We’re looking for an AI & Automation Engineer to design and deliver intelligent solutions that improve business processes, reduce manual effort and enable scalable, AI-driven capabilities across the organisation.
In this role, you’ll help shape how AI and automation technologies are embedded into enterprise systems, driving efficiency, enhancing user experience and delivering measurable business value.
You’ll play a key role in delivering the organisation’s AI-first strategy, working closely with stakeholders, architects and delivery teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with enterprise standards.
- Designing and delivering AI and automation solutions using enterprise platforms, APIs and cloud services to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
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Building, testing and deploying scalable automation pipelines and workflows aligned with architecture, security and governance standards.
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Integrating AI models and services into business applications to enable intelligent decision-making and enhanced user experiences.
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Collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into repeatable, scalable AI-first technical solutions.
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Developing and maintaining end-to-end data and process automation pipelines across cloud and on-premise environments.
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Ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, identity and data protection requirements.
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Optimising performance, scalability and cost through monitoring, tuning and continuous improvement.
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Implementing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code to enable consistent, controlled deployment.
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Monitoring, troubleshooting and enhancing solutions to ensure operational stability and business value.
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Contributing to technical standards, architecture patterns and the adoption of new AI and automation capabilities.
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Working with architects and platform teams to evaluate and onboard new AI technologies and frameworks.
You’re an experienced engineer with a strong understanding of AI, automation technologies and modern engineering practices. You enjoy solving complex problems and translating business needs into scalable, practical solutions.
You bring a structured and security-first mindset, ensuring solutions are compliant, reliable and aligned with enterprise standards.
You communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement.
This Role Would Suit:
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An engineer with experience in AI, automation or software development within a cloud-based environment.
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Someone who has built and deployed scalable solutions across enterprise systems and platforms.
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A problem-solver who enjoys working with emerging technologies to drive efficiency and innovation.
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A collaborative team player who can translate business requirements into technical delivery.
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Someone motivated by delivering measurable impact through AI-driven transformation and continuous improvement.
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
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Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
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Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
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Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
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Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
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Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
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Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
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Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
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Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
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Learning resources to help you be your best self.
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
