Senior Automation Engineer

• Design, implement and manage enterprise-wide Power Platform environments.
• Drive automation adoption, influence strategy and help teams unlock new efficiencies.
• Full-time appointment on an ongoing basis.
• Base salary range: $120,912 – $132,161 p.a. plus 17% superannuation.

About the area

UWA IT serves as a strategic enabler of teaching, learning, research, and administrative excellence. It provides the technological infrastructure, digital tools, and support services necessary to foster innovation, collaboration, and efficiency across the institution. By ensuring the reliability, security, and accessibility of education technology, research systems, and professional services platforms, IT enhances the overall experience for students, faculty, researchers, and staff. The function also drives digital transformation, supports data-driven decision-making, and ensures compliance with regulatory and cybersecurity standards. Ultimately, IT plays a critical role in advancing the university’s mission by leveraging technology to create a connected, efficient, and future-ready academic environment.

About the opportunity

• Lead and provide specialist oversight to the design, implementation, enhancement and technical stewardship of enterprise automation platforms, focused on Power Platform, but also including Workato, UiPath and other tools, ensuring they are reliable, scalable, secure and fit for purpose.
• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide shared automation capabilities for platform users, including reusable components, templates, connectors, patterns and tooling to enable consistent and efficient automation delivery.
• Enable and support citizen developers and platform users by providing guidance, mentoring, documentation and learning resources to assist platform users to design and build automations safely and effectively.

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of extensive relevant experience and professional development.
• Extensive experience designing, implementing and supporting automation solutions using enterprise automation or low-code platforms, with a strong preference for demonstrated Power Platform experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining enterprise-wide shared automation capabilities, including reusable components, templates, connectors or tooling for platform users.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to the development and application of technical standards, patterns and guardrails within an enterprise automation or platform environment, ensuring alignment with organisational and governance frameworks.
• Proven experience enabling and supporting citizen developers through mentoring, guidance, documentation, learning resources or communities of practice.

Note: As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be required to complete declarations in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. A current National Police Clearance will be required by the successful applicant.

Position description: PD - Senior Automation Engineer 524058.pdf

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Daniel Foster at *************@uwa.edu.au

For enquiries on the recruitment process, please contact Wendy Young at ***********@uwa.edu.au

How to apply

Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Tuesday, 1 September 2026

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia

Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels.

Benefits

• Flexible working options.
• Generous paid leave including parental leave.
• Up to 17% employer paid superannuation.
• Salary packaging available.
• Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service.
• Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses.
• Discounted health insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.

About the University

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, supported by the freedom to innovate and inspire, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

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Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, and people living with disability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Alternatively, you can contact us for assistance during the recruitment process.

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