Job Description

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Responsibilities

Main Purpose:
IPEX is a global team that delivers process and control transformation, simplification, and digitization. This role is part of Insights & Automation team that supports IPEX initiatives by designing, building and deploying automations and analytic tools and technologies. The IPEX Automation Senior developer role will

• Architect, design, document, develop and sustain automation solutions which include RPA, Chatbots, Microsoft Power Suite, Process mining & Machine Learning products for PepsiCo's LATAM & Europe Finance & Controls internal as well as external partners
• Develop automation standards on various automation tools by leveraging industry best practices and partnering with peers in same capacity across different organizations
• Act as a technical SME and provide guidance and trainings to associates within IPEX automation team
• Thrives on solving complex problems through automation & innovation impacting change at scale in a diverse environment

Key Accountabilities: * Develop process optimizations according to published governance frameworks and standards - Decision, Execute

• Develop RPA's, Chatbots, Power Automate and PowerApps applications according to published governance frameworks and standards
• Scope new technologies to integrate in IPEX Insights and Automation toolkit, including but not limited to Machine Learning technologies, OCR capabilities, process mining & emerging technology.
• Work in conjunction with Business Analyst to help design effective and sustainable automations for business process, ensuring control requirements
• Lead IPEX I&A global development teams for on time project delivery and quality code
• Provide guidance to fellow RPA developers & review the automation deliverables & documentation produced by them
• Support the planning, prioritization, and implementation of automation testing including designing and developing RPA test plans, scripts, and procedures
• Perform unit testing prior to releasing automations for UAT
• Coordinate and support user acceptance and regression testing, including preparing test scenarios and collecting approvals from business process owners
• Oversee test coverage and the timely resolution of defects
• Coordinate and support end user manual preparation, training planning and execution and certification
• Lead RPA Infrastructure sustainment and dictate best practices for automation deployment in IPEX and citizen development portfolio.
• Provide implementation and post production support to ensure business stability- Execute

• Coordinate and support incident resolution
• Coordinate and support change request analysis and implementation, including analysis and evaluation of changes
• Control execution and compliance for all activities aligned with time and quality objectives for area of responsibility
• Work independently but also function well within a team of developers to drive cross functional learning, development and sharing of leading practices - Decision, Execute

• Develop strong working relationships with internal partners, both business users and technical resources
• Participate in reporting automation, optimization, and other projects related to analytics and reporting
• Mentor more junior colleagues in their automation development & deployment efforts
• Participate in cross-functional collaboration to help develop and implement solutions that are configured as prescribed by LATAM & Europe Finance and controls standards
• Provide status and escalate issues to supervisor
• Contribute to continuous improvement - Execute, Consult

• Work with business partners to understand areas for improvement and document those opportunities
• Direct communication with senior leaders to help understand areas of opportunity for automation and socialization of existing automations
• Serve as SME to others seeking to utilize RPA for automating and streamlining existing manual processes
• Identify opportunities for replication and reusability of existing logics & technology to drive additional organizational efficiency
• Collaborate with other members of the Global RPA Virtual Team to create comprehensive documentation in accordance with published standards
• Contribute towards developing an efficient sustainment model
• Vendor assessment on contractors and SOW's

"#Locations: Pune, India; Gurgaon, India; Hyderabad, India; Kolkata, India; New Delhi, India; Bangalore, India"
Qualifications

Key Skills/Experience Required

• Client and delivery orientation
• Business process analysis and optimization
• Ability to manage complexity and work independently with large amounts of information
• Higher education degree; Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics. Management Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Procurement, business or related field
• Advanced MS Excel skills; ability to work with macros, formulas, big data
• Experience developing SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, excellent analytical skills
• Substantial experience with software development life cycle and RPA technologies
• Delivery experience in RPA platforms preferable UiPath or other platforms such as Automation Anywhere, or Blue Prism
• Delivery experience in Power Platform including

• Power Automate
• Power Apps
• Power Virtual Agents
• Power BI
• Understanding of Python and Object-oriented languages and scripting
• Understanding of database query languages
• Well versed with Artificial intelligence (AI)and Machine Learning (ML) concepts
• Experience developing complex applications using Microrsoft PowerApps and Power-Automate platform
• Well versed with developing sharepoint lists, securing them and integrating them with PowerApps
• Experience developing FAQ and transactional based chatbots
• Cross-functional business and application knowledge
• Ability to create proper functional requirements and detail specifications
• Technical aptitude to learn new software quickly
• Ability to break down business problems into logical tasks and think creatively
• Project and change management experience, preferably involving IT implementations and UAT management
• Experience documenting process flows and business requirements
• Strong facilitation/presentation skills
• Ability to collaborate with, as well as coach & mentor, less experienced colleagues
• Experience leading small team groups
• Ability to work with a large, global, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high-quality applications
• Must be able to work on multiple initiatives simultaneously and prioritize assignments to deliver quality work in a timely manner
• Ability to balance responsibilities related to production support and project tasks simultaneously
• Ability to effectively engage and work with a global team
• Solid problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document and explain business processes and automated solution designs and to present technical details to a non-technical audience
• Ability to communicate effectively and adapt to potential language barriers
• Willingness to travel 20% of the time