Sr. Systems Engineer I (Automation)

About the position

The IT Sr Systems Engineer I position serves as a senior technical role within the IT department. It requires demonstrated experience of information technology, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively both independently, as a mentor and as part of a team. Candidate will possess the self-motivation, experience, and skills to serve by providing technical insights driving the design, implementation, and optimization of complex systems under the guidance of a Principal Engineer or Manager. Collaborates with IT architecture to define strategy and work with various teams to implement high quality systems to meet business requirements. Delivers and supports IT infrastructure, product and platform solutions. Designs and delivers complex IT system initiatives, to include cloud, non-cloud and hybrid-cloud systems. Influences other IT teams, leadership, enterprise business partners, vendors and project/design teams, in all aspects of the secure & reliable hosting of applications throughout Exelon's large & complex enterprise and real time operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute the build and deployment processes for automation projects.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand business application configurations and dependencies.
• Exercise best practices to implement and maintain version control practices for automation artifacts and code standards.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for the build and deployment processes.
• Coordinate and manage the release process, ensuring that automation solutions are deployed successfully.
• Prepare build and deployment documentation for code releases.
• Maintain build and deployment documentation to support automation enhancements.
• Lead discussions with business partners and vendors to gather information.
• Consult with leadership, architecture, project teams and end users to identify system requirements and perform feasibility analysis on potential changes related to existing and future security and technical architectures.
• Write and disseminate system specifications, logical & physical architecture diagrams, and implementation plans.
• Deliver practical, efficient, and cost-effective solutions that satisfy business needs, including hands-on configuration, troubleshooting and optimization and supporting metrics for the same.
• Create and deliver presentations to Engineering and Architecture Review Boards.
• Provide oversight for less experienced engineers.
• Design, support and maintain custom system integration with other platforms, specific to the needs of the customers.
• Ensure all risks and issues are identified and are captured following set process and are actioned appropriately.
• Maintain knowledge of and compliance with preferred technologies, debugging and problem-solving skills; participate in peer code reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Networking
• 4 - 7 years' experience in IT infrastructure design, application design, cloud computing, disaster/recovery, or 7+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with system administration.
• Demonstrated ability to design and document processes & procedures.
• Experience transitioning work to operational teams.
• Maintained proficiency in programming languages commonly used in automation, such as Python, Java, or .NET.
• Experience with automation tools and platforms like HPOO, UiPath, Blue Prism, or Automation Anywhere.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and build automation tools.
• Demonstrated competence with business acumen within own discipline or function.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate highly technical information in non-technical terminology (written and verbal).
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with strong teamwork skills.
• Demonstrates ability to influence up down and across.
• Drives innovation by leveraging alternative perspectives and emerging technologies to deliver creative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver work aligning to project management principles & framework.
• Demonstrated ability to provide financial impact analysis.

Nice-to-haves

• Deeper understanding of programming languages, and an ability to solve engineering problems of increasing difficulty.
• Shows initiative beyond pure implementation.
• Experience building highly scalable applications.
• HPOO Trainings
• UiPath Advanced Automation Developer Professional Certification
• UiPath Automation Cloud Certification
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in developing and deploying RPA solutions.
• Experience in managing end-to-end RPA projects, including requirement gathering, solution design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Proficiency in analyzing business processes and identifying automation opportunities.
• Experience in creating detailed documentation of automation processes and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance standards relevant to the industry.
• Experience in unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Understanding of change management processes and ability to implement them effectively.

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: USD $107,200.00/Yr. - USD $160,800.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave (based on position)
• Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program