Lead Automation Engineer

Summary

Join Envato as a Lead Automation Engineer and provide technical expertise and leadership in utilizing low-code platforms and process automation tools. Enhance business outcomes by streamlining workflows and accelerating application development. Guide technical teams and business users in designing and implementing efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions. Champion low-code governance, promote automation best practices, and identify opportunities for impactful low-code applications. Lead the successful delivery of low-code application development and process automation initiatives within cross-functional teams. Ensure all solutions adhere to Envato's operational standards for governance, security, and maintainability.

Requirements

• Strategic Commercial Thinking: You're adept at translating commercial objectives into highly effective low-code and automation strategies
• Effective Communication & Collaboration: You've got a proven ability to communicate clearly and proactively with diverse stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, to achieve desired outcomes
• Constructive Feedback Skills: You're skilled in giving and receiving feedback, fostering improvement and driving better solutions
• Professional Self-Awareness: You objectively evaluate your personal strengths and weaknesses, actively seeking and acting upon performance feedback
• Community Engagement: You actively engage with the broader low-code and process automation community, contributing to Envato's reputation as an innovator
• Extensive Technical Experience: You'll have over 7 years in technical roles, with significant experience leading and governing low-code development and process automation initiatives
• Proven Platform Proficiency: You're experienced in designing, implementing, and managing low-code applications and process automation workflows on enterprise-grade platforms such as OutSystems, Workato, or Mendix
• Integration Expertise: You possess a solid understanding of common integration techniques and technologies, including IPaaS, GraphQL, ETL, APIs, and connectors
• Automation Tool Knowledge: You're familiar with process automation tools like RPA and Workflow automation, and process modelling methodologies like BPMN
• Governance and Security Acumen: You have experience with security and governance practices for low-code and automation platforms, ensuring compliance and operational standards are met

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a clear technical vision and roadmap for low-code platform adoption, governance, and integration
• Collaborate with business users and citizen developers to refine and validate their low-code application and automation designs
• Steer the technical evolution of Envato's automation platforms, focusing on streamlining business processes and enhancing capabilities
• Educate and empower team members and stakeholders on emerging low-code platforms, automation tools, and industry best practices
• Apply a deep understanding of Envato's commercial objectives to inform low-code and automation strategies and investments
• Demonstrate mature problem-solving skills, balancing commercial needs with sound technical decisions for low-code/automation solutions
• Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and mentorship to reports, contractors, citizen developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders
• Champion Envato's values and behaviours, fostering a culture of responsible low-code adoption, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Lead the successful delivery of low-code application development and process automation initiatives, often within cross-functional team environments
• Ensure all low-code solutions and automated processes adhere to Envato's operational standards for governance, security, and maintainability

Benefits

• Flexible Working - Remote-first with flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need
• Work from Anywhere - Apply to work in another location for up to 3 months per calendar year
• Connection Budget - An annual budget to connect with the team IRL where and when possible
• Learning Budget - Study leave and an annual budget for you to put towards your learning and development
• Home Office Allowance - A contribution towards your set-up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs
• Wellbeing - Access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health
• Volunteer Leave - 2 days per calendar year to volunteer and give back to the community
• Parental Leave - 20 weeks paid primary carer leave, and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave