Lead Product Engineer at Absa South Africa

Job Description

• Apply critical thinking, design thinking, and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to deliver high-quality automation solutions using UiPath and related RPA technologies.
• Lead all phases of the UiPath automation lifecycle: process assessment, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Design and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable UiPath workflows using REFramework and best practices.
• Quickly produce well-organized, optimized, and documented UiPath automation scripts and workflows.
• Ensure automation designs support principles of reusability, modularity, testability, scalability, and resilience.
• Apply UiPath best practices for workflow development, Orchestrator configuration, and enterprise deployments.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for UiPath (e.g., automated packaging and deployment using UiPath Orchestrator, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps).
• Implement robust monitoring and observability for UiPath bots using UiPath Insights, custom dashboards, and logging frameworks.
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python) to complement UiPath capabilities.
• Debug existing UiPath workflows and optimize performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with process owners, business analysts, and technical SMEs to improve and evolve automation solutions and standards.
• Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation, and verification testing for UiPath workflows.
• Apply version control (e.g., Git) for managing UiPath automation code and assets.
• Align all automation development and deployment processes to Group Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure guidelines.
• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging UiPath features (e.g., AI Center, Document Understanding, Task Mining) and intelligent automation trends.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of Group Automation Architecture, Infrastructure, and associated technical standards.

Required Skills & Knowledge

UiPath Expertise:

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• UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, REFramework
• UiPath Insights, AI Center, Document Understanding
• Strong experience in publishing and managing packages in Orchestrator

RPA Knowledge:

• Process analysis and optimization
• Best practices for bot scalability and resilience
• Integration with APIs, databases, and enterprise systems

Technical Skills:

• Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python)
• CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
• Version control (Git)

Certifications:

• UiPath Advanced RPA Developer Certification (mandatory)
• UiPath Orchestrator or Automation Hub experience (preferred)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

End Date: January 16, 2026