Automation Engineering Manager - UiPath

About the role

We're looking for a Lead Automation Engineer to own the technical delivery of UiPath automation workstreams end-to-end — from design and development through testing and deployment — working with international clients across a distributed, global delivery environment. You will own the technical execution of our broader automation strategy and lead and mentor a high-performing team of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and enforce UiPath development standards, architectural patterns, and delivery frameworks across your team's projects.
• Lead, mentor, and supervise a cross-functional pod of automation engineers and business analysts, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Review and validate solution designs, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Discover, estimate and deliver Agentic AI solutions implementing the UiPath suite (Studio, IXP, Agent building and Coded agents) effectively
• Collaborate with other members of the automation team to deliver solutions that address client needs, including intelligent data extraction use cases leveraging UiPath IXP and custom models
• Oversee the quality of UiPath deliverables across all project stages — design, build, test, and deployment.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and enforce robust CI/CD pipelines, establishing coding standards and automated testing frameworks (Unit, Integrated, UAT) that guarantee delivery excellence and mitigate deployment risks.
• Act as the primary technical authority and trusted advisor, aligning business stakeholders, project managers, and development teams on migration milestones and technical risks.
• Take the lead on diagnosing and resolving complex technical defects, optimising performance bottlenecks, and stabilizing processes before handoff to support teams.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices, and continuously improve consulting service offerings

Must Have Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Intelligent Automation software engineering, including practical experience with UiPath IXP (Intelligent Xtraction and Processing) — converting unstructured and semi-structured data such as emails, contracts, and invoices into structured data for automation
• Proven track record operating as a Technical Lead, successfully managing, staffing, and mentoring engineering teams.
• Solid experience with AI Center, Action Center and proven expertise in building Agentic AI solutions
• UiPath Advanced RPA Developer certification
• Exposure to coded agents and agent builder of UiPath
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to reverse-engineer legacy processes and design elegant, efficient modern architectures
• Solid command of software engineering principles, including SQL databases, API integrations, and version control (Git).
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the proven ability to conduct technical workshops, elicit granular business requirements, and negotiate complex architectural decisions with non-technical executives

Nice to have qualifications

• Python coding skills or willingness to grow technical capabilities
• Interest in upskilling in related technologies such as process mining (e.g., Celonis, UiPath Process Mining), low-code platforms (e.g., Power Apps), conversational AI (e.g., Cognigy, Druid), or test automation (UiPath Test Suite)
• Experience in Automation Anywhere, Power Automate