Associate Director, Automation COE

KPMG - Baton Rouge, LA

Full-time - Senior

Baton Rouge, LA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director to join our Automation Center of Excellence (COE) organization. This role is pivotal in driving the development and implementation of automation solutions that enhance operational efficiency and deliver value to our clients. The Associate Director will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, design, develop, and maintain applications that meet end-user needs. This includes creating detailed test plans, debugging plans, and rollout plans to ensure successful deployment of automation solutions. In this position, you will be responsible for developing applications using PowerApps, Power Automate, Power Flow, Power BI, Power Fabric, Dataverse, and other Power Platform tools as necessary to meet business requirements. You will also create and maintain reports, dashboards, and other necessary items to display data and information for the business. Additionally, you will work with SharePoint Sites and lists to seamlessly integrate Power Platform and SharePoint, ensuring a cohesive user experience. As a leader within the Automation COE, you will partner with and mentor teams performing technical tasks related to the development and management of automations. Your contributions will be essential in the continuous improvement of the RPA COE's methodologies and tools. You will guide other developers in best practices for secure Power Platform development, review code for accuracy and functionality, and suggest technical modifications to prevent future issues. Furthermore, you will manage and support existing solutions within KPMG environments, utilizing approved software and tools to adhere to Secure Software Development Lifecycle methodologies. The role also involves supporting the migration of RPA Automations to Power Platform applications and staying updated on best practices as Microsoft evolves its Power Platform products. This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in automation technologies and a passion for driving innovation within a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements; design, develop, and maintain applications to meet the end-user requirements; create detailed test plans, debugging plans, launch, and rollout plans.
• Develop PowerApps, Power Automate, Power Flow, Power BI, Power Fabric, Dataverse and other Power Platform tools as necessary to meet business requirements.
• Create and maintain reports and other required items like screens, dashboards and more to display data and other information for the business; develop and work with SharePoint Sites and lists to seamlessly integrate Power Platform and SharePoint.
• Partner with and mentor Automation COE teams performing technical tasks related to development and management of automations.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the RPA CoE's methodologies and tools; guide other developers in best practices for secure Power Platform development; review code work for accuracy and functionality; make suggestions for technical modifications to prevent future problems.
• Manage and support existing solutions with KPMG environments; utilize approved software and tools to follow Secure Software Development Lifecycle methodologies to meet KPMG's policies and requirements.
• Support the migration of RPA Automations to Power Platform applications; continue to learn and implement best practices as Microsoft evolves the Power Platform products.

Requirements

• Minimum five years of recent, hands-on experience with RPA platforms - Automation Anywhere.
• Minimum three years of recent, hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, Dataverse.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or higher in information technology, computer science, or equivalent experience.
• Understanding and hands-on experience in secure design, development, and implementation on Microsoft technologies including Microsoft DevOps, GitHub, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Azure AD.
• Solid understanding and experience with different development methodologies; familiarity with cyber security frameworks and secure code development.
• Experience with complex and distributed organizational structure is preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills along with strong written and verbal communication skills; be self-motivated and accountable.

Benefits

• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance