Senior Automation Engineer

Digital Waffle; Greater London, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Waffle, in partnership with a leading organisation, seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to design and deploy AI-powered automation across enterprise processes. You will build Python-based services, integrate AI platforms with core systems, and contribute to scalable APIs and CI/CD practices.

The role is London or Birmingham with hybrid working, offering a salary up to £90,000 depending on experience and strong opportunities in AI initiatives driving measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Production-grade software development experience.
• Experience with AI, LLM, automation, or agent-based apps.
• Experience with APIs and enterprise system integrations.
• Cloud platform experience, preferably Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD and Agile delivery.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered agents and automated workflows.
• Build Python-based applications, services, and automation solutions.
• Create integrations between AI platforms and enterprise systems.
• Develop scalable APIs, reusable services, and automation frameworks.
• Build and maintain workflows using AI and automation technologies.
• Support cloud-based deployments and application lifecycle management.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and engineering best practices.
• Monitor, optimise, and enhance production solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Software engineering

AI/Automation

CI/CD

Agile delivery

API integration

Stakeholder management

Cloud experience

Tools

Azure

Job description

Location: London or Birmingham (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Up to: £90,000 (Depending on Experience)

Job Type: Permanent

We're partnering with a large, forward-thinking organisation that is making significant investments in Artificial Intelligence, automation, and digital transformation.

As part of a growing technology team, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering intelligent solutions that streamline operations, enhance productivity, and solve complex business challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI initiatives that are rapidly moving from concept to production and delivering measurable business impact.

You'll collaborate with talented technical professionals on enterprise-scale projects and develop solutions used by thousands of colleagues across the organisation.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation Engineer to help develop and deploy intelligent automation capabilities across a wide range of business processes.

You'll combine strong software engineering principles with emerging AI technologies to build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. Working closely with technical specialists and business stakeholders, you'll help shape how AI is adopted and embedded across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered agents and automated workflows.
• Build Python-based applications, services, and automation solutions.
• Create integrations between AI platforms and enterprise systems.
• Develop scalable APIs, reusable services, and automation frameworks.
• Build and maintain workflows using modern AI and automation technologies.
• Support cloud-based deployments and application lifecycle management.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and engineering best practices.
• Monitor, optimise, and enhance production solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You'll Bring

• Experience building and supporting production‑grade software solutions.
• Experience developing AI, LLM, automation, or agent‑based applications.
• Knowledge of AI orchestration, workflow automation, and modern integration patterns.
• Experience working with APIs and enterprise system integrations.
• Cloud platform experience, ideally within Microsoft Azure or a similar environment.
• Understanding of containerisation and modern deployment practices.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for learning and continuous improvement.