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Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced digital transformation solutions across Core Transport, including intelligent and robotic automation, machine learning, predictive analytics, and big data capabilities. This senior role will drive innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring automation strategies align with business objectives. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams, providing technical authority and guidance to deliver scalable automation solutions. Key responsibilities include developing scripts and orchestration frameworks, overseeing performance optimisation, and championing new concepts that enable future-ready operations.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced digital transformation solutions across Core Transport, including intelligent and robotic automation, machine learning, predictive analytics, and big data capabilities
Drive innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring automation strategies align with business objectives
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams, providing technical authority and guidance to deliver scalable automation solutions
Develop scripts and orchestration frameworks, overseeing performance optimisation, and championing new concepts that enable future-ready operations
Define and lead the design and implementation of digital solutions within automation engines and orchestration platforms, ensuring alignment with transformation objectives
Drive efficiencies through advanced analytics, automation, AI-driven cognitive learning, and digital visualisation to optimise operational performance
Leverage technology opportunities to deliver an integrated, simplified Network Operations model capable of supporting complex products and services
Develop and maintain scripts, automated workflows, and orchestration frameworks within intelligent automation platforms
Ensure operational readiness by overseeing integrated models, governance processes, and providing final project sign-off
Continuously review and innovate operational processes to identify and implement automation opportunities through software development and coding best practices
Design, support, process and maintain workflows used within the automation environment and Intelligence platforms
Design, coding & scripting to enable intelligent automation
Support training and overviews to operational staff and senior exec level colleagues
Support engagement and collaboration with operational departments to understand automation requirements and capture these as part of future workflows and development
Staged planning, testing and deployment of automation workflows and scripts
Support the evolvement and application maintenance of the digital environment and chosen tool stack
Ownership of developed solutions and deliverables
Requirements:
Proven experience in process analysis, design, implementation, and system testing, including UAT and defect resolution
Strong scripting and programming skills across multiple languages and platforms
Deep familiarity with automation frameworks and advanced analytics tools
Confident communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders at all levels
Commitment to best practice, driving efficiency and eliminating unproductive activities
Agile mindset with adaptability to changing priorities and environments
Highly analytical and structured approach to problem-solving and decision-making
Proactive in identifying self-development needs and continuous learning
Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects, manage stakeholders, and deliver measurable business outcomes
Ability to manage multiple programmes and projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery against strategic objectives
Proven capability to drive stakeholder engagement and influence at all organisational levels
Strong technical expertise in Python scripting
additional programming languages highly desirable
Experience in leveraging APIs for integration and automation
Knowledge of database management and SQL
Minimum 2 years’ experience in a DevOps or software engineering environment, with exposure to automation and orchestration platforms
Flexible and adaptable approach, with willingness to travel between key sites as required
Degree or equivalent professional experience preferred, but not essential with demonstrable relevant expertise
What we offer:
Yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan