Senior Software Engineer - IPA – Team Lead (IC4)

About the Role

GHX’s Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) engineering team is transforming manual, error-prone business processes into intelligent, efficient, and highly accurate digital workflows. A significant portion of the work will focus on digitizing business documents received via fax or PDF, leveraging advanced AI/ML capabilities for document understanding and data extraction.

We are looking for a Senior IPA Engineer who will not only lead a small engineering team but also provide technical direction, mentor developers, and collaborate closely with business and product stakeholders to deliver high-value automation solutions.

We are seeking a Senior IPA Engineer to lead the development and delivery of scalable automation solutions across business functions and would require hands-on expertise in RPA platforms (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, etc.), intelligent document processing, and cloud deployment (preferably AWS).. You will guide a team of automation engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive end-to-end automation strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of IPA solutions for complex business processes.
• Oversee digitization workflows for high-volume business documents, including OCR, document classification, and intelligent field extraction.
• Ensure smooth integration of IPA bots with upstream and downstream enterprise systems via APIs and other data exchange mechanisms.
• Create and track KPIs to demonstrate the value of the platform by creating Dashboards and metrics using tools like OpenSearch
• Define coding, testing, and deployment best practices for IPA development.
• Stay current with emerging technologies such as GenAI, LLMs, and agentic AI.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Architect and maintain RPA/IPA solutions deployed on AWS, leveraging services like EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, and CloudWatch.
• Ensure scalability, high availability, and security of the automation platform.
• Collaborate with DevOps/Infra teams for CI/CD pipelines and environment provisioning.

Team Management & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers, providing technical guidance and performance feedback.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Drive knowledge sharing, documentation, and cross-training across the team.

Process & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with business analysts and process owners to identify and prioritize automation opportunities.
• Work with business analysts, QA engineers, and product managers to translate business needs into scalable automation designs.
• Ensure all automation solutions meet business requirements, security compliance, and quality standards.
• Report project status, risks, and progress to leadership and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8–10 years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in RPA development (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, or similar).
• Proven track record of leading engineering teams or managing technical delivery in automation projects.
• Strong understanding of Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) concepts and tools.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services for hosting and scaling automation solutions.
• Solid experience with API integrations (REST/SOAP) and system interoperability.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages like Python, C#, or JavaScript for automation and integrations.

Preferred Qualifications

• UiPath Advanced Developer or Solution Architect certification (or equivalent in other RPA platforms).
• AWS Cloud practitioner certification