Automation Lead

100 Percent; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

100 Percent is seeking an experienced Automation Lead near Cardiff, offering hybrid working and a £60,000 salary with full benefits. You will shape automation standards, design solutions and drive adoption across the business, with a progression towards governance as objectives are met.

You will lead automation across units, identify opportunities, develop reusable patterns, and ensure secure, scalable deployments. Travel to offices may be required to engage stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise automation solutions.
• Good understanding and experience with AI technology.
• Hands-on expertise with workflow orchestration platforms, ideally n8n.
• Strong PowerShell and Python development skills.
• Experience integrating systems using APIs, JSON, webhooks and automation tooling.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure services.
• Ability to analyse business processes and identify automation opportunities.
• Experience producing technical designs, documentation and standards.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establishing automation standards, governance and best practice.
• Identifying automation opportunities and prioritising delivery initiatives.
• Designing and delivering workflow automation solutions using n8n.
• Developing reusable automation patterns, tooling and frameworks.
• Ensuring solutions are secure, supportable and aligned to operational needs.
• Working with stakeholders to embed automation into day‑to‑day operations.
• Measuring and communicating the value delivered through automation.
• Evaluating emerging automation technologies and advising leadership.

Skills

Automation design

AI technology

Workflow orchestration (n8n)

PowerShell

Python

APIs/JSON/Webhooks

Microsoft 365/Azure

Business process analysis

Technical design & standards

Stakeholder engagement

Security governance

Tools

n8n

Job description

Automation Lead

Near Cardiff – Hybrid Working

Salary: £60,000 + Full Benefits

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join an established and growing technology organisation near Cardiff, seeking an experienced Automation Lead to build and mature their automation capability. This is a strategic, hands‑on role where you’ll shape standards, design automation solutions, and drive adoption across the business. It will lead to a more governance role as you achieve your initial automation objectives.

The Role

You’ll lead the development of the organisation’s automation function, working across multiple business units to identify opportunities, design solutions, and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, consistency and service quality.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establishing automation standards, governance and best practice
• Identifying automation opportunities and prioritising delivery initiatives
• Designing and delivering workflow automation solutions using n8n
• Developing reusable automation patterns, tooling and frameworks
• Ensuring solutions are secure, supportable and aligned to operational needs
• Working with stakeholders to embed automation into day‑to‑day operations
• Measuring and communicating the value delivered through automation
• Evaluating emerging automation technologies and advising leadership

There will be a Business Analysis side to this position which will require you to visit stakeholders and departments at different offices and so you should be willing to travel as and when required.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise automation solutions
• Good understanding and experience with AI technology
• Hands‑on expertise with workflow orchestration platforms, ideally n8n
• Strong PowerShell and Python development skills
• Experience integrating systems using APIs, JSON, webhooks and automation tooling
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure services
• Ability to analyse business processes and identify automation opportunities
• Experience producing technical designs, documentation and standards
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Full driving licence
• You will need to be able to obtain a high level of security clearance -SC and possibly DV clearance in the near to medium future.

Desirable

• Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Functions
• GitHub / GitHub Copilot
• Low‑code / no‑code platforms
• Managed services background
• ITIL Foundation or equivalent