Automation Platform Engineer

Location: Durrington

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** Power & Co-pilot Platform Engineer**
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* Location:

** Durrington (with some travel to Falmer)
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* 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 a Power & Co-pilot Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and managing Southern Water’s growing automation ecosystem.

Water is one of society's most essential services, but few people realise the scale of technology innovation driving the industry forward. At Southern Water, we're building a technology-enabled organisation where data, AI, automation and digital innovation are helping us improve services for customers and protect the environment.

We're creating a new Intelligent Automation and Process Engineering capability that will sit at the heart of this transformation. This is your opportunity to help redesign how work gets done, combining low-code technologies, orchestration and AI-powered solutions to deliver smarter, faster and more efficient ways of operating.

You'll work on meaningful challenges with real-world impact, helping to shape a scalable automation ecosystem and influence how this growing capability evolves. If you're excited by innovation, solving complex problems and making a genuine difference, there's never been a better time to join Southern Water.

Working within the Process & Automation Centre of Excellence, you’ll take hands on ownership and administration of core platforms like Power Platform & Co-pilot ensuring they’re secure, scalable.

You’ll partner closely with architecture and security teams to define standards, improve performance, and support the rollout of AI, Automation 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 + Dataverse & Fabric
* Understanding of security principles (DLP, RBAC, Purview)
* Ability to manage enterprise environments (performance, resilience, support)
* Experience producing technical standards and documentation
** Desirable

Certifications:

*** MS-102
** Desirable Skills & Experience
*** Microsoft certifications (PL-200, PL-400, PL-600)
* 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
* Familiarity of AI / Copilot capabilities and governance#
** 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.*"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.

Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need."
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