Marubeni-Itochu Steel America (MISA) is part of a global team trading in a wide range of steel products. The MISA IT team is currently seeking a Technical Applications Assistant Manager in our New York Headquarters office.
We are establishing an enterprise Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) to unify and scale automation streams across our operations in Americas. The Technical Applications Assistant Manager will lead the platform, combining AI agents, RPA, and enterprise systems to deliver sustainable, secure, and scalable automation. This role is positioned as a core technical leader within the CoE and a potential future successor to broader CoE leadership responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own the end-to-end technical architecture for Agentic Automation (UiPath Maestro) integrated with UiPath RPA and enterprise systems.
- Establish and enforce engineering standards for reusable components, exception handling, logging, deployment, and monitoring.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership through code reviews, troubleshooting, and refactoring support.
- Partner with the CoE Lead on platform operations, release management, and environment strategy.
- Define guardrails for agentic automation, including human-in-the-loop, escalation paths, and decision boundaries.
- Collaborate with security, ERP, and business stakeholders to ensure compliance, auditability, and access control.
- Promote reuse and standardization across divisions and locations.
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Effective collaboration and communication skills to work closely with development, operations, and business teams. Strong organizational and time management skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. Ability to lead and communicate effectively across IT and business teams. Exposure to ERP systems (e.g., SAP WinGUI) and operations such as order management, finance, or logistics. Experience designing governance for automation or AI platforms. Demonstrate deep understanding of Stored Procedures and Microsoft SQL Server technologies including SSIS and SSRS to support data integration, reporting, and automation solutions.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field preferred
- 6+ years of experience in automation, software engineering, or solution architecture, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong computer science fundamentals
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- No physical exertion required
- Required to sit for long periods of time
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Usual office working conditions
- Occasional travel for business needs
$95,000 - $110,000
Compensation & BenefitsHourly rate or annual base salary determined by experience and work location.
Non-exempt roles are required to receive time-and-one-half overtime for time worked in excess of 40 hours in a calendar week. Any time worked between 35 hours and less than 40 hours in a work week will be compensated at straight time (the current hourly rate) unless otherwise required by applicable law.
All positions qualify for our Incentive Compensation Plan.
We're committed to providing benefits that prioritize your well-being, growth, and success making the journey with us truly rewarding. At MISA we offer generous Paid Time Off, company paid holidays, supplier discounts, Commuter Expense Reimbursement Plan (for applicable locations), reimbursement for travel expenses that follow our Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy (including transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses and miscellaneous business expenses), tuition reimbursement, annual training credit to invest in our employees' continuous growth and success, work-life balance with a standard 35-hour week, a hybrid work style, 401(K) that includes a company match, and an EAP program designed to support and provide you with the tools in various aspects of life.
Benefits offered to Full-Time employees and their dependents include Medical Plan coverage options provided by United Healthcare, Vision coverage provided by United Healthcare and Dental coverage provided by Delta Dental. Company paid benefits provided by Reliance Matrix include Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. We also offer a Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Saving Account and Health Savings Account provided by United Healthcare.
At MISA we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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