AI & Automation Engineering Lead

Noux Talent; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Noux Talent in Bolton (Hybrid – 1-2 days onsite) seeks an experienced AI & Automation Engineering Lead to steer a three-person AI team and shape the business-wide AI and automation strategy. You will provide technical direction, mentor engineers and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver value.

You’ll establish frameworks and reusable assets, integrate LLMs into processes, and ensure governance, security and responsible AI practices across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI or data science teams.
• Hands-on with AI and automation platforms (n8n, Make, Zapier, etc.).
• Ability to design end-to-end AI solutions and roadmaps.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance.
• Experience deploying AI across business processes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of three AI Engineers with mentoring.
• Provide technical leadership across AI solution architecture and deployment.
• Stay hands-on in design and delivery of AI/automation solutions.
• Develop reusable frameworks, standards and assets.
• Integrate LLMs/AI agents into business processes and systems.
• Scope, plan and deliver AI initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Shape adoption roadmaps and align with stakeholders.
• Embed governance, security and responsible AI practices.
• Ensure reliability, performance and scalability of solutions.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML concepts

End-to-end AI projects

Stakeholder management

Data governance & security

Technical direction

Communication

Responsible AI

Tools

n8n

Make

Power Automate

Zapier

Workato

Node-RED

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

Bolton | Hybrid – 1-2 days a week onsite

Automation | LLMs | n8n or comparable workflows Make/Zapier/Workato/Node-Red

We're looking for an experienced AI & Automation Engineering Lead to lead an established team of three AI Engineers and help shape how AI and automation is developed and adopted across the business.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands‑on technically but also wants to take ownership of how an AI and Automation capability develops. You'll provide technical direction, lead the team and work with stakeholders across the organisation to identify opportunities where AI and automation can deliver genuine business value.

You'll also be responsible for establishing the frameworks, standards and reusable approaches that allow the business to deliver AI and automation solutions consistently, securely and at scale.

The Role:

• Leading and developing an established team of three AI Engineers, providing technical guidance, mentoring and support
• Providing technical leadership across AI solution architecture, model design and deployment
• Remaining hands‑on with the design and delivery of AI and automation solutions
• Developing frameworks, standards and reusable assets across the AI and Automation practice
• Integrating LLMs and AI agents into business processes and existing systems
• Supporting the scoping, planning and delivery of AI initiatives, ensuring they deliver measurable business outcomes
• Working with stakeholders to identify opportunities and shape the AI adoption roadmap
• Ensuring appropriate data governance, security, compliance and responsible AI practices are embedded into delivery
• Overseeing the reliability, performance and scalability of AI and automation solutions

What we're looking for:

• Strong hands‑on experience with n8n or a comparable workflow automation platform, such as Make, Power Automate, Zapier, Workato or Node‑RED
• Experience integrating LLMs or AI agents into business processes
• At least 2 years' experience leading AI or data science teams
• Strong knowledge of AI/ML concepts and their practical applications
• Experience delivering AI solutions end‑to‑end, from initial design through to deployment
• Experience establishing technical frameworks, standards and best practicesStrong understanding of AI solution architecture and deployment approaches
• Expertise in data governance, security and compliance
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience setting AI strategy, developing adoption roadmaps and supporting organisational change
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences
• A commitment to responsible and ethical AI practices

Experience with n8n specifically would be particularly relevant given its use within the business. Familiarity with standards such as ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus would also be beneficial.

If you're someone who can lead a technical team, stay close to delivery and help a business build and develop its AI and Automation capability, we'd love to hear from you.

At Noux Talent, we believe recruitment should be inclusive by design. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an accessible recruitment process.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know