Senior Automation Developer

Full-time Job Type
On-site Work Arrangement
Senior-Level Experience
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This is an on-site, senior-level role based in Costa Rica with World Wide Technology. The company provides digital, AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure solutions globally. The role focuses on designing and implementing automation solutions using low-code/no-code platforms.

Skills / Requirements

  • AI Models
  • Application Lifecycle Management
  • BI Reporting
  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
  • Git
  • JavaScript
  • Low Code/No Code
  • Power Automate
  • Python
  • React
  • Regex
  • RPA
  • SharePoint
  • SQL
  • UiPath
  • User-Centered Design
  • Vibe Coding
  • XML/JSON

Why Apply

This role is ideal for those skilled in low-code/no-code platforms like Power Automate and UiPath, and familiar with AI models and vibe coding. You'll leverage AI tools to build robust automation workflows and drive digital transformation.

What You'll Be Doing

You will design and implement enterprise-grade automation solutions, manage platform architecture, and mentor junior engineers. Your work includes lifecycle management, addressing live environment issues, and enhancing system performance and security.

Working in Cri, United States

  • Costa Rica offers a growing tech scene with opportunities in digital transformation projects.
  • Known for its high quality of life, Costa Rica is a desirable location for professionals.
  • The country provides a stable political environment and a strong commitment to sustainability.
  • Costa Rica's natural beauty and biodiversity offer a unique lifestyle outside of work.

Pay and Career Growth

The role offers a chance to work in a company recognized for its innovation and supportive culture. You will have opportunities to lead impactful projects and mentor others, with a focus on automation and AI technologies.

Benefits and Perks

  • competitive salary
  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Wellbeing Package

Is This Role Right for You?

Good fit if you...

  • Experienced in Power Automate and UiPath for automation solutions.
  • Comfortable with AI models and vibe coding for software development.
  • Skilled in mentoring junior engineers and leading projects.

May not be for you if...

  • Lacks experience with low-code/no-code platforms.
  • Unfamiliar with AI tools and vibe coding practices.
  • Prefers remote work over on-site roles.

Original Job Description

This position is only accepting applicants already located in Costa Rica

Why WWT?

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT’s work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe.

Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software, WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT’s culture, grounded in core values and leadership philosophies, has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

What is the Automation Team and why join? Join a team that is at the forefront of digital transformation, driving innovation through cutting-edge automation solutions. As a Senior Automation Developer at WWT, you will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects across a global organization, mentor the next generation of automation engineers, and help shape the future of how we work.

Responsibilities:

Platform Architecture, Governance & Lifecycle Management

Coordinate and collaborate with Platform Architects and Administration teams to follow, establish, and actively promote organizational best practices across Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Platform Lifecycle Management (PLM), governance, security, performance, and scalability.

Drive the adoption of standard logging, proactive monitoring, and alerting frameworks to ensure absolute system visibility.

Robust End-to-End Automation Delivery

Design and implement robust, enterprise-grade workflow automation solutions utilizing industry-standard Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC) platforms in strict accordance with company policies and cybersecurity guidelines.

Lead continuous agile development alongside Product Owner(s) by owning the end-to-end lifecycle—planning, prioritizing, designing, testing, and managing the rollout of high-impact solutions.

Apply user-centric product principles to develop apps and workflows that boast consistent, intuitive, and highly accessible user interfaces.

Assist with day-to-day production support, remaining accountable for addressing and swiftly resolving critical live environment issues.

Proactively tackle and resolve complex architectural bottlenecks related to platform performance, reliability, and security vulnerabilities.

Leadership, Culture & Innovation

Act as a technical anchor by guiding, coaching, and supporting junior and mid-level engineers through structured mentorship and constructive design advice.

Actively drive the internal adoption of workflow automation platforms across business units with an unyielding “Automation-first” mindset.

Continuously learn, test, validate, and recommend the pragmatic use of cutting-edge developments in automation and AI technologies.

