Senior AI & Automation Engineer

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Senior 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, Source: Reed Original listing: https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-ai-amp-automation-engineer/57482455