Agentic Automation Engineer at Network Rail, London/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain's railway. From Crossrail - Europe's largest civil engineering project - to investment in world-class stations and major programmes of electrification, we are involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen. We at Network Rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain 's best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!

As a Agentic Automation Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:

We 're looking for an Agentic Automation Engineer to help shape and deliver the next generation of AI-driven automation across the rail industry.

This is not a traditional Power Platform Developer role. We 're seeking someone with hands-on experience building AI agents and agentic solutions, primarily within the Microsoft Agentic AI ecosystem, leveraging low-code technologies to design, orchestrate and deploy intelligent automation at enterprise scale.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary delivery pod, you 'll develop secure, scalable and reusable AI agents that support decision-making, improve operational efficiency and transform business processes across the industry.

What You 'll Be Doing

• Design, build, test and deploy AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio and related Microsoft AI technologies.
• Develop agentic automation solutions capable of reasoning, planning and executing business tasks.
• Configure and orchestrate AI agents that interact with enterprise applications, data sources and business systems.
• Build integrations using APIs, connectors and reusable services to support intelligent automation.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, user-centred automation solutions.
• Collaborate with Delivery Pods to deliver innovative AI-enabled solutions across multiple business domains.
• Support the development of reusable patterns, frameworks and reference architectures for agentic automation.
• Ensure solutions are secure, governed and compliant with organisational standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through automated testing, CI/CD and version-controlled delivery practices.
• Support innovation initiatives and help drive adoption of Agentic AI capabilities across the organisation.

What We 're Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience building AI agents and agentic automation solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Experience with Microsoft 's Agentic AI capabilities and services.
• Experience working with technologies such as:
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • Azure OpenAI Service
  • Azure AI Search
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Logic Apps
  • Azure API Management
  • Microsoft Graph
  • Microsoft Entra ID
• Experience integrating enterprise systems through APIs and connectors.
• Knowledge of agent orchestration and AI-driven workflow automation.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing and secure software development practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to delivery.
• Ability to work across both technical and business stakeholders to deliver measurable value.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with alternative agentic AI platforms such as:
  • UiPath Agent Builder
  • IBM watsonx Orchestrate
  • AWS Bedrock Agents
  • Google Vertex AI
• Experience developing operational copilots and enterprise AI assistants.
• Knowledge of Python, C#, .NET, JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience of low-code and pro-code AI solution development.
• Experience within transport, infrastructure or regulated industries.
• Degree-level qualification in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Network Rail is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. They welcome applications from everyone.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Network Rail guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

Network Rail guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.