Sr. RPA Developer

One of our large clients is looking for a contract Sr. RPA Developer. Details are as below:

The role will be hybrid with 3 days per week in the office. 

Potential Convert to Permanent: Yes

Contract Duration: 6 Months to start with

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, build, test, deployment, and maintenance of end-to-end RPA workflows using Blue Prism and Power Automate.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, prioritize initiatives, assess feasibility, and maximize business value realization—accurately analyzing and estimating new processes.
• Analyze, understand, and document business processes in detail where required.
• Identify and communicate the technical infrastructure requirements for automation solutions.
• Evaluate and implement intelligent automation capabilities, including document processing, AI-assisted workflow design, and data extraction technologies.
• Promote adherence to automation governance standards, development best practices, security controls, and change management processes.
• Own delivery outcomes with autonomy and accountability—driving work forward and staying on task.
• Lead troubleshooting and ongoing support for production RPA workflows serving our business users.
• Bring AI and data-driven thinking into how automations are designed and improved.
• Mentor colleagues by providing advice and guidance on best practices and development techniques, and ensure strong knowledge transfer so  capability remains with the team.

Skills Required: 

Core RPA Platforms
• Blue Prism: hands-on development experience building, deploying, and maintaining automations; proficiency with the object/process model, work queues, exception handling, and Control Room.
• Power Automate: experience building cloud and desktop flows, connectors, and Power Platform integrations; familiarity with attended vs. unattended automation.

Development & Technical
• Ability to design, build, test, and deploy end-to-end automated workflows.
• Excellent knowledge of process automation patterns and technologies.

• Understanding of workflow-based logic—able to interpret a business process from a workflow diagram and conceptualise it as an automated solution.
• Strong process analysis and workflow design skills.
• Scripting/coding fundamentals (e.g., VB.NET, C#, Python, or JavaScript).
• Experience integrating automations with APIs, databases (SQL), and enterprise applications.
• DevOps practices: Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and environment promotion strategies.
• Understanding of automation best practices: reusability, error handling, logging, and secure credential management.

Troubleshooting & Support (critical)
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex production automation issues.
• Root-cause analysis and remediation experience supporting business users.
• Ability to monitor bot performance and proactively minimize downtime.

AI & Automation
• Comfort with AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and eagerness to embed AI into development and operational workflows.
• Familiarity with intelligent automation capabilities such as document processing, AI-assisted workflow design, and data extraction technologies.
• Data-driven decision-making mindset.

Tools & Collaboration
• Experience with work-tracking and documentation tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, or equivalents) to manage tasks, track defects, and document processes, solution designs, and support runbooks.
• Version control and change/release management familiarity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Blue Prism Developer Certification (Accredited Developer / ROM Architect) preferred.
• Microsoft Power Platform certifications (e.g., PL-500 RPA Developer Associate, PL-900 Fundamentals) preferred.
• Typically 5–8+ years of automation development experience, including supporting production automations and leading larger automation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Nice-to-have: experience with other RPA tools (UiPath, Automation Anywhere), Lean/Six Sigma or business process improvement background.