Position: Sr. RPA UiPath Solution Architect Company: Regional Health Plan Location: Boise, Idaho (Hybrid or Remote) Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (6–9 months)
Role Overview As a Sr. RPA UiPath Solution Architect, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of scalable robotic process automation (RPA) solutions across a range of enterprise domains, with a particular focus on administrative, HR, and back-office functions. Initially serving as a senior-level individual contributor, this role will evolve into a pod leadership model overseeing a team of RPA developers while maintaining technical ownership of frameworks, best practices, and production oversight. Reporting to the RPA Practice Manager or Director, you’ll work closely with cross-functional business units and IT to identify automation opportunities that drive measurable productivity and cost savings.
Employee Value Proposition Purpose: This role exists to build a future-ready automation capability that enables Regional Health Plan to operate with greater efficiency, accuracy, and agility. By streamlining repetitive manual tasks across HR, finance, and operations, the work directly contributes to higher employee engagement and bottom-line impact. Growth: This is a strategic role offering rapid progression from senior architect to pod team leader. You’ll help establish the foundational standards and frameworks for an enterprise RPA Center of Excellence (CoE), gaining exposure to executive decision-making and long-term digital transformation efforts. Motivators: Top candidates will be drawn to the opportunity to lead with technical mastery, establish scalable frameworks like UiPath REFramework, and directly shape a growing team. This role offers the chance to create measurable business value, mentor others, and drive enterprise-wide change through automation.
Major Performance Objectives 1. Design and Launch a Scalable RPA Center of Excellence Within the first 90 days, lead the development of an enterprise-level RPA Center of Excellence aligned with best practices, using UiPath REFramework as the foundation. Define governance, architecture standards, and team workflows to ensure long-term scalability. Partner with IT leadership and domain stakeholders to gain alignment and support for enterprise-wide automation. 2. Deliver a Minimum of 3–4 High-Impact Automations Monthly Within the first 4–6 months, oversee and contribute to the delivery of a steady pipeline of 3–4 production-ready automation solutions per month. Ensure all automations align with business priorities, meet security and compliance standards, and deliver tangible ROI in terms of hours saved, errors reduced, or cost minimized. 3. Transition from Individual Contributor to Pod Leader By month 6, transition into a pod-based leadership structure, building and managing a small team of RPA developers. Provide oversight, technical mentorship, and performance guidance while retaining hands-on ownership of high-priority initiatives. Support career development of direct reports and reinforce best practices across all phases of the automation lifecycle.
Critical Subtasks 1. Conduct End-to-End Process Assessments Across Key Domains Within the first 30 days, work with HR, Finance, and Operations to identify top automation opportunities using structured discovery workshops. Evaluate feasibility, and stakeholder readiness. 2. Develop and Maintain Standardized UiPath Solutions Using RE: Framework Design and implement production-grade automations leveraging UiPath’s RE:Framework and best practices. Ensure code modularity, logging, exception handling, and maintainability are embedded in all deliverables. Establish internal documentation standards and peer code review processes. 3. Establish DevOps and Production Support Protocols Within the first 60–90 days, define and implement a reliable support model for automation production incidents. Work closely with infrastructure and service desk teams to establish issue triaging, error monitoring, and rollback mechanisms. Provide oversight of production support analysts and junior developers as needed. 4. Build and Manage a High-Performing Automation Pod Recruit, onboard, and manage a small team of UiPath developers (internal or contract). Delegate technical responsibilities while maintaining architectural oversight. Hold regular sprint planning sessions, daily standups, and performance coaching reviews to ensure delivery velocity and quality. 5. Align with IT Governance, Security, and Change Control Standards Collaborate with IT and enterprise architecture to ensure all RPA deployments align with existing security, change management, and infrastructure protocols. Lead technical assessments and risk reviews prior to deployment. 6. Define and Report on Automation KPIs and Value Metrics Track key success metrics for each automation (e.g., hours saved, error reduction, cycle time improvements). Develop executive dashboards and recurring reports to showcase program impact and identify future opportunity areas. 7. Continuously Evaluate and Integrate AI to Improve Performance Within the first 90–180 days, take ownership of identifying how AI and automation tools can support or enhance the core responsibilities of this role. Evaluate tasks that could be streamlined or improved, lead pilots, and embed continuous AI adoption into daily work. This task may be enhanced using AI-based planning tools or document understanding modules within UiPath.