RPA Consultant - Python Automation

We are looking for a skilled and proactive RPA Consultant developer with strong hands-on Python automation experience to support, evaluate, and enhance existing RPA solutions. The role will collaborate with users and technical teams to troubleshoot incidents, gather requirements, develop Python-based automations and APIs, build new bots, support testing, and contribute to rollouts or minor projects.

Responsibilities:

• Incident Management and Troubleshooting: Maintain and troubleshoot existing robots and Python automation scripts; introduce changes due to new requirements, defects, or optimization opportunities
• Configuration, Enhancements, and RFCs: Design and implement automation solutions for financial and accounting processes using RPA tools, Python, REST APIs, SQL, and data validation logic
• Compliance and SOX Adherence: Maintain SOX-compliant records for all system changes, code changes, deployments, and approvals.
• Business Process Support and Collaboration: Collaborate with users, technical teams, and cross-functional teams (e. g., Finance, Procurement) to translate process needs into robust Python/RPA automation.
• Testing and Documentation: Write and execute unit, integration, and UAT test cases for bots, Python scripts, and API integrations; create functional and technical documentation. SOX compliance is key.
• Knowledge Development: Continuously grow technical knowledge in Python, automation frameworks, APIs, RPA tools, and business process areas.
• Multitasking, Prioritization, Project Support: Manage multiple incidents, RFCs, development tasks, and enhancements simultaneously, meeting deadlines with prioritization guidance. Contribute to rollouts, template enhancements, and minor sub-projects, ensuring deliverables meet business, coding, and compliance standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field such as information technology, computer science, business administration, or engineering.
• 4 to 8 years of hands-on experience as a developer/consultant or similar role, including a minimum of 4 years of Python automation/scripting experience.
• Proven hands-on experience in process automation.
• Strong Python programming experience for automation, scripting, and backend integration.
• Experience with Python libraries such as requests, pandas/openpyxl, logging, and exception handling.
• Knowledge of REST API development/integration and JSON/XML data handling.
• Knowledge of XML Path (XPath), parsing, and data extraction techniques.
• Knowledge of relational databases, SQL queries, and data validation.
• Experience with Git repository usage, branching, pull requests, and version control discipline.
• Ability to analyze/map processes and formulate automation recommendations.
• Ability to quickly identify root causes and solve production issues.
• Ability to translate business needs into secure, maintainable automated solutions.
• Interest in continuous learning about new technologies and automation patterns.
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Professional communication and collaboration skills with stakeholders and the RPA team.
• Experience in writing/executing unit and integration test cases and supporting business UAT.

Must Have Behavioural Competencies:

• Intermediate: Results orientation, teamwork, learning, and development.
• Proficient: Courage to challenge, decision-making.

Nice to Have Behavioral Competencies:

Intermediate: Change management, stakeholder orientation, inspiring trust, strategic thinking, innovation.

Preferred Technical Competencies:

• Knowledge of VBA for Microsoft Excel/Outlook and migration of VBA logic to Python where applicable.
• Knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Graph, and API-based workflow automation.
• Skills related to browser automation using Selenium WebDriver with Python.
• Windows environment, Jenkins/Git-based CI/CD, and scheduled job administration skills.
• Work experience with the SCRUM/agile delivery approach and code review practices.

The ideal candidate is a team player with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment. Required experience with the following technologies:

• Python scripting and object-oriented development for automation.
• REST API integration, XML parsing, and XPath.
• RDBMS/SQL, JSON handling, and data validation.
• Git repository, code review, and CI/CD basics.
• A willingness to grow technical and business knowledge is highly valued.