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Waystone

Lead Automation Engineer

Waystone

Lead Automation Engineer designing governed workflows and AI integrations for Waystone, an institutional asset-servicing provider. Leading enterprise automation delivery, orchestration standards and responsible AI-enabled process improvement.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeLeeds • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in low-code automation, workflow orchestration, and intelligent process automation, with a strong focus on integrating AI capabilities into enterprise solutions. Proven ability to establish automation standards and mentor cross-functional teams while ensuring compliance in a regulated environment.

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Low-Code AutomationWorkflow OrchestrationMicrosoft Power AutomateAI IntegrationAPI Management

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Hard Skills
N8nMicrosoft Power PlatformIntelligent Document ProcessingEvent-Driven IntegrationData MappingCI/CDAutomated TestingScriptingIntegration LogicTechnical Validation
Soft Skills
MentoringCommunicationStakeholder InfluenceCollaborationCoaching
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Agent FrameworkLangChainWorkatoXceptorAppian
Certifications & Qualifications
Automation CertificationMicrosoft Power Platform CertificationSoftware Engineering CertificationIntegration CertificationProcess Improvement Certification
Industry Keywords
GovernanceSecurityPrivacyAuditabilityRegulated Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as Waystone’s technical lead and subject matter expert for workflow automation and orchestration
  • Define and maintain the automation Centre of Excellence, including standards, reusable patterns, templates, documentation and operational guardrails
  • Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-grade automation solutions integrating SaaS platforms, internal systems, APIs, cloud services and third-party providers
  • Contribute hands-on to workflow design, configuration, scripting, integration logic and technical validation
  • Establish best practices for automation design, testing, deployment, monitoring and support
  • Embed AI steps such as LLM calls for classification, extraction and summarisation into workflows
  • Ensure responsible AI use with human oversight, auditability, cost control and operational ownership
  • Partner with the Lead AI Engineer and AI Engineering team on hybrid solutions
  • Support business users, Operations Champions and Power Users in safely designing and adopting no-code and low-code automations
  • Guide user-developed automations into supported enterprise solutions
  • Review automation designs for fragility, complexity, security risks, control gaps and support issues
  • Evaluate emerging automation technologies and maintain an automation capability maturity roadmap
  • Coach and share knowledge to uplift automation capability across the organisation

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Deep understanding of low-code automation, workflow orchestration and intelligent process automation
  • Strong hands-on experience with n8n and Microsoft Power Automate
  • Good understanding of Microsoft Power Platform
  • Awareness of Workato, Xceptor and Appian
  • Strong understanding of consuming AI within workflows, including LLM classification, extraction and summarisation
  • Knowledge of intelligent document processing and human-in-the-loop design
  • Experience integrating AI services into automation platforms
  • Awareness of agents, prompts, guardrails, Microsoft Agent Framework and LangChain
  • Strong understanding of APIs, webhooks, event-driven integration, authentication patterns, data mapping and system-to-system communication
  • Fluency in source control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD and environment management
  • Understanding of governance, security, privacy, auditability and data handling in a regulated enterprise environment
  • Ability to communicate across technical and non-technical audiences and influence stakeholders
  • Ability to mentor engineers, analysts, Operations Champions, Power Users and business users
  • 5+ years’ experience in automation, integration, software engineering, workflow orchestration or a related technical discipline
  • Proven experience designing, leading and delivering enterprise automation using low-code platforms such as n8n or Microsoft Power Automate
  • Experience establishing automation standards, governance and reusable patterns, ideally in a regulated environment
  • Experience embedding AI capabilities within business workflows in partnership with AI engineering teams
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring others
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • Relevant certifications in automation, Microsoft Power Platform, software engineering, integration, process improvement or AI are desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Automation, AI and professional development opportunities through coaching and knowledge sharing
  • Opportunity to work with n8n, Microsoft Power Automate, AI services and modern integration technologies
  • Full-time employment