Senior AI & Automation Engineer (Manager Grade)
Birmingham (Hybrid Approach 2–3 days onsite)
£60,000 – £70,000 + Benefits
Method Resourcing have partnered with a leading professional services firm to support the build of a new internal AI & automation capability within their tax technology function.
This team is being created to drive real operational efficiency through AI and automation, not client-facing consulting, but building tools and systems that directly improve how the business runs day-to-day.
You’ll be joining at an early stage of this journey, helping to design, build, and scale AI-powered workflows, internal platforms, and automation solutions that will be adopted quickly across the organisation.
This is a hands-on engineering role with real ownership, ideal for someone who enjoys building production-ready solutions and wants to play a key role in shaping how AI is used within a large enterprise environment.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build AI-powered agents and multi-step automation workflows
- Develop Python-based services and automation pipelines for production use
- Integrate AI solutions with internal systems using APIs and event-driven architectures
- Work across Microsoft technologies (Power Platform, Copilot, Azure AI)
- Build reusable components such as connectors, tools, and integration layers
- Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready
- Contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and technical direction
- Support and mentor junior engineers as the team grows
- Translate business requirements into practical, working technical solutions
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience building automation solutions or internal tools
- Hands-on experience with Power Platform / Microsoft automation technologies
- Exposure to AI / Copilot / LLM-driven workflows (beyond basic usage)
- Experience working with APIs and system integrations
- Some experience with Python (or a strong willingness to develop further)
- Ability to operate in a hands-on, delivery-focused environment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience mentoring or supporting more junior team members
Why Join?
- Be part of a greenfield AI capability within an established organisation
- Work on real-world problems with immediate impact on operations
- Move beyond traditional automation into AI-driven engineering
- Gain exposure to cutting-edge tools across the Microsoft ecosystem
- Influence how AI is adopted and scaled across the business
- Clear opportunity to grow into a leadership position as the team expands
(Please note the employer is unable to offer any sponsorship)
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