Lead Automation Engineer

Lead Automation Engineer Edinburgh/ Glasgow Hybrid | Competitive Salary + Benefits Our client, a leading professional services organisation, is seeking a Lead Automation Engineer to drive the design, development and support of business, test and AI-enabled automation solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll shape automation strategy while delivering scalable, secure and resilient solutions that create real business value.

What You'll Be Doing Leading the design, build, testing, deployment and support of automation solutions.<br />Developing solutions using UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, APIs and scripting technologies.<br />Integrating AI capabilities where they deliver measurable business benefits.<br />Building and maintaining automated test frameworks using Playwright, Selenium and API testing tools.<br />Ensuring production-ready solutions with monitoring, alerting, error handling and audit controls.<br />Driving automation best practice, mentoring colleagues and influencing technical standards.<br />Working closely with stakeholders to identify and deliver high-value automation opportunities.

What We're Looking For Strong hands-on experience delivering enterprise automation solutions.<br />Expertise with UiPath, Power Automate and related automation technologies.<br />Experience with Playwright, Selenium or similar test automation frameworks.<br />Practical experience integrating AI services and APIs into business processes.<br />Good understanding of software engineering principles, security best practices and API integrations.<br />Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Why Apply? This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation investing heavily in technology, automation and AI. You'll have the chance to shape a growing capability, work with modern technologies and make a genuine impact within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. Interested? Apply now to learn more