Senior AI Automation Engineer | Microsoft Copilot | Power Platform

Location: Durrington or Falmer, West Sussex (Hybrid)

Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37 Hours Per Week)

Salary: £60,000 - £72,500 + Benefits

Working Pattern: Hybrid, Minimum 1 per week, ideally 2 days onsite per week.

Sponsorship: Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position.

Senior Automation Engineer

Microsoft Copilot | Power Platform | Intelligent Automation | Technical Leadership

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation Engineer to join a growing Intelligent Automation & Process Engineering team delivering enterprise-scale automation, AI and digital transformation initiatives.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong automation professional to take a lead role in designing, delivering and governing automation solutions using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Agents, Power Platform, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, Azure and RPA technologies.

You will provide technical leadership across automation programmes, contribute to best practice and governance standards, mentor engineers and help shape the future direction of automation capability within a large-scale enterprise environment.

This role is ideal for experienced Senior Automation Engineers, Lead Automation Engineers, Power Platform Technical Leads, Intelligent Automation Consultants, Automation Solution Architects, RPA Engineers, Low-Code Technical Leads or Digital Automation Specialists.

Technical Leadership

Provide technical leadership across Intelligent Automation and Power Platform initiatives.
Mentor and support Automation Engineers, Developers and wider delivery teams.
Establish engineering standards, development frameworks and best practices.
Contribute to automation strategy, governance and capability development.

Solution Design & Development

Design and deliver enterprise-grade automation solutions.
Develop solutions using:
Microsoft Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop)
Microsoft Power Apps
Microsoft Power Pages
Copilot Agents
Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA)
Azure Services
RPA technologies
Lead technical design activities across automation and integration projects.
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable and aligned to business objectives.

Intelligent Automation

Deliver AI-powered automation and workflow orchestration solutions.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through intelligent automation.
Support implementation of emerging AI technologies and Copilot-based solutions.
Drive adoption of automation technologies across multiple business functions.

Integration & Architecture

Design integrations between enterprise applications and business platforms.
Support API-led integration strategies.
Work closely with architects and platform teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
Contribute to event-driven and cloud-native solution designs.

Governance & Delivery

Ensure compliance with governance, security and architectural standards.
Drive modern engineering practices including:
CI/CD
Automated testing
Release management
Code quality assurance
Documentation standards
Support platform governance and operational best practice.

Stakeholder Engagement

Engage with stakeholders to identify and prioritise automation opportunities.
Provide technical consultancy and solution recommendations.
Translate business requirements into scalable automation solutions.
Influence senior technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Intelligent Automation & Power Platform

Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale automation solutions.
Hands-on expertise with:
Microsoft Power Platform
Power Automate
Power Automate Desktop
Power Apps
Power Pages
Copilot Agents
Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA)

Microsoft Copilot & AI Technologies

Experience implementing Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled automation solutions.
Understanding of intelligent automation, workflow orchestration and process optimisation.
Ability to identify and implement automation opportunities using AI technologies.

Leadership & Mentoring

Previous experience leading, mentoring or coaching technical teams.
Ability to provide technical direction and engineering leadership.
Experience supporting delivery teams within enterprise environments.

Microsoft Certifications

PL-100 Power Platform App Maker
PL-200 Power Platform Functional Consultant
PL-400 Power Platform Developer

Azure Certifications

AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
AI-900 Azure AI Fundamentals
AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate

Location: Durrington or Falmer, West Sussex (Hybrid)

Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37 Hours Per Week)

Salary: £60,000 - £72,500 + Benefits

Working Pattern: Hybrid, Minimum 1 per week, ideally 2 days onsite per week.

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Senior AI Automation Engineer | Microsoft Copilot | Power Platform

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