Solution Architect - Digital Automation Tech Lead

Title: Solution Architect- Digital Automation Tech Lead

Location: Eagle, ID

Job Requisition ID: Req-259881

Time Type: Full time

About Lamb Weston

You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You'll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar - together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

The Digital Automation Tech Lead provides technical leadership and solution design ownership for enterprise automation capabilities, including Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and AI-enabled solutions. This role is responsible for defining automation standards, guiding development teams, and ensuring automation solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to enterprise architecture. The Tech Lead partners closely with Product Leads, Delivery Managers, and AMS providers to enable rapid, high-quality delivery of automation solutions while maintaining long-term sustainability.

Job Description

• Serve as the technical authority for digital automation solutions across RPA and AI platforms

• Design and govern automation solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI) in alignment with enterprise standards

• Evaluate and incorporate application-specific AI capabilities (e.g., Microsoft CoPilot, ServiceNow Now Assist, Salesforce AgentForce, SAP Joule, etc.) into automation and workflow designs where they add measurable value

• Partner with platform owners (SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow) to integrate native AI features into broader automation strategies

• Ensure AI-enabled automations are implemented responsibly, securely, and in alignment with enterprise governance and data standards

• Own solution design and technical direction for automation initiatives from concept through deployment

• Define and enforce automation architecture standards, patterns, and reusable components

• Guide internal developers and AMS resources on automation design, development, and best practices

• Review and approve automation designs, code, and implementations delivered by internal teams or AMS partners

• Ensure automation solutions meet enterprise standards for security, performance, scalability, and resiliency

• Partner with Product Leads to assess technical feasibility, complexity, and sequencing of automation requests

• Collaborate with Delivery Managers to support rapid delivery while managing technical risk

• Prevent proliferation of fragile or duplicative automations and manage technical debt

• Support complex troubleshooting and resolution of high-impact automation issues

• Identify opportunities to expand automation capabilities and improve platform adoption

• Maintain technical documentation, standards, and automation governance artifacts

• Stay current on emerging automation and AI technologies and assess applicability to the enterprise

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 8-12 years of experience designing and delivering automation solutions in enterprise environments

• Hands-on experience with the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate and Power Apps

• Exposure to application-embedded AI capabilities such as Microsoft CoPilot, SAP Joule, Salesforce AgentForce, ServiceNow Now Assist, or similar tools

• Experience assessing when to leverage native platform AI versus custom automation or AI solutions

• Understanding of AI governance, data considerations, and operational risks in enterprise environments

• Strong hands-on experience with RPA platforms and automation frameworks

• Experience designing AI-enabled automation or intelligent workflows

• Proven experience providing technical leadership and design governance

• Experience working with AMS or external delivery partners in a governed delivery model

• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, and data flows

• Experience operating in fast-paced, delivery-oriented environments

Capabilities:

• Automation architecture and solution design

• Technical leadership and influence without direct authority

• Rapid delivery enablement with appropriate governance

• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills

• Ability to balance speed, quality, and sustainability

• Innovation mindset with practical execution focus

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits- Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness- Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Anticipated Close Date

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.

Anticipated Close Date: 03/30/2026

Pay Transparency

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.

Pay Rate or Range: $127,620.00 - $191,400.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law