Junior UiPath Automation Engineer - Remote RPA Impact

Leidos Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced UiPath Automation Engineer to lead cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, VA. You will design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade RPA solutions, mentor junior developers, and help mature our RPA CoE governance and delivery standards.

The role requires 2+ years in UiPath, strong automation design skills, and collaboration with security and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) and 2-4 years of experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on RPA development experience, with 2+ years specifically in UiPath.
• UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (or willingness to obtain within 90 days).
• Strong proficiency in UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, REFramework, and Robot deployment/administration.
• Solid understanding of .NET, VB.NET or C#, and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience integrating automations with APIs (REST/SOAP) and enterprise applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot complex workflow issues.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to work directly with business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience with UiPath, Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud SaaS offerings.
• Active Public Trust clearance already in hand a plus.
• Ability to obtain an Entry of Duty (EOD) Public Trust

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end automation workflows using UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, and related components (REFramework, Queues, Assets, Triggers)
• Lead process discovery and solution design sessions with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable automation solutions
• Architect reusable components and libraries to accelerate development and enforce coding standards
• Integrate UiPath bots with enterprise systems (APIs, databases, ERP/CRM platforms, document processing tools such as Document Understanding/IXP)
• Implement exception handling, logging, and monitoring frameworks to ensure production stability
• Conduct code reviews, establish best practices, and mentor junior/mid-level developers
• Manage bot deployment lifecycle including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and Orchestrator administration
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents; perform root cause analysis for bot failures
• Support RPA CoE governance: documentation standards, PDD/SDD creation, ROI tracking, and pipeline intake processes
• Stay current with UiPath platform updates (Automation Cloud, AI Center, Action Center, Test Suite) and recommend adoption where relevant
• Collaborate with security/infrastructure teams to ensure automations meet compliance and data-handling requirements

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

APIs integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Information Systems/ Engineering

Tools

UiPath

Ansible

AWS

Azure

Jira

Confluence

Git

Bitbucket

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced UiPath Automation Engineer to lead cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria, VA. You will design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade RPA solutions, mentor junior developers, and help mature our RPA CoE governance and delivery standards.

The role requires 2+ years in UiPath, strong automation design skills, and collaboration with security and infrastructure teams.