Job Summary:

The RPA Solution Architect is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise automation solutions using leading RPA platforms. This role defines automation architectures, development standards, governance models, and integration patterns that streamline operations and reduce manual effort across business units. The incumbent collaborates with business analysts, RPA developers, process owners, IT teams, and leadership to deliver high-quality automations across healthcare, government, financial services, and commercial organizations. Supported platforms may include Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, and other enterprise RPA tools.

Job Duties:
•    Architects end-to-end RPA solutions including bots, workflows, triggers, exception handling, and human-in-the-loop processes
•    Develops solution designs, architecture diagrams, PDDs/SDDs, and configuration approaches consistent with platform best practices
•    Establishes scalable automation patterns for attended/unattended bots, transactional processing, queue-based workloads, and high-volume operations
•    Ensures solutions adhere to security, performance, and maintainability standards
•    Leads process discovery workshops with SMEs to identify automation opportunities and determine suitability for RPA
•    Conducts complexity, feasibility, and ROI assessments to build automation roadmaps
•    Re-engineers inefficient or fragmented processes to optimize automation coverage and long-term maintainability
•    Documents current-state and future-state workflows with a focus on operational efficiency
•    Defines RPA development standards, reusable components, naming conventions, and documentation templates
•    Creates architectural guardrails around credential management, access control, exception handling, logging, and monitoring
•    Standardizes environments, deployment processes, and version control across the automation practice
•    Leads design reviews, validates solution feasibility, and ensures compliance with enterprise IT and security policies
•    Collaborates with IT and integration teams to implement secure connections between bots and enterprise systems
•    Works with business analysts to translate requirements into technical specifications and automation-ready process flows
•    Coordinates with infrastructure teams to ensure proper configuration of RPA runtimes, orchestrators, and environments
•    Supports developers during build cycles with design clarification and troubleshooting
•    Defines monitoring, alerting, and error-handling strategies for production bots
•    Ensures automations are resilient to system changes, interface updates, and dependency failures
•    Oversees release management, deployment staging, and change control processes
•    Provides escalation support for complex production issues and system-level challenges
•    Supports automation pipeline planning, prioritization, and capacity forecasting
•    Guides RPA developers through technical implementation, ensuring adherence to design and standards
•    Participates in UAT, cutover planning, and hypercare support for new deployments
•    Tracks delivery progress and communicates risks, issues, and design changes to stakeholders
•    Stays current with advancements in RPA platforms, workflow orchestration, and enterprise integration tools
•    Identifies opportunities to enhance automation quality through reusable components, templates, and improved framework standards
•    Supports scaling of the RPA practice by contributing to COE maturity, capability development, and platform governance
•    Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:
•    High school diploma or equivalent, required
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business Administration, preferred

Experience:
•    Seven (7) or more years of experience in system design, software engineering, and solution architecture for RPA implementations, required
•    Experience designing secure, scalable automation solutions in enterprise environments, required
•    Strong understanding of business process mapping, optimization, and workflow design, required
•    Experience in healthcare, government, financial services, or commercial organizations, preferred

Certifications:
•    RPA platform certifications (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Microsoft Power Platform), preferred

Software:
•    Strong expertise with at least one enterprise RPA platform (Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism), required
•    Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, ERP/CRM/EMR systems, and message queues, required
•    Proficiency with BPMN modeling tools, Visio/Miro, PDD/SDD templates, required
•    Experience with orchestration tools such as UiPath Orchestrator, Automation Anywhere Control Room, Power Platform Admin Center, required
•    Experience with monitoring tools, log analytics, and control frameworks, required
•    Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Logic Apps, MuleSoft, Boomi), preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
•    Excellent communication and collaboration skills
•    Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
•    Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•    Commitment to security, compliance, and governance best practices
•    Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
•    Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
•    Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
•    Learns quickly and adapts to new technologies

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range:  $165,000 - $195,000
Maryland Range:  $165,000 - $195,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range:  $165,000 - $195,000
 

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. 

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.  BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. 

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• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
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