Job Summary
UiPath Platform Engineer – Automation Infrastructure & Reliability
Role Overview
Owns the stability, scalability, and reliability of UiPath automation platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. Ensures infrastructure readiness, high availability, and operational excellence for enterprise automation workloads.
Key Responsibilities
Automation Platform Engineering
- Install, configure, and administer UiPath Automation Cloud and hybrid/on‑prem components.
- Manage Orchestrator, Maestro, Test Suite, Automation Hub, Insights, and Agentic AI integrations.
- Lead platform upgrades, migrations, patching cycles, and performance tuning.
- Conduct platform readiness assessments and capacity planning for new workloads.
- Serve as Tier‑3 escalation for platform issues and drive root‑cause analysis.
Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering
- Provision and manage servers, environments, and infrastructure services.
- Design cloud-ready and hybrid architectures supporting automation and AI workloads.
- Implement HA/DR strategies, scalability patterns, and SLA-backed monitoring.
- Operate containerized services using Docker/Kubernetes where applicable.
- Build observability dashboards (Grafana, Splunk, ELK) for uptime and performance.
Security & Compliance
- Enforce platform hardening, encryption, and least‑privilege access.
- Remediate vulnerabilities and ensure audit readiness.
- Maintain logging, identity protection, and operational risk controls.
Required Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with UiPath Automation Cloud / Orchestrator.
- Expertise in cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), server management, and reliability engineering.
- Experience with Kubernetes/Docker and enterprise monitoring tools.
- Working knowledge of C#/.NET, Python, and SQL for troubleshooting.
- Strong incident management and cross-team collaboration skills.
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
