Power Automate Engineer

Rec3 Global Ltd; Durrington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Rec3 Global Ltd. in the UK is hiring an Automation Engineer to join the new Process & Automation Centre of Excellence.

The role focuses on designing, building and testing automations using Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop) and Copilot agents, with a strong emphasis on scalable, standards-aligned solutions. You will document runbooks, SOPs and test scripts, collaborate with Platform Engineers and Process Architects, and support live automations during hyper-care.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop) experience.
• Experience in a mid-to-large company, building automation from scratch.
• Strong mentoring and clear communication skills.
• UK right to work; no sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop automations, workflows, scripts, and integrations using Power Automate and Copilot agents.
• Translate mapped processes into reliable automations and ensure quality testing (unit, functional, UAT).
• Produce technical docs: diagrams, test scripts, runbooks, SOPs.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineer, Automation Architect, Process Architects and Analysts.
• Support live automations during hyper-care and contribute to reusable components.

Skills

Clear communicator

Mentoring capability

Team collaboration

Tools

Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop)

Copilot Studio

Copilot agents

Power Apps

PL-100

PL-200

PL-400

Job description

Automation Engineer - Process & Automation Centre of Excellence

Location: UK (Hybrid - minimum 1 day/week on-site)

Compensation: £44,500 – £54,600 + Benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time - 37 hours per week

Visa Sponsorship: Not available. Must have right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Reports to: Automation Architect / Head of Automation & AI

Who They Are

A major UK utilities organisation is building a brand new Process & Automation Centre of Excellence from scratch. 3-year funded programme. Board-level sponsorship. 300+ automation opportunities already identified. Led by an experienced Head of Automation & AI who has built similar capabilities at major UK brands.

What You'll Own

Solution Design, Build & Testing

Develop automations, workflows, scripts, integrations using Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop) and Copilot agents. Translate mapped processes into reliable automations. Build scalable solutions aligned with CoE standards. Conduct unit, functional, and UAT testing.

Documentation, Quality & Best Practice

Produce technical documentation - solution diagrams, test scripts, runbooks, SOPs. Follow ALM/CI-CD using Azure DevOps. Apply secure development practices. Ensure auditability, resilience, compliance.

Collaboration

Work with Platform Engineer, Automation Architect, Process Architects and Analysts. Support Senior Automation Engineer with quality reviews, component reuse, delivery consistency.

Support, Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement

Investigate and resolve defects, workflow failures, integration issues. Contribute to reusable components, standard patterns. Support live automations during hyper-care.

Innovation, AI & Emerging Tech

Explore Copilot agents, Azure AI integration, RAG/Graph patterns. Provide feedback on technology opportunities.

Why This Role Is Special

• Greenfield capability build - design automations your way.
• 3-year funded programme with board-level backing.
• 300+ automation opportunities already identified.
• Hybrid - only 1 day/week on-site.
• Work alongside process and automation specialists in a combined CoE.

Must-Have

• 2+ years hands-on Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop) - recent, not historical.
• Mid-to-large company background - not 10-person shops.
• Built automation capability from scratch. Mentoring capability.
• Clear communicator.
• UK right to work - no sponsorship.

Nice-to-Have

• Copilot Studio / Copilot agents.
• Power Apps.
• Microsoft certifications: PL-100, PL-200, PL-400.
• AI/data-driven automation.
• GDPR / regulated environment.

The Process

• Intro with recruiter - experience and certification verification.
• Teams interview with hiring manager - approx. 1 hour.
• Face-to-face on-site interview - approx. 1-1.5 hours.