Automation Development Analyst

Kearny Bank; Fairfield (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kearny Bank in Fairfield, NJ seeks an Automation Development Analyst to design, deploy, and maintain automation solutions using Power Automate and other RPA tools. You will help analyze processes, implement automation, and ensure security, governance, and documentation across environments.

The role requires a IT-related bachelor’s degree or relevant coursework, at least 1 year in automation, and experience with Power Automate and Power Apps. Strong communication and Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or relevant academic project, internships or coursework.
• Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in automation or application development, or equivalent academic experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate and Power Apps required.
• Introductory scripting experience (PowerShell or Python) preferred.
• Awareness of API integrations and connectors preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of automation solutions using approved platforms such as Power Automate and other RPA tools.
• Gather and analyze existing process flows, use cases, and requirements to identify automation opportunities with guidance.
• Support unattended and attended desktop automations using Power Automate for Desktop.
• Implement basic triggers, conditions, exception handling, logging, notifications, and alerts within automation solutions.
• Implement application data models following defined security and audit requirements.
• Assist in configuring Dataverse tables, relationships and data models in alignment with defined security and audit requirements.
• Support secure integrations with systems and data sources using approved connectors and least privilege principles.
• Participate in testing activities by developing and executing test cases and validating results with supervision.
• Support solution promotions across Development, Test, and Production environments following documented procedures.
• Assist with production support activities, including troubleshooting automation failures and escalating issues as needed.
• Maintain technical documentation and runbooks, standard operations procedures (SOPs) for automation operations.
• Adhere to governance, security, and data loss prevention (DLP) standards, including required approvals and documentation.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and team members to validate workflows and acceptance criteria.

Job description

Automation Development Analyst

Job Locations: US-NJ-Fairfield

Job ID: 2026-3097

# of Openings: 1

Type: Full-Time

Category: Information Technology

Overview

Join our dynamic IT team as an Automation Development Analyst supporting the development, deployment and maintenance of enterprise automation solutions and low-code applications. You'll collaborate with senior team members building and supporting automations under established standards with an emphasis on reliability, monitoring, documentation and operational sustainability. These efforts will enhance production support activities across both Robotic Process Automation ("RPA") and Microsoft Power Platform solutions

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of automation solutions using approved platforms such as Power Automate and other RPA tools.
• Gather and analyze existing process flows, use cases, and requirements to identify automation opportunities with guidance.
• Support unattended and attended desktop automations using Power Automate for Desktop.
• Implement basic triggers, conditions, exception handling, logging, notifications, and alerts within automation solutions.
• Implement application data models following defined security and audit requirements.
• Assist in configuring Dataverse tables, relationships and data models in alignment with defined security and audit requirements.
• Support secure integrations with systems and data sources using approved connectors and least privilege principles.
• Participate in testing activities by developing and executing test cases and validating results with supervision.
• Support solution promotions across Development, Test, and Production environments following documented procedures.
• Assist with production support activities, including troubleshooting automation failures and escalating issues as needed.
• Maintain technical documentation and runbooks, standard operations procedures ("SOPs") for automation operations.
• Adhere to governance, security, and data loss prevention ("DLP") standards, including required approvals and documentation.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and team members to validate workflows and acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field, or relevant academic project, internships or coursework required.
• Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in automation or application development, or equivalent academic experience required.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate and Power Apps required
• Introductory scripting experience (PowerShell or Python) preferred.
• Awareness of API integrations and connectors preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Regular attendance and punctuality are essential functions of every job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Perform routine and typical tasks of an office such as typing, taking notes, reading/reviewing, computer work, filing, copying, answering phones, etc. that may require employee to view, stand, stoop, kneel, or crouch and lift. Position requires flexibility and willingness to be available to work generally during normal business hours, but can include early mornings, evenings and weekends; participation in after-hours maintenance windows may be required based on operational needs.

The successful candidate will be required to prove on the first day of work that they are legally authorized to work in the U.S. The Bank will not sponsor a candidate for a visa or for work authorization.

COMPENSATION: $65,000 to $90,000