Automation Engineer / Power Platform Developer (Power Automate) [AQ-23423]

Aquent; Worthing; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent partners with a forward‑thinking, community‑focused organization in essential services. We seek an automation expert to design, build, and deploy high-impact automation solutions that boost efficiency and service delivery across the enterprise.

You will join a multidisciplinary digital innovation team, using Microsoft Power Platform, Azure DevOps, and Agile practices to drive sustainability goals while ensuring security and robust testing.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on expertise in designing automation solutions with the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Dataverse, Copilot Studio).
• Strong background in low-code automation development, API integrations, and complex process workflows.
• Governance and security best practices for Power Platform (DLP, RBAC, environment strategies, secure credentials).
• Experience with Azure DevOps for ALM, CI/CD, and version control.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum teams and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead initial technical evaluations, feasibility studies, and risk assessments.
• Translate designs and requirements into secure low-code automation solutions.
• Build automations and API integrations using Power Platform per patterns.
• Implement engineering standards: logging, telemetry, error handling, credentials storage.
• Design and execute test strategies across unit to non-functional tests.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and manage ALM with Azure DevOps.
• Produce technical documentation and runbooks.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineers, Architects, and Process Engineers.
• Provide L3 support for production defects and performance bottlenecks.
• Drive continuous improvement and reusable components.

Skills

Power Platform automation

Low-code development

API integrations

Azure DevOps

Agile/Scrum

Problem-solving

Tools

Power Automate

Power Apps

Dataverse

Copilot Studio

Azure DevOps

Job description

In partnership with Aquent, we are seeking exceptional talent for a forward-thinking, community-focused organization in the essential services sector. This organization is committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive sustainability, enhance customer experiences, and build operational resilience for the communities it serves.

Are you ready to revolutionize business processes and drive significant operational improvements? We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate automation expert to join a multidisciplinary digital innovation team. In this pivotal role, you will be at the forefront of designing, building, and deploying high-impact automation solutions that streamline critical operations, dramatically boost efficiency, and elevate service delivery across the entire enterprise. Your expertise will directly shape how this organization operates, making a tangible difference in its ability to serve its customers and achieve its sustainability goals.

What You’ll Do

• Lead initial technical evaluations and feasibility assessments, providing expert engineering estimates, delivery assumptions, integration patterns, and comprehensive risk evaluations.
• Translate complex process designs, user stories, non-functional requirements, and acceptance criteria into secure, scalable, and supportable low-code/automation solutions.
• Build robust automations and API integrations using Microsoft Power Platform technologies, including Power Automate (Cloud/Desktop), Power Apps, Dataverse, and Copilot Studio, adhering to approved architectural patterns.
• Implement and enforce engineering standards, including comprehensive exception handling, retry logic, structured logging, telemetry, alerting, environment variables, connection references, and secure credential storage.
• Design and execute thorough unit, functional, integration, regression, and non-functional test strategies, ensuring complete documentation and test evidence against acceptance criteria.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, managing Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and version control via Azure DevOps.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including solution designs, system diagrams, test scripts, release notes, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate effectively with Platform Engineers on environment capabilities and connectors, Architects on design reviews and standards, and Process Engineers on process readiness and standardization.
• Provide L3 engineering support, investigating and resolving production defects, workflow failures, integration issues, and performance bottlenecks for live automations.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying automation candidates, building reusable components, defining standard patterns, and promoting engineering best practices across the team.

What You’ll Bring

Must-Have Qualifications & Skills

• Proven hands-on expertise in designing and delivering automation solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop), Power Apps, Dataverse, and Copilot Studio.
• Strong background in low-code automation development, API integrations, and constructing complex process workflows.
• Solid understanding of Power Platform governance and security best practices, including environment strategies, managed solutions, connection references, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and secure credential handling.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), CI/CD release pipelines, and version control.
• Demonstrated experience implementing end-to-end testing strategies (from unit to non-functional) alongside robust error-handling, logging, and recovery mechanisms.
• Experience working effectively within Agile/Scrum teams, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., PL-500, PL-200, PL-400, AB-620) or relevant Azure/AI credentials.
• Exposure to Copilot tools or Machine Learning platforms (e.g., Foundry, Azure ML).
• Experience integrating with enterprise platforms such as Workday, ServiceNow, or SAP Risk & Compliance.
• Awareness of GDPR, platform security practices, identity management, and compliance standards within regulated environments.