Automation Engineer

Automation Developer – Digital Transformation
Location: East of England (Hybrid / Onsite options)
Type: Permanent

Are you passionate about using automation to transform the way businesses work? A forward-thinking organisation is looking for an experienced Automation Developer to join their newly created Digital Transformation function. The team has been set up to streamline operations and introduce smarter, technology-driven solutions, making use of modern tools such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), APIs, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong RPA development skills who enjoys shaping technical standards and delivering impactful automation at scale. You’ll play a key role in setting best practice within the team and delivering a growing pipeline of process improvement projects.

What you’ll be doing
Designing, building, testing and deploying automation workflows with UiPath and complementary tools (such as Power Automate).

Ensuring all solutions follow robust design principles – scalability, error handling, modularity, and reusability.

Connecting automations with business applications, databases, APIs and third-party tools.

Monitoring, maintaining and optimising automations using UiPath Orchestrator (queues, scheduling, logs).

Working closely with business analysts, stakeholders and colleagues to capture requirements and deliver value.

Taking part in code reviews and contributing to coding standards and governance.

Providing post-deployment support and resolving issues as required.

About you
Hands-on experience with the UiPath Automation Platform (Studio, Orchestrator, Document Understanding, AI/ML models, UiPath Apps).

Solid knowledge of RPA frameworks (REFramework, Document Understanding Framework) and experience with both attended and unattended bots.

Strong understanding of automation design principles, debugging, exception handling, and logging.

Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, AI/ML concepts.

Comfortable working in agile, fast-paced environments with version control/DevOps tools.

Confident communicator with clear documentation skills.

Nice to have
Familiarity with C#, Python or scripting for automation.

Knowledge of other automation technologies (Power Automate, PowerShell, etc.).

Understanding of IT infrastructure (networking, cryptography, databases).

Experience coaching junior developers or contributing to training/knowledge-sharing