Principal RPA Testing Engineer

Automation Strategy & Leadership

• Define and drive the enterprise automation vision and roadmap.
• Able to build own Automation Framework suitable for both Hardware and Software integration with Robots
• Architect scalable, secure, and maintainable automation frameworks for business processes, hardware integration, and system testing.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging automation technologies, including AI/ML-driven automation.

Solution Design & Development

• Build end-to-end automation solutions integrating RPA platforms, robotic arms, IoT devices, and enterprise software systems.
• Develop reusable libraries, frameworks, and accelerators to increase automation coverage.
• Ensure automation is aligned with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery.

Governance & Best Practices

• Establish automation coding standards, quality practices, and security guidelines.
• Define and manage rollback/recovery strategies for automation failures.
• Monitor automation performance and optimize for scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Collaboration & Mentoring

• Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, operations, business units) to identify automation opportunities.
• Mentor engineers and lead a center of excellence (CoE) for automation.
• Engage with vendors, partners, and stakeholders to drive enterprise-wide adoption.

Monitoring, Analytics & Reporting

• Define KPIs to measure automation success (e.g., efficiency gain, defect reduction, ROI).
• Build dashboards and observability tools for real-time tracking of automation pipelines.
• Continuously assess automation outcomes and refine strategy.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 12+ years in automation, with at least 2–3 years in a senior/principal engineering role.
• Technical Expertise
• Strong hands-on experience with RPA tools (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, PyWin32 or equivalent).
• Deep knowledge of robotic automation: robotic arms, ROS (Robot Operating System), PLC/IoT integrations.
• Expertise in test automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Cypress, Robot Framework, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, C#, or C++).
• Experience with cloud automation (AWS, Azure, GCP) and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps)