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Senior Automation Engineer

roboyo
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Experience
Mid-level · 4+ years

Job description

A hands-on senior automation engineer role to design, build and deliver enterprise-scale automation solutions using UiPath, Automation Anywhere and Python for a consultancy's clients.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Languages
English

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test and deploy robust automation solutions using UiPath, Automation Anywhere A360 and Python.
  • Own technical delivery across the automation lifecycle, including solution design, documentation, release and post-deployment optimisation.
  • Build integrations with REST APIs, databases and enterprise applications and create maintainable Python applications and components.
  • Develop reusable components and frameworks applying secure coding, exception handling, logging and operational monitoring practices.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex automation failures, integration issues and performance bottlenecks in development and production.
  • Apply engineering standards across Git, peer review, automated testing and CI/CD and contribute to reliable deployments.
  • Collaborate with architects, technical leads, analysts and clients to translate business needs into practical technical solutions.
  • Support effort estimation, technical documentation, knowledge sharing and mentoring for junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Keep current with automation technologies and identify practical opportunities to improve delivery and client outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing and delivering RPA or intelligent automation solutions.
  • Strong hands-on UiPath development experience, including Studio, Orchestrator and REFramework.
  • Strong hands-on Automation Anywhere development experience, particularly Automation 360 (A360) and Control Room.
  • Strong practical Python development capability beyond basic scripting, including maintainable code, applications, integrations or reusable components.
  • Demonstrable experience actively developing solutions across UiPath, Automation Anywhere and Python.
  • Experience owning solutions from technical design and development through testing, deployment and support.
  • Solid software engineering foundations, including debugging, exception handling, reusable code and testing.
  • Experience with REST APIs, SQL/databases, JSON, Git and enterprise-system integration.
  • Ability to investigate complex problems, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work independently in distributed teams.
  • Based in the UK and willing to travel occasionally for client engagements, project workshops and internal collaboration.

Nice to have

  • UiPath Advanced RPA Developer or equivalent certification; Automation Anywhere Advanced or Master RPA Professional certification.
  • Experience with Power Automate, Power Platform or other automation technologies.
  • Experience integrating with SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics or similar enterprise applications.
  • Familiarity with Azure, AWS or Google Cloud and CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
  • Experience with intelligent document processing, such as UiPath Document Understanding or Azure Document Intelligence.
  • Exposure to generative AI, Agentic AI or AI-enabled automation use cases.
  • Experience in consultancy, client-facing delivery or Agile teams.

Benefits

A collaborative specialist consultancy environment that values initiative, technical expertise and practical problem-solving.

  • A UK-based remote role with opportunities to collaborate with international delivery teams and clients.
  • The opportunity to work across multiple leading automation platforms rather than being restricted to one technology.
  • Exposure to emerging AI and Agentic Automation capabilities as the offering evolves.
  • Opportunities to broaden technical skills and contribute to the development of the automation practice.

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About Roboyo

A category shaper in Applied AI and Agentic Automation.

A specialist consultancy with a heritage in scaled enterprise automation, now focused on Applied AI and Agentic Automation including autonomous agents, AI engineering squads, process orchestration, data and knowledge foundations, and human-in-the-loop governance.

Mission

Help leading enterprises move from automation projects and AI experiments into governed, production-grade systems that execute real work.

Key facts

  • The company turns AI into working systems, measurable outcomes and repeatable transformation programs.
  • It is a collaborative specialist consultancy environment.

What they value

  • Values initiative, technical expertise and practical problem-solving.
  • Values delivery quality and practical outcomes over technology for its own sake.