Sr Automation Engineer

Job Description

JOB INFORMATION

Title:

Sr Automation Engineer

Officer Title:

AVP

Grade:

31

FLSA Classification:

Exempt

Date Last Edited:

3/14/2024

Reports To:

AVP Business Applications

Department:

IT

URL Link

https://hvfcu.jdxpert.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=2&jobcode=963

PRIMARY FUNCTION

Responsible for creating, designing and implementing technical automations to help drive process automation. Conduct analysis of organizational needs for the creation and implementation of automation solutions; participate in feasibility assessments of new automation opportunities and help determine best approach for automation.             

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Define automation data needs across systems and create a plan to implement automation solutions to address those.

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Perform design, scripting, implementing, maintaining and modifying automations of moderate complexity, significance, and risk.

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Direct or recommend enhancements for system performance, reliability, scalability, and capacity.

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Model and provide solutions targeted to meet existing, enhanced, and new platform solutions for business, customer, and infrastructure services.

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Problem solve issues that arise in day to day running of automated processes and providing timely responses and solutions as required

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Design automated process solutions in accordance with the standard RPA design principles and conventions

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Configure new automated processes and objects using core workflow principles that are efficient, well structured, maintainable and easy to understand

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Understand the business needs of the client and convert them into automated process, supporting both to the functional and the technical part of the requirements

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Adhere to all Credit Union policies, procedures, and regulatory agency requirements. Participate in all required and recommended training and development including, but not limited to, Bank Secrecy Act training (BSA) and demonstrate attained knowledge. Participate on Credit Union teams, projects and strategic initiatives when the opportunity arises. Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.

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Embrace and apply HVCU’s guiding principles to all activities and responsibilities. This includes the Credit Union’s Mission, Vision, Core Values, Employee and Member Value Propositions, Sales and Service Model, and commitment to Lean Six Sigma practices. Support the Credit Union’s initiatives by demonstrating teamwork and professionalism.

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Responsible for regular and predictable attendance including punctuality.

Bachelor’s Degree

Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.

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Minimum 8 Years

Experience with entire DevOps lifecycle - Orchestration, Configuration, CI/CD, Monitoring, Security

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Minimum 8 Years

Experience as a, automation engineer or similar software engineering role using automation and orchestration technologies (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, Ansible, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, etc.)

X

Minimum 5 Years

Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI).

X

Minimum 3 Years

Knowledge of RPA Concept & Automation Processes.. UiPath experience preferred

X

Minimum 2 Years

Experience with public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc

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Minimum 2 Years

Managing designing, building, deploying, and running web applications and application programming interfaces in an enterprise environment.

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Minimum 2 Years

Proficiency in process engineering concepts and practice

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Previous experience in financial services industry preferred

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Ability to multi-task and handle varying deadlines within a fast paced work environment.

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Ability to think and act strategically and proactively.

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Advanced project management skills.

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Advanced verbal and written skills.

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Must be able to communicate effectively with Senior Management as well as internal and external customers and vendors.

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Must demonstrate effective strategic planning, problem solving and decision making skills.

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Strong leadership, interpersonal and managerial skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Frequency

Physical Demand

Weight (lbs.)

Frequently

Sit for prolonged periods of time

Frequently

Required to communicate verbally

Frequently

Normal range of vision and hearing abilities required

Rarely

Lift and/or move objects

25

Occasionally

Travel outside of work location to attend meetings and training programs

Occasionally

Travel outside of work location to provide applicable technical/physical support

Frequently

Required to skillfully operate a computer, telephone and other standard office equipment

Rarely

Mobility to push, pull and reach.

Rarely

Kneel, stoop, bend, climb, crawl

Occasionally

Manual dexterity required

Occasionally

Manual and finger dexterity required

Frequently

Accommodate a flexible schedule to meet branch needs including evenings and weekends as well as providing coverage to other branch locations.

Frequently

Accommodate a flexible schedule to meet business needs including evenings and weekends.

Frequently

Works rotating shifts as needed and has flexibility to work additional hours including nights, weekends and holidays as required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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Typically the noise level in the work environment is moderate.

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May experience occasional job stress in dealing with difficult situations and/or high volume.

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May experience occasional job stress in response to job demands.

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High energy, high impact atmosphere.

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There are no significant hazardous conditions.

View Competencies

Service Excellence

Consistently incorporates Hudson Valley's member and employee value proposition, reinforcing organizational culture and brand differentiators.

Level 3

1. Creates a sense of accountability and personal ownership for employees and self.  2. Designs strategies to inspire peers and business unit to raise the bar of customer service delivery.  3. Monitors industry for trends in enhancing member service with special attention to financial services.  4. Establishes best practices for internal and external service excellence.  5. Systematically identifies potential problems when designing systems/processes using techniques including brainstorming and cost/benefit analyses to reduce the chances of unnecessary problems.

Results Driven

Drives critical activities to completion. Meets organizational goals and customer expectations.

Level 2

1. Clearly communicates expected results. Uses motivational tactics to generate team buy in. Consistently measures progress and refocuses efforts to ensure attainment.  2. Implements specific policies or practices based on laws or regulations governing these practices.  3. Makes effective use of technology to achieve results. Ensures access to and security of technology systems.  4. Takes full responsibility for results, keeping stakeholders properly informed of status, issues and potential problems.  5. Understands the organizations influence dynamics and uses that information to establish alliances to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

Resiliency

Adapts positively to changing environments in order to achieve business results.

Level 2

1. Anticipates the impact of change in markets, politics, and culture on the organization and its clients.  2. Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity.  3. Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches.  4. Implement change initiatives so as to minimize adverse impacts on people.  5. Understanding of the necessity of continuous personal growth; ability to gauge one's strengths, limitations and interests, and use of this knowledge for purposes of performance effectiveness and self-development.

Data Center Automation (Robotics)

Knowledge of and ability to automate day-to-day activities in a data center's environment in order to save or increase an organization's monetary benefits.

Level 3

1. Coordinates the data center's short-term and long-term responsibilities and activities.

2. Analyzes the benefits and risks of data center automation within an organization.

3. Compares and contrasts various data center automation vendors in the marketplace; suggests that vendors customize products for organizational purposes.

4. Advises on how to effectively automate tasks in a data center environment.

5. Manages a data center automation project, including its staff, time and budget.

6. Evaluates data center automation best practices within the industry; communicates on related policies and principles.

Leadership

Knowledge of, and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives.

Level 2

1. Utilizes an appropriate style of leadership: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire/free rein, etc.

2. Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence.

3. Manages own behaviors during interactions, such as feedback giving, to shape workplace events.

4. Utilizes positive reinforcement to motivate & attain desired behaviors; increases productivity.

5. Employs leadership theories, such as contingency and transactional, and associated techniques.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee in this position.  Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate, with or without notice.

Nothing contained in this material creates a contract of employment between an employee and Hudson Valley Credit Union or otherwise alters the at-will nature of the employment relationship.

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Please also note that Hudson Valley Credit Union respects the religious beliefs and practices of employees and will, on request, reasonably accommodate its employees when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on the Credit Union’s business.  Therefore, unavailability for work due to religious observances or practices may not be a bar to employment.