Enterprise Automation Engineer

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, with offices in Louisville, Central, Eastern and Northern Kentucky, as well as the Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan markets.

Job Title: Enterprise Automation Engineer I                 

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Enterprise Automation

Hours of Operation: M – F, 8am – 5pm                                                     

General Job Summary:

Contributes to the design, development, and support of automated business processes across the organization. This role builds reliable automations, performs testing and documentation, and supports production operations under the guidance of senior engineers to help increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and improve productivity.

Organizational Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, vision, and philosophy of the Bank and Trust areas
• Complies with all organizational policies and procedures

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor automation health; triage incidents; perform root-cause analysis and deploy fixes
• Maintain runbooks, documentation, and configuration; adhere to governance controls
• Implement small-to-medium automations using approved tools and patterns; follow SDLC and change-management procedures
• Participate in process discovery and requirements gathering; translate user stories into technical tasks
• Develop integrations using APIs, files, and queues; build resilient error handling and retry logic
• Create unit and functional tests; validate non-functional requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement through ticket hygiene, code reviews, and standards

Other Functions:

• Attend meetings and support cross-team collaboration as needed

Working Conditions:

• Works in office, computer room and conference rooms.
• Minimal travel required.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

Experience:   

• 0–2 years in automation, application development, or operations

• Familiarity with enterprise automation tools (UiPath, Blue Prism, Power Automate)
• Basic proficiency with scripting/programming (Python, C#, JavaScript), SQL, REST APIs
• Understanding of secure development practices and credential management
• Experience with observability/monitoring tools and log analysis

Specific Skills:          

• Systems thinking and architectural judgment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence

Certifications (Preferred):   UiPath, Blue Prism, or Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Primarily sedentary work performed in an office environment
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time while working at a computer
• Frequent use of hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
• Ability to speak clearly and hear well enough to communicate with clients, team members, and vendors via phone, video, and in person
• Visual acuity sufficient to read computer screens, printed documents, and financial data
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching
• Ability to lift and carry up to 10–15 pounds occasionally (e.g., files, office supplies)

Benefits:

• 401(K) with a company match of up to 6%
• ESOP employer match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Cancer/Disease insurance
• Accident insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Flexible Savings Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Bank paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Voluntary Life/AD&D insurance
• Bank paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program