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Staff Software Development Engineer-Automation Engineer

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement, Baltimore, MD, United States


Position Summary
The Staff Software Development Engineer in Automation Production Support is a senior technical leader responsible for the stability, reliability, and operational excellence of enterprise automation solutions. The role owns production support strategy for RPA and automation platforms, leads complex incident resolution, and drives proactive improvements to reduce operational risk, partnering closely with engineering, infrastructure, QA, and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the

technical owner

for production support of automation and RPA solutions across critical business processes.

Lead

incident triage, root‑cause analysis, and permanent remediation

for high‑severity automation failures.

Establish and enforce

runbooks, support models, escalation paths, and on‑call readiness

for automation platforms.

Proactively identify systemic issues and implement

stability, resiliency, and performance improvements .

Provide

hands‑on technical leadership

for automation design, debugging, and optimization in production environments.

Review automation code and configurations to ensure adherence to

standards, security, and reliability best practices .

Partner with development teams to ensure

production readiness

of new automations before release.

Guide architectural decisions that reduce operational complexity and technical debt.

Design and maintain

monitoring, alerting, and health dashboards

for automation platforms.

Drive adoption of

AIOps, SRE, and automation‑first support practices

where applicable.

Improve observability by defining meaningful metrics such as uptime, failure rates, recovery times, and business impact.

Act as a

key escalation point

for automation‑related production issues.

Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and vendor teams to resolve platform‑level issues.

Communicate incidents, risks, and remediation plans clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Mentor engineers and support analysts in automation support best practices.

Required Qualifications

Extensive experience in

software development and production support

for enterprise systems.

Strong expertise in

automation/RPA platforms , scripting, and debugging complex workflows.

Proven ability to lead

incident response and root cause analysis

in high‑availability environments.

Deep understanding of

SDLC, CI/CD, release management, and production readiness standards .

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting

mission‑critical automation in regulated or high‑volume environments .

Familiarity with

monitoring tools, job schedulers, and orchestration platforms .

Experience implementing

resiliency patterns, failover strategies, and automation governance .

Demonstrated leadership in driving

operational maturity and continuous improvement .

Impact of the Role

Improves reliability and availability of automation supporting core business operations.

Reduces production incidents through proactive engineering and observability.

Ensures automation solutions scale safely and sustainably.

Elevates production support from reactive issue handling to

engineering‑led reliability .

Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Pay Range
Typical pay range: $106,605.00 – $284,280.00, based on experience, education, geography, and other factors.

Benefits
The position includes a comprehensive benefits package—medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings options, and wellness programs—based on eligibility.

EEO Statement
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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