Autonomation Architect

Function / Role
Autonomation Architect

Job Summary
The Autonomation Architect is responsible for designing modular reusable and intuitive automation architectures that enable reliable scalable autonomation across NDBS. The role combines strong solution architecture experience with practical automation and integration skills to ensure that automations are robust observable and simple to adopt for central development and virtual automation teams.
This includes defining architecture standards patterns and shared components as well as validating design feasibility and guiding solution choices that fit the Autonomation Engine. The Autonomation Architect works closely with Business Process Analysts Development teams Platform and Operations to connect business intent with technical execution.
The position requires strong analytical and conceptual skills experience with automation and integration platforms excellent communication and a continuous improvement mindset. Experience with AIenabled detection monitoring or selfhealing capabilities is advantageous.

Reporting / Organization

Reporting to Head of Automation

Profession Level
Junior Professional
Professional
Senior Professional
Program Manager
Principal
Director

Responsibilities
Architecture and Standards
Define and maintain the Autonomation architecture including patterns components and integration models.
Specify practical standards for error handling logging monitoring performance and security.
Keep guidelines simple usable and aligned to platform and development needs.

Design Governance and Quality
Lead the Architecture Review Gate with Development teams Platform and Operations.
Review designs for feasibility reuse and alignment to architecture patterns.
Provide clear actionable feedback to improve design quality without slowing delivery.

Integration and Platform Alignment
Define scalable integration patterns for ITSM workflow monitoring and data systems.
Work with Platform to ensure connectors environments and integrations support Autonomation use cases.
Anticipate impacts from platform or vendor changes and communicate them early.

Reusable Components and Developer Experience
Identify common functions and lead creation of shared components and templates.
Promote reuse and ensure components remain intuitive and well documented.
Support VAT and developers in applying patterns correctly.

Reliability Observability and Autonomation Enablement
Embed logging metrics and alerting into design guidelines to support monitoring and low intervention behaviour.
Adjust patterns and standards based on incident trends and operational insights.
Partner with Operations to improve resilience and self healing capability over time.

Cross Team Collaboration and Improvement
Work closely with BPA Demand Dev VAT Platform and Ops to connect business intent with technical solutions.
Use delivery and operations feedback to refine patterns and architecture.
Contribute to the multi year Autonomation architecture roadmap.

Education/Experience/Skills
Several years of experience in solution architecture automation integration or platform engineering roles.
Strong technical understanding of automation workflow and integration technologies (for example ITSM platforms orchestration tools scripting or APIs).
Proven experience defining and applying architecture standards patterns and reusable components in complex environments.
Experience designing reliable and observable systems including logging metrics alerts and basic self healing or recovery mechanisms.
Familiarity with autonomation or similar concepts where systems detect issues react automatically and minimise manual intervention.
Experience working with or alongside AI enabled monitoring anomaly detection or decision support tools is advantageous.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain design choices and trade offs to both technical and non technical stakeholders.
Collaborative working style comfortable facilitating cross team discussions and design workshops.
Self driven structured and able to balance long term architectural direction with hands on design review and support.

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