Senior AI & Automation Engineer

Searchability®; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability® seeks a Senior AI & Automation Engineer to advance cloud infrastructure automation across multi-cloud environments. You will design, implement, and optimise IaC solutions, focusing on Terraform and Azure, while mentoring engineers and introducing new AI-powered workflows.

You will shape automation standards, contribute to CI/CD enhancements, and drive efficient, secure cloud operations with modern tooling and AI capabilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in infrastructure automation, cloud engineering or platform engineering.
• Strong practical experience with Terraform and IaC design.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud migration or transformation programmes.
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and automation agents.
• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM and secrets management.
• Ability to investigate complex technical challenges and design solutions.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Experience with OCI or other clouds; exposure to Pulumi or Bicep.
• Familiarity with AI development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor).
• Experience automating large-scale migrations and disaster recovery concepts.
• Understanding of FinOps and cloud cost optimisation.
• Awareness of ISO 27001, SOC 2 or GDPR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement infrastructure automation across cloud environments.
• Build and maintain IaC solutions, primarily using Terraform.
• Support cloud migration and infrastructure modernisation with automation.
• Identify manual tasks and implement automation for efficiency and reliability.
• Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines for deployments and operations.
• Explore AI-powered automation, including LLM-assisted tooling and agents.
• Establish reusable automation frameworks and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with teams to improve approaches and efficiency.
• Embed security, IAM and secrets management into automation.
• Improve platform resilience and disaster recovery through automation.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge-sharing across the team.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and guide future direction.

Skills

Terraform

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps

Cloud Automation

CI/CD

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Cloud security

LLMs / AI agents

OCI / other clouds

Pulumi / Bicep

AI tooling (Copilot)

Tools

Terraform

Azure

Job description

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We're working with an established, international software organisation that is investing heavily in cloud infrastructure, AI and automation as part of its ongoing technology transformation.

The business is expanding its Cloud Operations capabilities and is looking for an experienced Senior AI & Automation Engineer to help modernise infrastructure, introduce scalable automation solutions and drive the adoption of AI-powered technologies.

This is a highly technical, hands-on position offering the opportunity to influence engineering practices, improve operational efficiency and help shape the organisation's approach to infrastructure automation.

You'll work across a complex, multi-cloud environment, collaborating with infrastructure, cloud and engineering teams to identify opportunities for improvement and deliver practical automation solutions.

The ideal candidate will combine strong experience in Terraform, Azure, Infrastructure as Code and automation with the ability to challenge existing processes, mentor engineers and introduce new ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions across cloud environments.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, primarily using Terraform.
• Support cloud migration and infrastructure modernisation initiatives, automating provisioning, deployment and configuration processes.
• Identify manual, repetitive operational tasks and develop automation to improve efficiency, consistency and reliability.
• Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline infrastructure deployments and operational workflows.
• Explore and implement AI-powered automation, including LLM-assisted tooling and AI agents, to improve cloud operations.
• Establish reusable automation frameworks, engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud and platform engineering teams to challenge existing approaches and introduce more efficient ways of working.
• Embed security, identity and access management, and secrets management into automation solutions.
• Improve platform resilience, disaster recovery capabilities and operational performance through automation.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and knowledge-sharing to engineers across the wider business.
• Evaluate emerging AI and automation technologies and contribute to the future technical direction of the team.

Skills & Experience

We're looking for an experienced Cloud Automation, Platform Engineering or DevOps professional who combines strong hands-on technical expertise with a passion for improving how infrastructure is managed.

• Extensive hands-on experience in infrastructure automation, cloud engineering, DevOps or platform engineering.
• Strong practical experience with Terraform, including designing and delivering reusable Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure, ideally within cloud migration or infrastructure transformation programmes.
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities using languages such as Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience designing, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, provisioning, configuration management and operational processes.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools, LLMs or automation agents within an engineering environment.
• Knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management, and secrets management.
• Ability to investigate complex technical challenges and independently design and implement solutions.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge existing processes constructively.
• Experience mentoring engineers, sharing technical knowledge and promoting engineering best practices.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or other cloud platforms.
• Exposure to Pulumi or Bicep.
• Experience automating cloud migrations and large-scale infrastructure environments.
• Familiarity with AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor.
• Experience developing AI agents or integrating LLM capabilities into operational workflows.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, resilience and recovery objectives (RTO/RPO).
• Understanding of FinOps and cloud cost optimisation.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2 or GDPR requirements.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing technical function within an established international software business, with genuine scope to influence how cloud infrastructure and automation are delivered.

Rather than simply maintaining existing systems, you'll have the opportunity to introduce new technologies, develop scalable automation frameworks and help improve engineering practices across the organisation.

You’ll be working in a collaborative, technically focused environment where engineers are encouraged to share ideas, challenge existing approaches and take ownership of solutions.

The position offers a balance of hands-on engineering, technical leadership and exposure to emerging AI technologies, making it particularly appealing to someone who enjoys both building solutions and helping others develop.