Aquent
Senior Automation Engineer [AQ-18818]
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Aquent is partnering with a leading organization in the water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. This is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in how vital 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. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation. Our mission is to protect and enhance life through water, and we need passionate people to help us achieve it. If you’re inspired by our purpose and believe you can contribute, apply today. You don’t need to meet every criterion; what matters most is your drive to make a difference.
About The Opportunity
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.
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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.
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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 Commitment to Diversity
The organization welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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