RPA Test Automation Engineer

Job Summary

Vertiv is seeking a technically skilled and self-directed RPA / Test Automation Engineer to serve as the hands-on lead for robotic process automation and internal test automation capabilities within Vertivs Digital organization. This individual contributor role is responsible for designing building and maintaining automation solutions using UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate as the primary RPA platforms while also owning the development and evolution of Vertivs internal test automation frameworks that support quality engineering across the SDLC. The RPA / Test Automation Engineer will operate the Digital organization and play a critical role in advancing Vertivs Operational Excellence strategic priority by reducing manual effort accelerating delivery cycles and increasing process reliability across enterprise business functions.

As an individual contributor in a lead capacity this role extends beyond hands-on delivery to include governance of Vertivs automation capabilities and active support of the citizen developer community. The RPA / Test Automation Engineer will define and enforce automation standards review and validate flows built by business citizen developers and provide coaching training and enablement resources to expand automation adoption across the enterprise. This position partners closely with technology and business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities prioritize the automation pipeline and ensure that all automation solutions are scalable secure and aligned to Vertivs enterprise architecture and compliance standards.

This position will be based onsite at Vertivs Westerville OH - HQ office location.

Responsibilities

• Lead UiPath & Power Automate Delivery:Design develop test and deploy end-to-end RPA solutions using UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate including attended and unattended bots orchestration configurations and Power Platform flows that automate high-value business processes.
• Own Internal Test Automation Frameworks:Build maintain and continuously improve Vertivs internal test automation frameworks including functional regression integration and API-level test suites ensuring alignment to SDLC standards and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Govern Automation Capabilities:Define and enforce automation development standards best practices naming conventions error handling patterns and reusability guidelines across all RPA and test automation assets.
• Enable Citizen Developers:Coach train and support business citizen developers using UiPath StudioX and Power Automate reviewing their automation for quality security and compliance before production deployment.
• Identify and Prioritize Automation Opportunities:Collaborate with business process owners IT and Digital stakeholders to assess and prioritize automation candidates conduct process discovery and build a governed automation pipeline aligned to business value.
• Integrate Automation into CI/CD Pipelines:Embed automated test execution into CI/CD workflows ensuring quality gates are enforced without sacrificing delivery velocity and contribute to shift-left testing practices across Digital delivery teams.
• Monitor Maintain and Optimize:Proactively monitor deployed automations and test suites for failures performance degradation and coverage gaps; implement corrective actions and drive continuous improvement of automation maturity metrics.
• Evaluate Emerging Automation Technologies:Stay current on advancements in RPA AI-driven automation (e.g. UiPath Autopilot Power Automate Copilot) and test tooling; provide recommendations for expanding Vertivs automation capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field; equivalent practical experience considered.
• 5 years of professional experience in automation engineering quality assurance or a related software engineering discipline.
• 3 years of hands-on experience with UiPath (Studio Orchestrator StudioX) and/or Microsoft Power Automate in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks (functional regression API and/or integration testing).
• Experience supporting or leading a citizen developer program or automation center of excellence (CoE) is strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with UiPath (Orchestrator attended/unattended automation) and/or Microsoft Power Automate (cloud flows desktop flows Power Platform ecosystem).
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g. Playwright Selenium Ruby-Cucumber X-Ray/Zephyr or equivalent).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling (Jenkins Gitlab Azure DevOps GitHub Actions or equivalent) for integrating automated test execution.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python Ruby JavaScript or equivalent) for custom automation and framework development.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (Jira ADO X-Ray or Zephyr).

Preferred Qualifications

• UiPath Certified Professional (UiARD or equivalent) or Microsoft Power Platform certification (PL-200 PL-400 or equivalent).
• Experience with AI-augmented automation features (UiPath Autopilot Document Understanding Power Automate Copilot).
• Familiarity with RPA governance frameworks and automation CoE operating models.
• Testing certifications such as ISTQB CSTE or CSQA.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments with TDD or ATDD practices.

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