Automation Architect

Ignite Digital Federal Services; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Community engagement opportunities

Supportive colleagues and management

Job summary

Ignite Digital Federal Services is seeking an Automation Architect in Charleston, SC to support federal government client engagements. You will design automation workflows to optimize processes and improve recruitment operations.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in automation, including proficiency with UiPath. A competitive salary starting at $110k is offered, along with benefits like PTO and education stipends.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in automation or enterprise architecture roles within the DoD.
• Strong understanding of automation frameworks and governance.
• Proven ability to manage automation initiatives aligned to priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define automation vision and roadmap for the organization.
• Design and implement operating models for automation.
• Develop governance structures for consistent delivery.
• Architect end-to-end automation solutions leveraging various platforms.

Skills

Automation expertise

UiPath

Digital transformation

Automation governance

Value realization

Education

UiPath Certified Professional - Automation Solution Architect

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

UiPath

AI/ML tools

Power Platform

ServiceNow

Job description

Perks of Working at Ignite Digital:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
• Education stipends and referral bonuses
• Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
• Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
• Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
• Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth

Ignite Digital has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Architect to support our client engagement within the federal government for the Charleston, SC area. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong automation technical skills and a strong work ethic. This position serves an important role in supporting the Navy's ability to recruit, onboard, and retain top talent through automation of current workflows.

The Automation Architect is responsible for designing and building prototype onboarding automation workflows to expedite the ability to remove current manpower intensive repeatable tasks. This role owns the operating model, governance, and enablement structures required to ensure automation initiatives are aligned to mission priorities and delivering measurable outcomes across the enterprise; owns automation as a productized enterprise capability, including backlog management, value-based prioritization, and lifecycle governance aligned to mission outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Defining the automation vision, roadmap, and maturity model aligned to organizational priorities
• Establishing and managing automation intake, prioritization, and value realization frameworks
• Designing and implementing the prototype operating model (centralized, federated, or hybrid)
• Developing governance structures, standards, and reusable frameworks to enable consistent, scalable delivery
• Architecting end-to-end automation solutions leveraging RPA, AI/ML, workflow, and integration platforms
• Ensuring alignment with enterprise systems, data strategies, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements
• Establishing delivery pipelines and enabling enterprise-scale execution across business units
• Supporting adoption through training, playbooks, and citizen development models with appropriate guardrails
• Partnering with executive leadership and stakeholders to align automation efforts to strategic priorities
• Translating technical capabilities into measurable business and mission value
• Defining and tracking KPIs, dashboards, and reporting to provide visibility into automation performance and impact
• This role requires an enterprise mindset and experience building automation capabilities beyond individual solutions to deliver sustained, organization-wide impact.

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in automation, digital transformation, or enterprise architecture roles within the DoW
• Proven track record of transitioning organizations from ad hoc automation efforts to structured, enterprise-scale delivery
• Experience defining and managing automation intake, prioritization, and governance frameworks
• Proven ability to manage a portfolio of automation initiatives aligned to business or mission priorities
• Experience enabling enterprise adoption, including distributed teams or citizen developers
• Strong understanding of value realization, including ROI, efficiency gains, and mission impact
• Hands-on experience with UiPath
• Experience architecting end-to-end automation solutions across enterprise systems, APIs, and data environments
• Experience delivering automation solutions within DoW or federal environments, including familiarity with ATO and compliance requirements
• UiPath Certified Professional - Automation Solution Architect (ASA) (required)
• UiPath Certified Professional - Automation Business Analyst (ABA) or 5+ years of demonstrated equivalent experience, including:
  • Leading automation intake, assessment, and prioritization pipelines within an enterprise or large program environment
  • Defining and applying automation qualification criteria (e.g., feasibility, ROI, complexity, risk)
  • Managing a portfolio of automation use cases aligned to business or mission priorities
  • Establishing and tracking value realization metrics, including efficiency gains, cost savings, and mission impact
  • Partnering with stakeholders to translate operational needs into automation-ready requirements and roadmaps

Preferred Experience:

• Active DoD SECRET security clearance
• Experience with AI/ML-enabled automation, including intelligent document processing or NLP
• Familiarity with low-code/no-code platforms and workflow tools (e.g., Power Platform, ServiceNow)

Salary: $110k+ to align with experience and education

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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