Full job descriptionSenior AI & Automation Engineer - £70,000 - Hybrid
Location: Newcastle, Nottingham, Bromsgrove or Hungerford
Salary: £70,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days home
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
An established international software organisation is looking for a Senior AI & Automation Engineer to join its growing Cloud Operations function, helping to drive infrastructure automation, cloud transformation and the adoption of AI-powered technologies.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced DevOps, Platform or Cloud Automation Engineer who enjoys remaining hands-on while influencing technical direction, introducing new technologies and improving engineering practices.
You’ll play a key role in designing and delivering scalable automation solutions across a complex cloud environment, with a particular focus on Terraform, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and AI-driven automation.
Key Responsibilities
*Design, develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions across cloud environments.
*Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions, primarily using Terraform.
*Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives, automating provisioning, configuration and deployment processes.
*Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and improve operational efficiency through automation.
*Design, develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines.
*Explore and implement AI-powered automation, including LLM-assisted tooling and AI agents.
*Develop reusable automation frameworks, engineering standards and best practices.
*Collaborate with Cloud Operations, DevOps and infrastructure teams to introduce more efficient ways of working.
*Embed security, identity management and secrets management into automation solutions.
*Mentor engineers, share technical knowledge and help drive an automation-first engineering culture.
Skills & Experience Required
*Strong hands-on experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Automation.
*Advanced experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
*Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure.
*Experience scripting and developing automation using Python, PowerShell or Bash.
*Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
*Experience automating cloud infrastructure provisioning, deployments or migrations.
*Exposure to AI-assisted development tools, LLMs or AI automation technologies.
*Understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, and secrets management.
*Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to design and implement technical solutions independently.
*Experience mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices.
Desirable Experience
*Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Pulumi or Bicep.
*AI agents, GitHub Copilot, Cursor or other AI-assisted engineering tools.
*Cloud migration and infrastructure transformation projects.
*Disaster recovery, resilience and cloud cost optimisation.
*Experience developing reusable automation frameworks across multiple teams.
What’s on Offer?
*£70,000 salary
*Hybrid working - 3 days office / 2 days home.
*Flexible working hours.
*Opportunity to influence automation and AI engineering practices.
*Exposure to modern cloud technologies and AI-powered tooling.
*Significant technical ownership within a collaborative engineering environment.
*Opportunities for professional development and technical leadership.
*Compensated on-call rota where applicable.
Terraform, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Automation, DevOps, AI Agents,