IT Automation Architect
Job Description
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The Opportunity
Design What Comes Next
Help define, build, and scale a new Automation Centre of Excellence that will transform how WSP delivers global IT services, operates platforms, and supports our people.
As IT Automation Architect, you will shape WSP’s IT automation ecosystem by architecting enterprise frameworks, reusable patterns, standards, and guardrails. This role combines deep technical engineering expertise with strategic architectural thinking to enable secure, scalable automation across IT.
If you are energized by architecting automation ecosystems, establishing governance, enabling engineering teams, and delivering measurable operational impact through automation, this opportunity is for you.
Your Impact
Automation Strategy & Governance
- Define and evolve the IT automation strategy, target architecture, standards, governance framework, and technology roadmap for the Automation Centre of Excellence ( CoE ).
- Identify, assess, and prioritise automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, service quality, and user experience.
- Establish and maintain automation policies, standards, reusable patterns, and governance processes to drive consistency, scalability, and compliance across IT.
Automation Architecture & Design
- Architect enterprise automation solutions across infrastructure, cloud, network, cybersecurity, identity, end-user computing, IT service management, and operations.
- Develop reference architectures, design standards, integration patterns, and implementation guidance that enable IT teams to deliver secure and scalable automation solutions.
- Evaluate and recommend automation technologies and platforms that align with organisational objectives and enterprise architecture principles.
Technical Leadership & Assurance
- Provide architectural leadership, design guidance, and technical assurance for automation initiatives delivered by IT teams.
- Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and governance activities to ensure solutions align with approved standards, security requirements, and operational objectives.
- Establish guardrails that enable innovation while maintaining security, compliance, resilience, and operational integrity.
Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement
- Partner with IT stakeholders to develop automation roadmaps, validate requirements, and align initiatives with organisational priorities.
- Act as the subject matter expert for automation architecture, promoting best practices, capability development, and an automation-first culture across IT.
- Mentor technical teams and facilitate knowled...
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