Lead Product Engineer

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial institution in Johannesburg seeks a UiPath Developer to design and automate high-quality RPA solutions. You will lead the implementation of UiPath automation across various processes, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions. Candidates must possess strong knowledge in UiPath technologies and an advanced RPA developer certification. A relevant Bachelor's degree is required, along with experience in scripting and CI/CD tools. Join our team to empower Africa’s tomorrow and shape the future of automation in banking.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in publishing and managing packages in Orchestrator.
• Certifications including UiPath Advanced RPA Developer Certification are mandatory.
• Knowledge of best practices for bot scalability and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of the UiPath automation lifecycle.
• Design and develop scalable UiPath workflows.
• Collaborate with process owners and technical SMEs.

Skills

UiPath Expertise

Process analysis and optimization

Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python)

CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)

Version control (Git)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

UiPath Studio

Orchestrator

REFramework

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications & build capability in others to do the same. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver.

Job Description

• Apply critical thinking, design thinking, and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to deliver high-quality automation solutions using UiPath and related RPA technologies.

• Lead all phases of the UiPath automation lifecycle: process assessment, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support .

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable UiPath workflows using REFramework and best practices.

• Quickly produce well-organized, optimized, and documented UiPath automation scripts and workflows.

• Ensure automation designs support principles of reusability, modularity, testability, scalability, and resilience .

• Apply UiPath best practices for workflow development, Orchestrator configuration, and enterprise deployments .

• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for UiPath (e.g., automated packaging and deployment using UiPath Orchestrator, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps).

• Implement robust monitoring and observability for UiPath bots using UiPath Insights , custom dashboards, and logging frameworks.

• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python ) to complement UiPath capabilities.

• Debug existing UiPath workflows and optimize performance and reliability.

• Collaborate with process owners, business analysts, and technical SMEs to improve and evolve automation solutions and standards.

• Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation, and verification testing for UiPath workflows.

• Apply version control (e.g., Git) for managing UiPath automation code and assets.

• Align all automation development and deployment processes to Group Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure guidelines .

• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging UiPath features (e.g., AI Center, Document Understanding, Task Mining) and intelligent automation trends.

• Contribute to the design and evolution of Group Automation Architecture, Infrastructure, and associated technical standards .

Required Skills & Knowledge

• UiPath Expertise:

• • UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, REFramework
  • UiPath Insights, AI Center, Document Understanding
  • Strong experience in publishing and managing packages in Orchestrator

• RPA Knowledge:

• • Process analysis and optimization
  • Best practices for bot scalability and resilience
  • Integration with APIs, databases, and enterprise systems

• Technical Skills:

• • Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python)
  • CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
  • Version control (Git)

• Certifications:

• • UiPath Advanced RPA Developer Certification (mandatory)
  • UiPath Orchestrator or Automation Hub experience (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised