanding of REST APIs, system integrations, programming/scripting and relational databases.
- Ability to interpret logs and troubleshoot routine automation failures using structured procedures.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, follow defined procedures and work independently on routine issues.
- Exposure to ServiceNow or another incident/change management platform is desirable.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Role Outcome
Reliably operate and support the automation estate at L1/L1.5, resolving routine issues without unnecessary developer intervention and building the technical capability to progress into L2 engineering.
Experience Level
Mid Level