IT Tech Lead - Enterprise Automation

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking an experienced IT Architect to lead enterprise automation and RPA initiatives within IS Corporate Systems. You will drive architecture design, governance, and engineering excellence across healthcare applications.

You will partner with Architects and Managers to build metrics, KPI dashboards, and ensure secure, scalable delivery. This role demands deep technical knowledge, strong leadership, and collaboration across teams to improve reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree: Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Total Years of Experience: 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree or 12–15 years+ without a bachelor’s demonstrated progressive leadership in enterprise automation/RPA.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
• Lead code/design reviews and daily/weekly meetings.
• Collaborate with Architects and Managers to develop Metrics & KPI’s.
• Analyze data and generate detailed reports focusing on development metrics and KPIs.
• Identify technical risks and form contingency plans.
• Provide root cause analysis for production defects and minimize defect leakage into production.
• Own the quality of the delivered product with automated testing and well-documented code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Architects and Managers to enforce the vision of the application architecture.
• Serve as the deep technical expert for the applications supported by the team.
• Lead cross-team technical collaboration and risk design.
• Oversee technology changes to deliver business outcomes and leverage SME resources.
• Create and deliver production-ready IT services for agile teams.
• Conduct security audits to identify areas of improvement.
• Develop technology strategy and roadmaps within area of specialty.

Skills

Analytical skills

Debugging

Problem solving

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

UiPath Platform

Automation Cloud

Process Mining

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary

Responsibilities And Duties

15% Collaboration - Works with architects, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and peers providing technical expertise by enforcing the vision of the application architecture and safeguarding the integrity of the application environment. Reviews and provides input into architectural designs and requirements.

15% Functional Subject Matter Expertise - Functions as a subject matter expert and advocate for the software applications supported.

30% Technical Expertise - Serves as the deep technical expert for the applications supported by team.

• Support cross team technical collaboration
• Identify risks and design contingency plans
• Analyze existing operations and evaluate options for improvements
• Conduct security audits to identify areas of improvement
• Guides their teams through technical issues and challenges
• Assists with designing the governance, quality assurance and standards activities associated with ensuring technology architecture compliance of projects and products.
• Leads technology change to deliver business outcomes while also virtually leveraging subject matter experts from any other needed technical area.
• Oversees, or consults on, technology implementation and modification activities (for example, projects and products), particularly for new or shared solutions.
• Creates and delivers working, production-ready IT services that can be easily leveraged by agile teams
• Adaptability to new and emerging technology, oversees PoCs
• Provides the detailed designs, reviews the implementation by the developers, ensures quality, and best practices such as automated unit tests, integration tests, continuous integration
• Technical Documentation - Creates, reviews, and approves technical documentation for applications supported
• Technology Strategy - Leads the development of technology strategy and roadmap within a given area of specialty including design, documentation, communication, and implementation of new or existing standards for infrastructure technologies while remaining current on industry trends

10% Vendor Management - Works with 3rd party vendors to validate technical aspects and assess feasibility concerns and develop reporting metrics, dashboards, and status reporting to drive outcomes and meet expectations for quality and performance

30% Operations - Works with internal customers and 3rd party vendors to communicate, coordinate, manage expectations, approve, and assist with operational processes such as crisis management, support escalation, change management, release management, capacity management, and other ITIL processes. Research and Analysis - Analyzes, plans, justifies, schedules, and coordinates the implementation and maintenance of the specialty area’s administrative, operational, and financial initiatives including TCO, optimization, and efficiency

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree: Computer and Information Science

Additional Job Description

• Degree, or equivalent (7-10 years) of experience
• Field of Study/Experience: Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Engineering
• Total Years of Experience: 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree or 12 – 15 years + without a bachelor’s demonstrated progressive leadership experience supporting enterprise automation, robotic process automation (RPA)
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
• Lead code/design reviews and daily/weekly meetings
• Ability to facilitate quick and efficient technology resolutions to the team members
• Collaborate with Architects and Managers to develop Metrics & KPI’s
• Analyze data and generate detailed reports focusing on relevant development metrics and KPIs
• Identify any technical risks and forming contingency plans as soon as possible
• Provide root cause analysis for production defects and minimize defect leakage into production
• Own the quality of the delivered product making sure to automate where all possible with well documented code development

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of UiPath platform architecture including Orchestrator, Robots, Automation Cloud, Automation Hub, Process Mining, Test Suite, AI Center, and Document Understanding.
• Understanding of information principles and processes
• Understanding of financial implications of design decisions, and driving informed decisions
• Understanding of system development life cycle methodologies (such as waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps)
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot problems in multi-tiered applications, including SAAS and on-premises
• Solid understanding of design patterns
• Working with the team to identify performance bottlenecks and optimizing the application performance

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• Is adaptable to new technology
• Forward-thinking, with ability to be strategic when looking at future technologies
• Possesses a continuous-learner mindset
• Understanding of AI-enhanced automation, machine learning applications, OCR, and intelligent document processing.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of existing, new, and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and models
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and be respected as a leader

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

IS Corporate Systems

Join us!

• if your passion is to work in a caring environment
• if you believe that learning is a life-long process
• if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment

Remote Work Disclaimer

Positions marked as remote are only eligible for work from Ohio.