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Senior Automation Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 70 - 83
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
8 September 2026 (20 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Software Guidance & Assistance Inc. (SGA) is searching for a Senior Automation Engineer for a contract opportunity with one of our premier clients in Boston MA. This is a remote position working east coast hours.
Senior Automation Engineer to join the Jetsons squad the intelligent automation engine within the Automation & Productivity group. This role sits at the intersection of RPA delivery AI integration strategy and production engineering. You will be expected to architect build and own automation solutions from the ground up determine when and whether AI is the right tool and ensure the stability of a live production automation environment that directly supports investment operations.
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Requirements :
Preferred Skills:
SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal boutique approach. Each year we match consultants like you to more than 1000 engagements. When we say lets work better together we mean it. Youll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service employee development and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .
SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race Color Sex Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Religion National Origin Disability Veteran Status Age Marital Status Pregnancy Genetic Information or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment and our services programs and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.
Senior Automation Engineer to join the Jetsons squad the intelligent automation engine within the Automation & Productivity group. This role sits at the intersection of RPA delivery AI integration strategy and production engineering. You will be expected to architect build and own automation solutions from the ground up determine when and whether AI is the right tool and ensure the stability of a live production automation environment that directly supports investment operations.
Responsibilities :
- Analyze design develop and deploy end-to-end automation solutions with a strong emphasis on business value cost savings and operational efficiency across the investment workflows.
- Serve as the primary technical owner for production automation stability proactively monitoring triaging and resolving incidents to maintain zero-defect delivery posture across all live bots.
- Evaluate automation requests and emerging AI capabilities (including LLM agents and agentic frameworks) to determine the optimal solution approach knowing when RPA AI or a hybrid model is the right fit.
- Build and maintain React-based front-end interfaces that surface automation outputs operational dashboards and AI-powered workflow tools for business users and stakeholders.
- Integrate LLM APIs (OpenAI Anthropic Claude Azure OpenAI) and AI-native patterns including RAG pipelines function calling and streaming interfaces into automation and operational tooling where applicable.
- Collaborate with the Product Owner during PI planning and sprint ceremonies to translate business requirements into well-scoped deliverable automation epics and user stories.
- Partner with business units to gather requirements assess automation opportunities and design workflows that meet each teams operational and regulatory needs.
- Document automation architecture design decisions and process flows using Arc42 or equivalent frameworks to ensure maintainability and knowledge continuity.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers on the squad establishing code quality standards review practices and AI integration patterns.
- Support the evaluation and adoption of emerging automation and AI tooling including UiPath Autopilot Agentic workflow frameworks and Snowflake-integrated data pipelines.
- Act as a liaison and represent automation capabilities and interests when interacting and collaborating with Intelligent Automation teams across the enterprise.
Requirements :
- Technical skills stack: UiPath React TypeScript LLM AI APIs REST APIs Github Actions / CI-CD Jira
- UiPath Development - Production-level RPA design and delivery; UiPath certifications preferred (UiARD or equivalent)
- React / Frontend Engineering - React 18 TypeScript component architecture integration with REST/API backends
- Automation Analysis & Design - Process assessment ROI/cost-saving analysis solution design and implementation planning
- Production Operations - Monitoring incident triage root cause analysis and remediation of live automation environments
- AI / LLM Integration - Hands-on experience with OpenAI Azure OpenAI or Anthropic APIs; RAG pipelines function calling streaming UX patterns
- Agile / SAFe Delivery - Active participation in PI planning sprint ceremonies and backlog refinement; Jira proficiency
- Sound architectural judgment. You understand both RPA and AI deeply enough to make principled decisions about when each is the right tool and when neither is. You can push back with data and propose alternatives.
- Production ownership mentality. You dont consider a bot done at deployment. You monitor it catch failures before users do and drive long-term stability as seriously as new delivery.
- Business-first automation thinking. You measure success in hours saved error rates eliminated and cost avoided not lines of code written. You partner with business stakeholders to size and validate impact.
- AI-native engineering curiosity. Youre actively exploring where LLM agents RAG and agentic frameworks fit into automation pipelines and youre excited to help get there responsibly.
- Clear cross-functional communication. You can translate technical tradeoffs into plain language for business stakeholders compliance teams and leadership and write documentation that outlasts your tenure.
Preferred Skills:
- Snowflake Python C# Power BI SharePoint RAG Pipeline Azure OpenA! SAFe Agile
SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal boutique approach. Each year we match consultants like you to more than 1000 engagements. When we say lets work better together we mean it. Youll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service employee development and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .
SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race Color Sex Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Religion National Origin Disability Veteran Status Age Marital Status Pregnancy Genetic Information or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment and our services programs and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
About the company SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say ... View more
