Robotic Process Automation Developer Contract Jobs in Illinois

This role sits within a centralized AI Engineering and Automation Center of Excellence responsible for delivering enterprise-scale automation solutions across a large, distributed North American organization.

This is a mature, production-scale environment, not a pilot program or proof-of-concept operation:

• Approximately 125 unattended production robots and more than 200 automations currently in service
• Approximately 66 UiPath execution machines
• More than 19,000 automation jobs executed every 30 days
• Automations supporting business-critical functions including claims processing, policy administration, financial reconciliation, compliance reporting, and operational workflows
• UiPath (primary automation platform)
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Anthropic Claude
• ServiceNow
• Bitbucket

The organization is actively expanding into AI-assisted and agentic automation patterns, meaning this role will support both an established automation ecosystem and next-generation intelligent automation initiatives.

Positioning the Opportunity

This is a hands-on engineering role within a mature production environment that offers a genuine path into applied AI engineering and intelligent automation.

It is:

• A build-and-support engineering position with meaningful production ownership
• An opportunity to work on both traditional RPA and emerging AI-enabled automation solutions
• A role focused on developing new automation capabilities while supporting existing production workloads

It is not:

• A greenfield-only innovation role

What the Person Will Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy production-grade automations primarily using UiPath across multiple business functions and operational areas
• Build and maintain complex bot architectures, including multi-system integrations, structured exception handling, retry logic, and recovery patterns
• Troubleshoot and resolve production automation failures with minimal downtime while partnering with analysts, engineers, and architects
• Extend automation capabilities beyond UI-based RPA using Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, and webhook integrations
• Integrate AI services into automation workflows, including document understanding, classification, and large language model interactions
• Develop solutions using a Power Platform front-end and automation back-end delivery model
• Contribute reusable components, templates, and integration patterns while participating in peer code reviews
• Implement logging, audit trails, monitoring, and compliance-ready documentation for all production automations

Must Have

These are required screening criteria. Candidates missing any of these requirements should not be considered a fit.

• Three or more years of hands-on RPA development experience using UiPath as the primary automation platform
• Demonstrated experience supporting production-grade automations, including:
  • Exception handling
  • Logging
  • Error recovery
  • Multi-system integration
  • Production support
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and manipulation within automation workflows
• Current UiPath Developer Certification (see Certification section)
• Experience operating in an Agile delivery environment, including:
  • Daily standups
  • Sprint planning
  • Retrospectives
• Authorized to work in the United States on a W-2 basis without sponsorship and physically located within the United States for the duration of the engagement

Preferred

These qualifications strengthen a candidate's profile but are not required.

• Python scripting for automation, data manipulation, and API integrations
• PowerShell for orchestration, automation, and environment management
• Hands-on REST API and webhook integration experienceMicrosoft Power Platform experience, including Power Automate and Power Apps
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools such as Anthropic Claude, UiPath Autopilot, or GitHub Copilot
• Exposure to:
  • Agentic automation
  • Intelligent document processing
  • Document understanding
  • Process mining
  • Task mining
• Experience with Automation Anywhere or other enterprise RPA platforms
• Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software engineering practices
• Jira or Azure DevOps for backlog and delivery management
• Experience supporting regulated industries such as insurance, financial services, healthcare, or similar enterprise environments
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as:
  • Applied Epic
  • Vertafore
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Workday
  • Oracle Fusion
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience

Certifications Required

• UiPath Certified Professional (UCP) – Automation Developer Associate

Preferred

• UiPath Certified Professional (UCP) – Automation Developer Professional (formerly Advanced RPA Developer)

Also Preferred

• UiPath Agentic Automation Associate or Professional
• UiPath Specialized AI Associate or Professional
• Microsoft Power Platform certifications such as PL-400 or current Copilot/Agent-related certifications

Legacy Credential Note

Candidates holding retired UiPath certifications such as:

• UiRPA (RPA Associate)
• UiARD (Advanced RPA Developer)

may still be considered.

These certifications expire on October 15, 2026. If presented, note the expiration date and confirm the candidate's plan for transitioning to a current certification path.

Do not describe UiRPA or UiARD as current credentials.

Certification Guidance

Do not use the following as target certifications:

• PL-200 (retiring August 31, 2026)

as they are being retired and are no longer strategic certification targets.