Intelligent Automation Engineering Manager (8-12 yrs)

About Illumina :

Illumina is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems dedicated to making genomics useful for all.

Illumina's integrated Indian global hub in Bengaluru, Illumina India Biotechnology Private Limited, is focused on technology activities that will help usher in the next wave of innovation in healthcare and medical research.

If you're eager to work on challenging projects that uses cutting-edge technology to transform the future of healthcare, this is your chance to join a truly remarkable team.

Scope of Responsibilities :

Receives objective-based assignments :

- Determines resources needed to meet goals and deliver tactical results and provides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies.

- Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s).

- Works on assignments of diverse scope where problem solving requires the analysis of data and a variety of relevant factors.

- Erroneous decisions may cause delay in accomplishing short-term and/or annual goals.

- Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, customers, and/or functional peer group professionals.

- Leads cooperative efforts with stakeholders outside own area of expertise.

- Interactions require effective communication and presentation of results/recommendations.

- Manages the coordination of activities for a discipline or department.

- Guides team and is responsible for results, including budgets, methods, and staffing.

- Oversees professionals and may be responsible for subordinate supervisors.

- In some instances, may be responsible for a functional area and not have any subordinate employees.

Leadership & Organizational Development :

- Implement goals, policies, priorities, and procedures for Intelligent Automation (IA).

- Responsible for tracking and meeting those goals and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

- Drive innovation by leveraging emerging IA technologies to maintain a competitive edge.

- Build and lead a high-performing team, fostering engagement, growth, and results-driven execution.

- A proactive, roll-up your sleeves attitude to break down barriers and support the team through difficult situations (coding challenges, stakeholder management).

- Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the IA Center of Excellence (CoE).

- Perform related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Stakeholder Collaboration :

- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key corporate stakeholders and across the extended IBT team, ensuring alignment and responsive service delivery.

- Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical audiences, emphasizing business value.

Technical Leadership :

- Provide technical leadership in designing scalable and efficient IA solutions, leveraging RPA, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.

- Maintain high technical standards by implementing coding best practices and quality assurance protocols.

Quality Assurance :

- Oversee consistent code quality and establish automated testing strategies, utilizing tools such as UiPath Test Suite.

- Guide the development of robust automated testing to enhance IA solution quality and delivery speed.

Project Delivery Leadership :

- Implement and champion Agile principles and practices within the IA engineering team.

- Facilitate and participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

- Participate in the IA Release Train Team as the Technology Lead and collaborate with other teams within the organization to ensure alignment and coordination of agile practices.

- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team members to contribute to retrospectives and implement iterative enhancements.

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies & skills :

- Strong Leadership and People Management : Proven ability to coach, mentor, and lead high-performing teams, driving engagement and delivering results under tight deadlines.

- Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen : Expertise in linking Intelligent Automation solutions to business outcomes, translating strategy into actionable plans, and driving large-scale transformation initiatives.

- Relationship Building and Collaboration : Skilled in influencing and collaborating across all organizational levels, fostering partnerships with stakeholders, and aligning objectives with business needs.

- Effective Communication : Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, tailoring messaging to diverse audiences, and maintaining strong interpersonal and customer service skills.

- Adaptability and Problem Solving : Proficient in navigating changing environments, managing competing priorities, and independently solving complex problems with attention to detail.

Job Qualifications :

Required :

- Bachelor's degree in a software development and 8+ years' experience in delivering solutions to internal customers, with at least 3 years' experience in a management/leadership role.

- Demonstrated expertise in developing or leading teams to design, implement, and optimize IA solutions, leveraging tools such as RPA, machine learning, and AI to drive business value.

- Prior experience leveraging agile software development methodologies (e.g Asana, Scrum, Kanban).

- Expertise in UiPath ecosystem of tools, such as Orchestrator, Studio, Document Understanding, AI Center, Connectors, RE Framework, Integration Services, Data Service, Insights, Process Mining, Task Mining, Test Automation, etc.

Preferred :

- Professional experience in software development, with a recent focus on intelligent automation.

- Experience with the Microsoft Power Apps platform.

- Familiarity with cognitive automation and natural language processing.

- Knowledge of data integration and workflow orchestration.

- Exposure to cloud platforms and services (e.g, AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Azure) and integration with advanced AI applications across the environments.

- Experience within a center of excellence/shared services organization environment.