UiPath Solution Architect with Security Clearance

R-00132937 Description Leidos is seeking a UiPath Solution Architect to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSA’s Digital Modernization Strategy
 Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation business solutions using Robotic Process Automation, supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public, positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month.  We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills :  Solution Architecture, UiPath Development, Modern Software Development (C# with .Net Core, Java, Go-Lang, or Python), Infrastructure/Platform Automation, Agile Development Methodologies
If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading TEAM CULTURE Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer “yes” to the following questions:
• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?
* Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?
* Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?
* Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?
* Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?
* Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?
* Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect? MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship
Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills
Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset
DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most
If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you
Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.   Find your “Why” with us and take your place in our Leidos Family
• Provide architectural leadership in shaping engineering strategy, policy, design, and development for attended and unattended automation at scale.
* Architect, develop, design, integrate, implement, and manage operation of large-scale robotic process automation platform in a Cloud native environment.
* Use extensive knowledge in multiple development languages, software development and system design best practices, robotic process automation, infrastructure and configuration automation, testing, tool integrations, and communication to enhance robotic process automation platform.
* Provide hands-on experience developing customer integration and reference implementations for enterprise robotic process automation architecture.
* Provide architectural oversight to support the development team’s RPA development, integration, test automation, security testing, and deployments.
* Provide architectural oversight, hands-on software expertise, and mentoring in these areas: RPA, modern application integration, service oriented architectures (SOA) / APIs, security, business process management/business rules processing, infrastructure and configuration automation, reporting, user experience (UX) and accessibility (Section 508/WCAG/USDS Web Standards).
* Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component: RPA, vendor integration, front-end, business logic, middleware, or database (PL/SQL and Data Modeling).
* Reviews bot requirements for policy compliance (In-Take Gate Approval)
• Reviews bot implementation/operational readiness for policy compliance (Publish Gate Approval)
• Triage UiPath issues regardless of area (bot code, plugin, runtime environment, user configuration, security, performance,  design, etc.)
• Review next UiPath release and components/plugins for compatibility issues, impacts to existing bots, new features, etc.
• Review and advise organizational policy for UiPath development, testing, operations, and license management.
• Brief executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
* All other duties as assigned or directed
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS ( Basic Qualifications )
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field

* Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
* 12+ years of experience with full lifecycle development
* 7+ years of combined experience of modern software development (C# with .Net Core, Java, Go-Lang, or Python).
* 4+ years of experience with architecture, design, implementation with a focus on UiPath or other automation platforms
* 3+ years of experience with UiPath development
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
Contract requirement
*** Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD (DO NOT REMOVE) *** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week
FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE ( Required Skills ) These skills will help you succeed in this position:
• Proven expertise in architecting, designing, and implementing solutions adhering to best practices for operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost optimization, and sustainability.
* Extensive understanding and experience with designing and developing software (including APIs) with C# with .Net Core, Java and at least one additional language such as Python, Go-Lang, or Node.js.
* Create, design, and review for Robotic Process Automation architecture directives and documentation including technology roadmap, standards & guidelines, processes, and reference implementations.
* Hands-on experience with vetting, integrating, and implementing new technologies and processes with an RPA platform.
* Experience in architecting and developing attended and unattended RPA bots at an enterprise level and as bridge to digital modernization including using PCOM, Screen Scraping, and APIs.
* Hands-on experience with UiPath core components including Studio, Orchestrator, Test Manager and Test Suite.
* Solid understanding of modern development including using developing reusable components leveraging UiPath ReFramework, Object repositories, Action Center,  UiPath templates, libraries, and activities.
* Experience with UiPath Studio and associated tools such as Recording, Screen Scraping, Data Scraping, Ui Explorer, Package Management, Debug, and Workflow Analyzer.
* Experience with UiPath Sequences, Flow Chart and State Machines project types
* Use of agile methodologies for bot development
* Experience project planning and tracking for RPA projects
* Knowledge of building selectors with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Experience in communicating with and presenting solutions to executive leadership

* Excellent communication and written skills HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills) Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
• Experience with DevOps especially using CI/CD best practices to automate testing, security, verification, and promote/accelerate quality releases to Production.
* Experience using Active Directory to manage authorization.
* UiPath Certifications, or Azure Cloud certifications
* Experience with integrating with Atlassian suite (BitBucket, Jira, Confluence,  etc.) and Microsoft Office 365
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success
We empower our teams and contribute to our communities
Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community
Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business
Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most
If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you
Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.  We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family
Are you an US citizen, US resident, or Visa candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland
ITSSCII Original Posting Date: 2024-04-16
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary
Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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