Senior Automation Engineer [AQ-19540]

Aquent; Worthing; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health & dental

Free online training (Aquent Gymnasium

Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization to drive a major digital transformation in automation. The Senior Automation Engineer will lead a growing team, shape the automation roadmap, and deliver end-to-end automation solutions using Power Platform, RPA, Azure, and Copilot technologies.

You will establish standards and governance while influencing architectural decisions, ensuring secure, scalable automation across enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering and leading automation in enterprise environments.
• Experience mentoring technical teams and guiding engineers.
• Strong Power Platform expertise including Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, and IVA.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Automation Engineers.
• Define and execute the automation roadmap aligned with business priorities.
• Design and deploy automation using Power Platform, RPA, Azure, and Copilot technologies.
• Establish governance, standards, and development best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify automation opportunities and ensure security/compliance.
• Drive CI/CD, testing, documentation, and release management practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to enhance automation capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance across complex automation projects.

Skills

Automation leadership

Stakeholder management

CI/CD practices

Technical mentoring

Security governance

Tools

Power Platform

Power Automate

Power Apps

Power Pages

Copilot Studio

Azure

Job description

Aquent is proud to partner with a leading organization in a vital industry, making significant investments to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. This is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in how essential services are managed. You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. This organization offers an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation. Their mission is to protect and enhance life through critical infrastructure, and they need passionate people to help them achieve it. If you’re inspired by this purpose and believe you can contribute.

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise will directly shape the future of intelligent automation!

As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will be a recognized technical authority, designing, engineering, and optimizing complex automation, AI-enabled, and integration solutions across enterprise platforms. Beyond solution delivery, you will play a crucial role in defining engineering standards, influencing architectural decisions, and ensuring platforms, governance controls, and delivery methodologies support scalable and secure automation. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a significant impact from day one, guiding the organization’s digital transformation journey and enhancing operational reliability.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Lead, mentor, and develop a growing team of Automation Engineers.
• Define and drive the automation roadmap in line with business priorities.
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of automation solutions using Power Platform, RPA, Azure, and Copilot technologies.
• Establish and maintain technical standards, governance frameworks, and development best practices.
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to identify and prioritize automation opportunities.
• Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, and architectural requirements.
• Drive adoption of modern development practices including CI/CD, testing, documentation, and release management.
• Support the evaluation and introduction of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled automation.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership across complex automation and integration projects.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Several years’ experience delivering and leading automation solutions within an enterprise environment.
• Previous experience managing, mentoring, or leading technical teams.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, and IVA.
• Experience developing automation solutions using Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop) and Copilot agents.
• Strong understanding of intelligent automation, workflow orchestration, and process optimization.
• Ability to design and oversee integrations between business systems and platforms.
• Strong understanding of governance, security, and platform management, including DLP, RBAC, and identity management.
• Experience working within structured delivery environments using CI/CD, testing frameworks, documentation, and release processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance strategic thinking and technical delivery.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications (PL-100, PL-200, PL-400).
• Azure certifications (AZ-900, AI-900, AZ-204).
• Experience with Copilot Studio and AI-enabled automation solutions.
• Knowledge of API-led and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Alteryx or similar data and analytics tooling.
• Familiarity with enterprise systems such as ServiceNow, SAP, or GIS platforms.
• Experience leading a Centre of Excellence (CoE) or automation practice.
• Passion for emerging technology and intelligent automation.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match.

We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.