AI Automation & Platform Engineer

Job Description

Summary

Rud Pedersen is looking for a hands-on AI Automation & Platform Engineer to build and improve workflows integrations automations and platform components and the wider AI transformation programme.

The role focuses on n8n workflow automation API integrations document and transcript processing AI-assisted research notifications approvals Microsoft ecosystem integration and practical AI tools for public affairs and strategic communications teams. The person should be comfortable building real systems testing them with realistic data documenting them properly and supporting them after launch.

This is not a prompt-only role and not a pure ML research role. Slide decks are not a deliverable unless the workflow actually works afterwards.

This role is based in our Bulgaria office and you must have the existing right to work in Bulgaria. You will be working with colleagues across all our European offices.

What you will do

You will design and build n8n workflows that connect internal tools documents AI models databases forms email Microsoft 365 systems notifications and other APIs. You will turn recurring manual tasks into maintainable flows.

You will work on AI-enabled workflows such as meeting transcript summarisation workshop output capture stakeholder research policy monitoring document classification proposal support knowledge retrieval client-delivery support approvals and internal operational processes.

You will help extend and integrate our platforms where needed. This may include file-handling workflows model/provider integrations backend services prompt or assistant patterns usage analytics RAG/knowledge retrieval and connections between AI and other internal systems.

You will work closely with the Technical Product Owner to turn prioritised requirements into working releases. You will test workflows handle errors properly document what has been built and make sure the result can be maintained without heroics.

Skills & Requirements

Essential experience

• Practical experience building automations in n8n. Strong Make Zapier or Power Automate experience is useful but n8n experience is preferred.
• Good understanding of APIs webhooks JSON HTTP requests authentication permissions secrets management and error handling.
• Experience using LLMs in workflows including summarisation classification extraction routing prompt design and quality checking.
• Ability to work with documents forms spreadsheets email transcripts and structured/unstructured business data.
• Good technical skills in at least one of Python JavaScript/ or similar.
• Ability to work with Linux servers containers logs and production troubleshooting.
• Awareness of secure handling of sensitive business data.
• Strong English communication skills.

Useful additional experience

• Azure Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Docker logging monitoring and production operations.
• Microsoft Graph SharePoint Teams Outlook OneDrive Entra ID or Microsoft Fabric.
• LibreChat Open WebUI LangChain LlamaIndex Semantic Kernel or similar LLM application frameworks.
• RAG embeddings vector search document processing and evaluation workflows.
• Databases such as PostgreSQL MongoDB Qdrant pgvector Weaviate or Pinecone.
• Experience with governance audit trails approvals and safe handling of sensitive data.
• Experience in consulting professional services public affairs communications legal policy or research-heavy environments.

About the company

Rud Pedersen is Europes foremost strategic public affairs firm helping clients to navigate political regulatory and reputational complexity protect value and drive sustainable growth.

With offices across Europe we bring deep local insight alongside a coordinated European perspective. Our teams drawn from all levels of government institutions and industry offer unrivalled political expertise and on-the-ground presence helping organisations engage effectively wherever decisions are made.