Lead Automation Engineer (Lead Software Developer)

What You’ll Be Doing

Provides high level technical input and guidance to developers, project teams, and business units on the most complex aspects of project definition, applications design, implementation, integration, cost estimation, standardization, and support. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. Has full technical knowledge of all phases of applications programming. Responsible for quality assurance review.

• Provides technical guidance to team of programmers in the designing, developing, testing and implementation of projects. Makes independent decisions in regards to design, development, timeline, and implementation projects. Provides support on a daily basis during all phases of SDLC and ensures the successful delivery of the projects. - Oversee the design, development, and deployment of high-complexity automation solutions across the organization.
• Works with manager in prioritizing the service requests and assigning work to developers, provide technical assistance as needed, manage project schedule and tasks assigned to teammembers while ensuring the timeline delivery of the work assignments. - Define the strategic roadmap for automation initiatives, establishing performance standards and best practices.
• Acts as project leader for projects with small budgets or limited duration. - Manage the end-to-end incident and change management process using ITIL standards and platforms such as ServiceNow.
• Performs software development support for major applications and integrations. Designs architecture additions to existing applications and systems. Evaluates existing applications and identifies performance and automation opportunities. - Ensure that all automation solutions meet stringent security and compliance requirements, coordinating with IT security teams as needed.
• Setup new development and implementation processes to be followed across the IT organization. Coordinates teams using modern development methodologies such as SCRUM / Agile.
• Researches and recommends new vendor and 3rd party solutions based on business requirements. Works with business units to design integrations with vendor systems.
• Researches industry trends and proposes new technologies to support existing needs.
• Coordinates and develops technical project estimations for small to medium scale projects involving one or more developers.
• Acts as a senior technical resource over multiple projects. Provides guidance on design, deliverables and integrations of software components. - Mentor and coach automation engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Works independently with business units to design technical solutions and automations. - Liaise with business stakeholders to align automation projects with strategic business objectives and report on project performance and incident trends.
• Participates in efforts to share technology expertise and train and mentor others in the use of technologies and development processes. - Experience building with AI Agents, and Orchestration in a production environment. Building monitoring and evaluations solutions. Evaluate emerging technologies and automation trends to continuously enhance the team’s capabilities and innovation.
• Provides management with accurate and timely status reports of all projects as assigned.

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities