Automation Developer

Salary: £104,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Advanced UiPath development experience in enterprise environments
• Strong experience with Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
• Proven experience developing Microsoft Copilot solutions
• Solid understanding of automation design, process optimisation, and exception handling
• Experience managing Dev/Test/Prod environments and release pipelines
• Working knowledge of Python, JavaScript, or similar languages
• Ability to translate complex business processes into automation workflows
• Understanding of Process Mining and Data Mining techniques
• Solid experience in an RPA / Automation Developer role
• Demonstrable experience delivering automation in a governed enterprise environment
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders and technical teams

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and test automation workflows using UiPath and Microsoft technologies
• Translate Process Definition Documents (PDDs) into efficient, scalable solutions
• Deliver automations across Development, UAT, and Production environments
• Act as the first escalation point during UAT and early-life support
• Support live automations, including troubleshooting, defect fixes, and root cause analysis
• Design and implement IDP solutions for unstructured and semi-structured data
• Improve processing accuracy for document-heavy workflows such as invoices and forms
• Continuously optimise solutions through validation rules and exception handling
• Develop and support solutions using Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Integrate AI capabilities into automation workflows
• Identify opportunities where Copilot can enhance or replace manual processes
• Monitor, schedule, and maintain automation processes
• Investigate incidents and support structured change control
• Optimise bot utilisation in line with SLAs
• Report on automation performance, stability, and efficiency

Technologies:

• AI
• Copilot
• Support
• JavaScript
• Microsoft 365
• Process Mining
• Python
• RPA
• UiPath
• Office 365

More:

We are looking for an Automation Developer to join our Finance Transformation Team. You will help us deliver intelligent automation solutions at scale, with a strong focus on UiPath, Microsoft RPA, IDP document automation, and Microsoft Copilot development and integration. We work closely with Business Analysts, Product Owners, and operational teams to build robust, scalable, and well-governed automation solutions that support high availability and continuous performance improvement across our digital workforce. This is a contract role offering £400 - 450 per day inside IR35.

last updated 31 week of 2026