Role: Senior Automation Engineer
Position Summary
The Senior Automation Engineer is an experienced technical role responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining reliable and scalable automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort across business processes.
In this role, the Senior Automation Engineer will primarily use UiPath to develop robust, maintainable, and efficient robotic process automation (RPA) solutions. The position may also involve leveraging complementary technologies, such as Playwright and Selenium, to address specific web automation requirements and expand the team's automation capabilities.
The ideal candidate combines strong automation development expertise with analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a continuous improvement mindset. This person will contribute to technical solution design, development standards, troubleshooting, and knowledge sharing while
collaborating with stakeholders and other technical teams to deliver effective automation solutions.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain automation solutions primarily using UiPath.
• Analyze business processes and technical requirements to identify automation opportunities and define effective implementation approaches.
• Design scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation components following established development standards and best practices.
• Implement robust error handling, logging, exception management, and recovery mechanisms to ensure automation reliability.
• Integrate automation solutions with APIs, databases, web applications, and other enterprise systems.
• Troubleshoot complex automation issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement longterm solutions.
• Optimize existing automations to improve performance, stability, maintainability, and resource utilization.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical standards, documentation, testing strategies, and development guidelines.
• Evaluate complementary technologies, including Playwright and Selenium, when appropriate for specific automation scenarios.
• Support deployments, production monitoring, incident resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to clarify requirements and deliver effective automation solutions.
• Share technical knowledge and mentor other team members to promote development best practices and consistent solution quality.
Learning & Development Opportunities
• Expand expertise in UiPath and enterprise process automation.
• Contribute to automation architecture, reusable components, and development standards.
• Gain exposure to complementary technologies for web automation, API integrations, and enterprise application workflows.
• Explore emerging technologies and alternative approaches to improve automation capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on initiatives focused on operational efficiency and digital transformation.
• Share technical expertise and contribute to the continuous development of the automation team.
Required Qualifications
• Proven professional experience developing and maintaining RPA solutions using UiPath.
• Strong understanding of UiPath development best practices, workflow design, debugging, and exception handling.
• Programming experience with VB.NET, C#, or another relevant programming language.
• Experience integrating applications through REST APIs and working with structured data formats such as JSON or XML.
• Knowledge of software development best practices, including modular design, reusable components, version control, and testing.
• Experience troubleshooting automation issues and implementing reliable, maintainable solutions.
• Ability to independently analyze technical challenges and deliver effective solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, distributed team environment.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice To Have)
• Experience with UiPath Orchestrator, including queues, assets, schedules, triggers, and production monitoring.
• Familiarity with web automation technologies such as Playwright or Selenium.
• Basic understanding of web technologies, including HTML, DOM structure, and browser interactions.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with source control and CI/CD practices using tools such as Azure DevOps and Git.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with Docker, containerized applications, or deployment automation.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaborative software development practices.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools or AI-powered automation solutions.
Key Skills & Competencies
• Strong ownership and accountability for automation solutions throughout their lifecycle.
• Ability to design solutions with reliability, scalability, and maintainability in mind.
• Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Proactive approach to identifying technical improvements and automation opportunities.
• Attention to detail and commitment to code quality.
• Effective collaboration and technical knowledge sharing.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with the team.
• Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to new technologies
Skills Required
- Professional experience developing and maintaining RPA solutions using UiPath
- Strong understanding of UiPath development best practices, workflow design, debugging, and exception handling
- Programming experience with VB.NET, C#, or another relevant programming language
- Experience integrating applications through REST APIs and working with JSON or XML
- Knowledge of software development best practices, including modular design, reusable components, version control, and testing
- Experience troubleshooting automation issues and implementing reliable, maintainable solutions
- Ability to independently analyze technical challenges and deliver effective solutions
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, distributed team environment
- Experience with UiPath Orchestrator, including queues, assets, schedules, triggers, and production monitoring
- Familiarity with Playwright or Selenium
- Basic understanding of HTML, DOM structure, and browser interactions
- Experience with SQL and relational databases
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, source control, and CI/CD practices
- Familiarity with AWS or Microsoft Azure
- Experience with Docker, containerized applications, or deployment automation
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaborative software development practices
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools or AI-powered automation solutions
Sovos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sovos and has not been reviewed or approved by Sovos.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited time off is broadly offered and stands out as a strong aspect of the package. While usage may depend on workload and manager norms, the breadth of the policy is clear.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is included, with examples of extended maternity and multi‑week leave for other parents. This support complements wider family‑oriented resources.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness resources, donation matching, volunteer time off, recognition programs, and structured development/mentorship are part of a broad offering. Remote/flexible work options and community perks further bolster everyday wellbeing.
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What We Do
Sovos provides businesses with the confidence needed to navigate an increasingly regulated world. Offering a modern, IT driven response to compliance, Sovos’ solutions are scalable, reliable and secure and provide a great user experience. Sovos has more than 100,000 customers, including half the Fortune 500, as well as businesses of every size operating in more than 70 countries. The company’s cloud-based solutions integrate with a wide variety of business applications and government compliance processes. Sovos has employees throughout the Americas and Europe and is owned by Hg and TA Associates.
Why Work With Us
We are dedicated to being a place where people truly enjoy being. We promote internally and offer a variety of development programs internally. Tax and the regulatory compliance space is also an incredibly stable industry! It changes a lot (because, tax!) but it is never going away. It is always something businesses will have to do!
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