Senior AI & Automation Engineer

Searchability; Newcastle upon Tyne; Híbrido; GBP 63.000 - 77.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Searchability is recruiting a Senior AI & Automation Engineer to join its Cloud Operations team in a hybrid role. The position is based in the UK with locations including Newcastle, Nottingham, Bromsgrove or Hungerford.

The salary is £70,000 per year, with a hybrid pattern (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) and permanent, full-time status. The role focuses on infrastructure automation, cloud transformation and AI-powered automation, leveraging Terraform, IaC and Microsoft Azure.

Formación

• Hands-on experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Automation.
• Advanced experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure.
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell or Bash for automation.
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience automating cloud provisioning, deployments or migrations.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and AI automation.
• Understanding cloud security, IAM and secrets management.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions across cloud environments.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions, primarily using Terraform.
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives, automating provisioning, configuration and deployment processes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and improve operational efficiency through automation.
• Design, develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Explore and implement AI-powered automation, including LLM‑assisted tooling and AI agents.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks, engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with Cloud Operations, DevOps and infrastructure teams to introduce more efficient ways of working.
• Embed security, identity management and secrets management into automation solutions.
• Mentor engineers, share technical knowledge and help drive an automation‑first engineering culture.

Conocimientos

DevOps

Platform Engineering

Cloud Engineering

Terraform

IaC

Azure

Python

CI/CD

Cloud Security

Descripción del empleo

Senior AI & Automation Engineer - £70,000 - Hybrid

Location: Newcastle, Nottingham, Bromsgrove or Hungerford
Salary: £70,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days home
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

An established international software organisation is looking for aSenior AI & Automation Engineer to join its growing Cloud Operations function, helping to drive infrastructure automation, cloud transformation and the adoption of AI-powered technologies.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experiencedDevOps, Platform or Cloud Automation Engineer who enjoys remaining hands‑on while influencing technical direction, introducing new technologies and improving engineering practices.

You'll play a key role in designing and delivering scalable automation solutions across a complex cloud environment, with a particular focus onTerraform, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and AI-driven automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions across cloud environments.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions, primarily using Terraform.
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives, automating provisioning, configuration and deployment processes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and improve operational efficiency through automation.
• Design, develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Explore and implement AI-powered automation, including LLM‑assisted tooling and AI agents.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks, engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with Cloud Operations, DevOps and infrastructure teams to introduce more efficient ways of working.
• Embed security, identity management and secrets management into automation solutions.
• Mentor engineers, share technical knowledge and help drive an automation‑first engineering culture.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong hands‑on experience inDevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Automation.
• Advanced experience withTerraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong knowledge ofMicrosoft Azure and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience scripting and developing automation using Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience automating cloud infrastructure provisioning, deployments or migrations.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools, LLMs or AI automation technologies.
• Understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, and secrets management.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to design and implement technical solutions independently.
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices.

Desirable Experience

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Pulumi or Bicep.
• AI agents, GitHub Copilot, Cursor or other AI‑assisted engineering tools.
• Cloud migration and infrastructure transformation projects.
• Disaster recovery, resilience and cloud cost optimisation.
• Experience developing reusable automation frameworks across multiple teams.

What's on Offer?

• £70,000 salary
• Hybrid working - 3 days office / 2 days home.
• Flexible working hours.
• Opportunity to influence automation and AI engineering practices.
• Exposure to modern cloud technologies and AI‑powered tooling.
• Significant technical ownership within a collaborative engineering environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and technical leadership.
• Compensated on-call rota where applicable.

Terraform, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Automation, DevOps, AI Agents,