🚀 Senior Automation Engineer (UiPath/Power Automate) – High-Impact Government Program
About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a prominent Queensland Government Department to source a highly skilled Automation Engineer. This is a pivotal role within a major enterprise transformation program focused on Human Capital Management (HCM).
Your mission will be to identify, design, and implement intelligent, end-to-end automation solutions to eradicate manual, repetitive, and time-consuming tasks across critical business functions (HR, Payroll, ICT, and Data).
If you thrive on using technology to deliver tangible efficiency gains, improve compliance, and increase operational speed within a large, complex government environment, this is your next challenge.
Key Focus Areas
As the Automation Engineer, you will:
...Solution Delivery: Design and implement robust automation workflows using tools like UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, Python scripting, and custom API integrations.
Process Optimisation: Collaborate extensively with business SMEs and technical teams to accurately map current-state processes and prioritise high-value automation opportunities.
Best Practice: Develop and maintain reusable automation components, ensuring strict version control, logging, and compliance with Queensland Government security standards (e.g., IS18, IPOLA).
System Integration: Focus on automating processes, notifications, reconciliation, and integration handoffs between enterprise platforms, including exposure to SAP SuccessFactors/ECP and other Azure data environments.
Capability Uplift: Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge transfer, and the ongoing maturity of the department's automation capabilities.
Your Background and Skills
We are seeking candidates who possess:
Mandatory Automation Experience: Proven track record of delivering complex process automation solutions using commercial platforms (UiPath, Power Automate, or equivalent).
Technical Stack: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for task automation and system integration. Deep familiarity with API integration, REST services, and JSON/XML data exchange.
Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of business process mapping and optimisation, particularly across the HR, Payroll, or Data domains.
Documentation: Ability to produce clear, precise technical documentation, including process maps and automation registers.
Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills to liaise effectively with both highly technical specialists and non-technical business stakeholders.
Compliance Awareness: A good understanding of Queensland Government information security and data handling policies (e.g., IS18, IPOLA).
Next Steps
If you have the mandatory experience and are keen to drive major efficiency improvements within a leading state government department, please apply immediately!
Please submit your CV in Word format and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience.
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates must be Brisbane based with unlimited working rights.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
