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Principal Engineer (IT Automation & AI-native Transformation)

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and build a toolchain fusing traditional automation tools with spec-driven design and agentic working to enable citizen builders to safely change the organization at scale.

Role type

Principal Engineer (IT Automation & AI-native Transformation)

Builds

A self-sustaining cultural practice and all-encompassing infrastructure model for automation and AI agents.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Human Risk Management / SaaS

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

hands-on coding, systems thinking, infrastructure-as-code, modern CI/CD systems, enterprise-grade workflow orchestration, hybrid architecture design, technical mentorship

Preferred skills

experience in cloud-native hypergrowth SaaS environments, successful AI-native adoption track record, pragmatic engineering mindset

Technologies

n8n, Google Workspace, GitHub Actions

Responsibilities

Architect and iterate a toolchain fusing traditional automation with agentic working; Advocate, mentor, and enable early adopter teams to use the platform; Build self-sustaining cultural practices across the organization; Drive the evolution of IT operations towards an all-encompassing infrastructure model; Mentor and level up the existing IT engineering team; Champion and advocate for shared automation and AI platforms.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship

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