Automation Lead

Salary: £58,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise automation solutions
• Good understanding and experience with AI technology
• Hands-on expertise with workflow orchestration platforms, ideally n8n
• Strong PowerShell and Python development skills
• Experience integrating systems using APIs, JSON, webhooks and automation tooling
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure services
• Ability to analyse business processes and identify automation opportunities
• Experience producing technical designs, documentation and standards
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Full driving licence
• Ability to obtain a high level of security clearance, including SC and possibly DV clearance in the near to medium future
• Desirable: Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Functions
• Desirable: GitHub / GitHub Copilot
• Desirable: Low-code / no-code platforms
• Desirable: Managed services background
• Desirable: ITIL Foundation or equivalent

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of our automation function across multiple business units
• Identify automation opportunities and prioritise delivery initiatives
• Design and deliver workflow automation solutions using n8n
• Develop reusable automation patterns, tooling and frameworks
• Ensure solutions are secure, supportable and aligned to operational needs
• Work with stakeholders to embed automation into day-to-day operations
• Measure and communicate the value delivered through automation
• Evaluate emerging automation technologies and advise leadership
• Visit stakeholders and departments at different offices as required for the business analysis side of the role

Technologies:

• AI
• Azure
• Copilot
• GitHub
• ITIL
• JSON
• Microsoft 365
• n8n
• PowerShell
• Python
• Security
• Office 365
• Cloud
• DevOps

More:

We are an established and growing technology organisation near Cardiff offering hybrid working and a salary of £60,000 plus full benefits. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in a strategic, hands-on Automation Lead role where you will build and mature our automation capability, shape standards, design automation solutions and drive adoption across the business. As you achieve your initial automation objectives, the role will move toward a more governance-focused position.

last updated 38 week of 2026