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# IT Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Skanska UK PLC
- **Location:** Watford, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Configuration Management, DevOps, Windows PowerShell, Runbook, SQL Databases, Workflow Management Systems, Azure Automation, .NET Core, Microsoft Power Automate, Google Cloud Functions, Restful APIs
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://skanska.avature.net/careers/Login?jobId=6770

## About the Role

* Degree-qualified, hold an equivalent professional qualification, or bring substantial experience in a similar IT automation or engineering role.
 * Strong hands-on technical expertise in PowerShell, C#, .NET Framework/.NET Core, SQL and REST APIs.
 * Proven experience delivering end-to-end process automation across both cloud and on-premises environments.
 * Solid configuration management and development experience using orchestration tools such as System Centre Orchestrator, alongside strong practical knowledge of Azure automation services, including Runbooks, Logic Apps and Function Apps.
 * Good understanding of DevOps practices, system design across a range of risk, impact and complexity levels, and familiarity with ITIL or similar best-practice frameworks.
 * Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with a track record of driving process improvement, operational efficiency, change management and organisational adoption.

## Description

* Drive business improvement through process automation and technical innovation, helping projects maximise value and control costs.
 * Design, build, test, document and migrate automation solutions, including legacy processes, across Microsoft Azure and other cloud or on-premises platforms.
 * Support high service availability through proactive incident, problem and change management, including out-of-hours or on-call support where required.
 * Work closely with product owners, stakeholders and engineering teams to turn user requirements into actionable stories and deliver integrated, end-to-end automation solutions.
 * Help shape and define Automation as a Service, creating scalable and reusable automation capabilities.
 * Promote knowledge sharing, peer review and continuous improvement, while embedding security and compliance into every automation implementation.


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