Work collaboratively as a proactive, reliable team player within a highly supportive environment, demonstrating cultural flexibility when navigating diverse, global, and cross-functional project teams.

Take complete, unconditional ownership of your operational role, consistently pushing boundary lines to exceed internal and external client expectations.

Qualifications:

A minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering or automation delivery experience, with at least 3 years directly focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining institutional scale RPA infrastructure with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate Desktop, Power Automate Cloud, Dataverse) and UiPath.

A minimum of 2 years of experience with enterprise grade programming languages such as Java Script, REACT, Python, Java or C#.

A minimum of 2 years of experience and strong foundational knowledge working with SQL and RDBMS systems such as SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, etc.

Familiarity with the latest AI models and Vibe Coding.

Experience working with other Automation technologies and Low-code platforms in addition to the ones listed above.

Experience working with intermediate string manipulation capabilities using Regex, and XML/JSON schemas for custom API interactions.

Experience working with SharePoint and different types of data stores (RDBMS, Flat Files, Columnar DBs, blob storage containers, etc.).

Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Git and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) concepts.

Proficiency in communicating with business users, understanding business processes and functional areas, and quickly implementing workflow automation solutions collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Proven track record of idea-to-execution ownership of business user facing deliverables.

Ability to assess existing solutions and applications to identify gaps and opportunities, recommend action items, drive technical excellence and mentor junior team members.

Ability to understand users’ goals and context of use in designing LCNC apps and automation solutions, providing user-centered design guidance and mentorship to other automation engineers.

Experience with BI reporting tools like Tableau or Power BI preferred.

Experience with user research, usability testing, and wireframing is a bonus.

Core Architecture Competence Breakdown:

Microsoft Power Automate (60% Weight)

Deep expertise in Power Automate Desktop, specifically engineering highly stable surface automation actions across Citrix virtual desktops, Oracle ERP legacy forms and Oracle ERP Cloud.

Proven capability configuring and consuming native Dataverse Work Queues to manage transaction life cycles, exception SLA tracking, and distributed processing.

Advanced implementation of Cloud Flows, custom API connectors, managed environment variables, and real-time automated/webhook event triggers.

Expertise manipulating UI elements via advanced selector editing, HTML DOM traversing, CSS/Regex matchers, and desktop accessibility APIs.

Hands-on implementation of AI Builder models (e.g., Document Processing, custom entity extraction) directly integrated into transactional flows.

UiPath Enterprise (40% Weight)

Proficiency with UiPath Studio and StudioX to build modular, maintainable workflow components.

Advanced architectural command over the standard RE Framework, adapting its state-machine loop for custom exception handling, transaction logging, and state initialization.

Complete lifecycle management of Assets, Queues, Encrypted Credentials, Unattended Robot pools, and alert management.

Engineering interactive enterprise front-ends using UiPath Apps and routing complex exceptions through Action Center.

Leveraging AI Center and Document Understanding pipelines to parse unstructured documents.

Licenses and Certifications (Nice to have):

Microsoft Certified Power Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)

Microsoft Certified Power Platform Solution Architect (PL-6200)

UiPath Certified Automation Developer Associate

UiPath Certified Automation Developer Professional

UiPath Certified Automation Solution Architect Professional

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

Health and Wellbeing: Combined Health Insurance (Dental and Vision), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program

Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Bereavement

Additional Perks: Employee Assistance Program, Employee Discount Program and more!

Note: This is not an all-encompassing list and should not be used as a complete description of the plan’s benefits.

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all!

If you require accessibility accommodation(s) or adjustment during any stage of the hiring process, please let your WWT Recruiter know. The recruiter will work with you to understand your needs and help ensure an accessible experience throughout the interview process.

WWT will consider for employment, without regard to disability, a disabled applicant who satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the job and is capable of performing the essential requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call 1-800-432-7008 and ask for Human Resources.