Senior AI & Automation Engineer

Searchability®; Hungerford; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability® is seeking a Senior AI & Automation Engineer to join its Cloud Operations. You will design and implement scalable automation across multi-cloud environments, leveraging Terraform and Azure IaC to modernise infrastructure.

This hands-on, hybrid role focuses on AI-assisted development tools, CI/CD pipelines and mentoring engineers to raise engineering standards. You will influence automation frameworks and security as part of a broader cloud transformation.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Terraform and Azure IaC.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools, LLMs or automation agents.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable infrastructure automation across cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain IaC modules using Terraform.
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.
• Identify and automate repetitive processes for efficiency.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for infra deployments.
• Explore AI-powered automation and LLM tooling.

Skills

Cloud automation

DevOps

Platform engineering

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Tools

Terraform

Microsoft Azure

Pulumi

Bicep

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

OCI

Job description

Location: Newcastle, Nottingham, Bromsgrove or Hungerford

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days onsite

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We're working with an established, international software organisation that is investing heavily in cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence and automation as part of its ongoing technology transformation. The business is looking for an experienced Senior AI & Automation Engineer to join its expanding Cloud Operations function, helping modernise infrastructure, introduce scalable automation solutions and drive the adoption of AI-powered technologies. This is a highly technical, hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving operational efficiency and introducing new ways of working. You'll work across a complex multi-cloud environment, collaborating with infrastructure, cloud and engineering teams to identify opportunities for automation and deliver practical solutions.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in Terraform, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting and CI/CD, alongside experience with AI-assisted development tools, LLMs or automation agents.

This isn't simply a role maintaining existing infrastructure. You'll have the opportunity to influence engineering standards, develop reusable automation frameworks, mentor engineers and help shape the future of cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement scalable infrastructure automation solutions across cloud environments.
• Build, maintain and optimise Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, primarily using Terraform.
• Support cloud migration and infrastructure modernisation programmes, automating provisioning, deployment and configuration.
• Identify repetitive manual processes and introduce automation to improve operational efficiency, reliability and consistency.
• Design, develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline infrastructure deployments and operational workflows.
• Explore and implement AI-powered automation solutions, including LLM-assisted tooling and AI agents.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks, engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Infrastructure, DevOps and Platform Engineering teams to improve existing processes.
• Integrate cloud security, identity and access management (IAM) and secrets management into automated solutions.
• Improve cloud resilience, disaster recovery capabilities and infrastructure performance through automation.
• Investigate complex technical challenges and independently design effective solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and knowledge-sharing to engineers across the wider business.

We're looking for an experienced Cloud Automation, DevOps or Platform Engineering professional with strong hands‑on technical expertise and a passion for infrastructure automation.

Terraform & Infrastructure as Code

• Extensive hands‑on experience with Terraform, including designing, building and maintaining reusable infrastructure modules.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles and automated infrastructure provisioning.
• Experience developing scalable and maintainable automation solutions.
• Strong practical experience working with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience supporting cloud migration, infrastructure modernisation or cloud transformation initiatives.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, provisioning, configuration management and operational processes.

Scripting & CI/CD

• Strong scripting and automation capabilities using Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience designing, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to automate infrastructure deployments, configuration processes and operational workflows.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools, Large Language Models (LLMs) or automation agents within an engineering environment.
• An interest in exploring how AI can improve infrastructure management and cloud operations.
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and identify practical opportunities for implementation.

Security & Technical Leadership

• Knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management and secrets management.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to challenge existing approaches and recommend improvements.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical solutions.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or other cloud platforms.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Pulumi or Bicep.
• Experience automating large‑scale cloud migrations or complex infrastructure environments.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor.
• Experience developing AI agents or integrating LLM capabilities into operational workflows.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, cloud resilience and recovery objectives (RTO/RPO).
• Understanding of FinOps and cloud cost optimisation.
• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks including ISO 27001, SOC 2 or GDPR.