Automation Senior Developer

Ideas People Trust

We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

We'll broaden your horizons

To ensure our services and applications are fit for the modern market, our IT team collaborates with every department. They develop, they explore and they implement the new ideas helping us to change the future of accounting, tax and business consulting. But, just as importantly, they maintain the tech that keeps us advancing. By testing and adopting the future of financial technical solutions, they find new and exciting ways to drive us forward. And you could too. In an IT role at BDO, you'll become part of a team that act as the backbone for our business. No matter who you are or what your skillset is, we'll give you the training and support you need to achieve whatever you put your mind to.

We'll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You'll be someone who enjoys team leadership and is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own workload, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively.

Do you have a passion for automation and experience in developing automated solutions to help optimise business processes for your organisation? If so, we need to hear from you! At BDO we recognise that through automation we can grow our client base, increase the quality of our business processes and help reduce operation risk.

You will work in our pool of automation technical leads who are using and exploring various technologies across automation and AI to deliver solutions for our business streams. Through this role you will play a vital part in helping to realise the vision for automation at BDO.

As an automation technical lead you will be responsible for leading software development teams, managing and mentoring developers within these teams, and driving automation strategy within the organisation. You will leverage your extensive experience in software engineering and leadership to deliver high quality automated solutions across a variety of toolsets.

In this role you will also:

• Be responsible for design, development and deployment of automation projects and initiatives.
• Lead and manage members of the development team, conducting performance reviews and supporting their professional development through technical guidance, mentoring, and coaching.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software development and automation.
• Be an active contributor to the automation centre of excellence, taking part of the planning and implementation of automation strategy.

You'll be someone with:

• Strong background in software engineering with a focus on automation.
  Expert proficiency in automation tools, ideally UiPath, MS Power Platform and Azure Logic Apps.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Desirable Skills

• Experience leading and managing software development teams.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools, eg Azure DevOps, Jira.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services.
• Practical experience implementing intelligent automation and AI solutions.

At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We're in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.

We're looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.