Remote Automation Platform Lead (Power Platform & RPA)

Aquent; Worthing; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is partnering with a leading essential-services organization to recruit an engineer who will drive platform administration, security governance, and DevOps maturity across cloud automation and AI-enabled platforms.

You will own platform health, implement governance, develop CI/CD pipelines, and push advanced AI-enabled integrations. The role blends hands-on delivery with cross-functional collaboration for enterprise-scale impact.

Qualifications

• Platform administration experience for Microsoft Power Platform environments, DLP, connectors, licensing, governance.
• RPA platform operations experience (Blue Prism or ServiceNow RPA), bot controllers and scheduling.
• Cloud & DevOps proficiency with Azure services (Logic Apps, Functions, Key Vault, Application Insights) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub).
• Security & governance mastery including RBAC, DLP, and data governance (Microsoft Purview) in regulated environments (GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Data, integration & AI foundation knowledge of APIs, integration patterns, data platforms (Databricks, Data Lakehouse), and AI concepts (RAG, Azure OpenAI).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills; cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform environments, capacity planning, licensing, and access controls for critical tools.
• Implement robust DLP policies, identity controls, and security standards for compliant operations.
• Spearhead CI/CD and ALM practices using Azure DevOps and GitHub across multi-environment deployments.
• Champion integration patterns using Logic Apps, APIs, and webhooks with AI capabilities (Copilot, Azure OpenAI).
• Collaborate with Cloud, Security, Data, and Architecture teams to drive tooling improvements and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Maintain platform health with monitoring, incident resolution, and thorough documentation.

Skills

Platform Administration

RPA Operations

Azure DevOps

Security Governance

Data & AI integration

API & Integration

Tools

Power Platform

ServiceNow RPA

Blue Prism

Alteryx

Copilot Studio

Logic Apps

Foundry

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a leading essential-services organization to recruit an engineer who will drive platform administration, security governance, and DevOps maturity across cloud automation and AI-enabled platforms.

You will own platform health, implement governance, develop CI/CD pipelines, and push advanced AI-enabled integrations. The role blends hands-on delivery with cross-functional collaboration for enterprise-scale impact.