Job Description
An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS' success, from both professional and personal perspectives.Come join the excellence! Overview As part of the Enterprise Technology & Security organisation, The Automation Lead is a senior leadership role accountable for maximising enterprise value & stakeholder Peace of Mind, through automation. This role defines and executes the network automation technology strategy, leads the Automation team, and ensures the delivery, performance, and continuous evolution of our network automation platforms and capabilities. The Automation Lead holds decision rights across strategy, platform direction, and team execution, ensuring automation delivers measurable business outcomes while building scalable, long-term organisational capability. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Strategy, Ownership & Decision-Making Define and own the automation technology strategy and roadmap, aligned to business priorities and value outcomes. Establish the target-state architecture and platform ecosystem, including tool selection, integration, and lifecycle decisions. In collaboration with Product Owner, ensure all automation initiatives are prioritised and executed based on clear value, cost, and risk trade-offs. Platform Performance & Delivery Own the end-to-end performance, stability, and supportability of automation platforms. Ensure effective maintenance, support, and lifecycle management across all automation technologies. Drive consistent standards for engineering quality, security, and operational excellence. Enable scalable, reusable solutions that improve reliability and reduce operational complexity. Engineering & Delivery Leadership Lead a high-performing software engineering focused automation team. Embed best practices across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including DevOps, CI/CD, testing, and release management. Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned to architectural s