At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape and manage Southern Water's automation ecosystem with innovative technologies.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company transforming the water industry.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous pension, health benefits, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in automation and AI while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience with Power Platform, RPA, and Azure services is essential.
The predicted salary is between 49200 - 60000 £ per year.
Location: Durrington (with some travel to Falmer)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37 hours per week) open to discussing flexible Start & Finish times to support work-life balance
Hybrid: Minimum 2 days onsite
Salary: £49,200 - £60,000
Role Overview
As an Automation Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and managing Southern Water’s growing automation ecosystem. Working within the Process & Automation Centre of Excellence, you’ll take ownership and administration of core platforms like Power Platform, RPA, and Azure services — ensuring they’re secure, scalable, and ready for enterprise use. You’ll partner closely with architecture, cloud, and security teams to define standards, improve performance, and support the rollout of AI and Copilot-driven solutions. This role combines hands-on platform engineering with strategic input, giving you real influence over how automation and AI are adopted across the business.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong experience with Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Admin, Power Platform Admin, Agent 365)
- Background in RPA / automation platforms
- Experience with Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, APIs, Key Vault)
- Knowledge of API-led and event-driven architecture
- Understanding of security principles (DLP, RBAC, identity management)
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
- Ability to manage enterprise environments (performance, resilience, support)
- Experience producing technical standards and documentation
- Awareness of AI / Copilot capabilities and governance
Desirable Certifications:
- AZ-900
- MS-102
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Microsoft certifications (PL-400, PL-600)
- Azure AI (AI-102)
- Experience with Copilot Studio or conversational AI
- Knowledge of Azure OpenAI / RAG solutions
- Familiarity with Dataverse, Graph, or enterprise systems
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tools
- Interest in emerging technology and innovation
Progression opportunities
Southern Water offers career progression, training, and development opportunities.
About Southern Water
Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.
At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Additional information:
In line with Southern Water’s security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record check (DBS) and verification of their employment and/or education history for the past three years. Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks, including security vetting. Please note that if a candidate does not meet the required security standards or fails to pass the vetting process, Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment. Some positions may also require higher levels of security vetting, which may involve providing additional documentation.
Interested in the role?
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so if you are interested in the position please do send your application over today to ensure consideration. We truly appreciate every application. Please note, that due to the volume of interest, we may not be able to provide personalised feedback to all applicants.
Our Benefits
- Company and performance-related bonus
- Generous pension
- Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
- Health benefits through a Cash Plan
- Two paid community volunteering days a year
- 28 days annual holiday
- Occupational health service
- Retail discount app
- We offer competitive maternity leave, and flexible return to work options
Everybody Welcome
We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Need flexibility in your work?
Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
Automation Platform Engineer employer: Southern Water group
Southern Water is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Worthing that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, the company provides extensive benefits including a generous pension scheme, health benefits, and opportunities for career progression within a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to transforming the water industry. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a flexible work culture that supports work-life balance.
