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Senior Software Engineer - Automation

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Reference ID R175113 Updated 05/08/2025
Information Technology (IT)
India
Bengaluru
N/A

What’s the role

As a Senior Software Engineer - Automation in Blue Prism, you will collaborate with the Core RPA DevOps team to address production issues. You will leverage your proficiency in Python, PowerShell, and JavaScript, as well as tools like ServiceNow and Moogsoft. Your critical thinking and attention to detail will be essential, along with your familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies. With extensive experience in Azure services and CI/CD tools, you will work closely with the Shell architecture team, external vendors, and COE and Portfolio teams to promote automation adoption. Your leadership and stakeholder management skills will be crucial for ensuring seamless integration and continuous improvement of automation solutions.

What you’ll be doing

  • Prioritize requests and incidents, following change management processes.

  • Manage issues end-to-end, collaborating with developers, vendors, and business teams.

  • Troubleshoot infrastructure landscape (Azure, Client Virtualization, IAM, Virtual Desktops).

  • Ensure automated solutions adhere to development and coding standards before production.

  • Share knowledge and best practices with DevOps Engineers on RPA/OCR/Chatbots.

  • Review code design, suggest best approaches, and create reusable components.

  • Support bot development for IT organization and train the IT user community on RPA tools.

  • Focus on key behaviors: Quality, Ownership, and Delivery.

What you bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. 

  • 9-12 years of experience in RPA development and implementation. 

  • Proven experience in leading RPA DevOps teams.

  • Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, and JavaScript

  • Strong knowledge of Blue Prism, ABBYY, and Power Automate Desktop.

  • Certifications in any of the following are highly desirable: Blue Prism Developer (AD01) - Blue Prism, Celonis Solution Architect – Celonis, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals 

  • Experience with RESTful services, Postman, and API Gateway are added advantage.

  • Knowledgeable at tools like ServiceNow and Moogsoft.

  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodology. 

  • Extensive experience with Azure services (Function, Logic App, Storage, Key Vault, Service Bus, Event Hub) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Bicep) and cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker). 

  • Understanding APIs (SOAP/REST) for system interactions. 

  • Integrating Blue Prism with web and desktop applications. 

  • Using surface automation techniques for non-standard applications. 

  • Understanding reasoning models and generative AI solutions. 

  • Utilize cloud services (e.g., Azure AI) to manage AI workloads.

  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies and version control systems. 

  • Experience in stakeholder management and collaboration with architecture teams and external vendors. 

  • Up-to-date knowledge of the latest automation technologies and trends. 

  • Experience with cloud services (Azure) and infrastructure troubleshooting. 

  • Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results under pressure.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

  • Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

  • Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

  • Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

  • Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

  • Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

  • Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

  • Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

  • Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

  • Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

  • Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and

  • international teams.

  • Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.