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Automation Engineer

Edinburgh
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Your New Company and Role

Join a dynamic digital team focused on delivering intelligent automation solutions using cutting-edge technologies. In this role, you'll help build and evolve a production-grade automation service that applies AI/ML to process high-volume, low-complexity workflows.

You'll work on a modern AWS serverless platform, developing components for document analysis, signature detection, and predictive modelling. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is key to ensuring seamless integration with existing digital services.

What You'll Need to Succeed

Essential Skills

Strong experience with OCR, NLP (e.g., spaCy), and machine learning.
Proficiency in AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudFormation).
Skilled in Python and/or TypeScript.
Experience with serverless architecture, Agile delivery, and XP practices.
Familiarity with cloud monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana) and infrastructure-as-code.

Desirable Skills

Experience with AWS AI services (e.g., Textract), MLOps, PyTorch.
Knowledge of Containerisation.

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