About The RoleThis is a brandnew role with a big remit and even bigger opportunity.As our AI, Automation and Integration Engineer, you’ll be -About The RoleThis is a brandnew role with a big remit and even bigger opportunity.As our AI, Automation and Integration Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of how Salvation Army Homes uses technology to work smarter, faster and more effectively. This isn’t about maintaining the status quo - it’s about designing the future.You’ll lead the charge on automation, system integration and the responsible adoption of AI, helping us move towards streamlined processes, joinedup data, and genuinely intelligent digital services. From lowcode automation and cloud integration to exploring practical AI use cases, you’ll have the space and backing to experiment, innovate and deliver real impact.Working within our Digital, Data and ICT team, you’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across the organisation to turn ideas into working solutions. You’ll help create a “single version of the truth” across our systems, reduce duplication and manual effort, and enable better decisionmaking through clean, connected data.Because this role is new, you’ll play a key part in shaping how it operates - setting standards, defining approaches, and influencing how we use emerging technologies across the organisation. If you’re excited by greenfield work, modern platforms and meaningful outcomes, this is a rare chance to make a role your own.About The CandidateYou’re a handson technologist with a strong track record of delivering automation, integration and modern digital solutions in realworld environments - and you’re ready to step into a role where you can shape both the technology and the approach.You’ll bring proven experience of designing and delivering process automation, ideally using the Microsoft Power Platform Power Automate, Power Apps and Power BI, alongside experience building and supporting integrations between businesscritical systems. You’re comfortable working across data, workflows and APIs to reduce manual effort and create seamless, joinedup services.You’ll have a strong technical foundation, including:Experience working with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft AzureSolid SQL Server and database skillsExperience developing solutions using modern development languages and toolsA good understanding of data integration, data quality and governance principlesYou don’t just build solutions - you think about how they’re used, governed and scaled. You understand the importance of security, compliance and responsible data use, and you can balance innovation with control. Experience working in complex or multisystem environments is important, as is the ability to document, standardise and improve what you deliver.You’re also excited by what’s next. You may already have experience applying AI concepts in a business context, or you may be keen to develop this further - but either way, you’re motivated to explore how AI and emerging technologies can be applied practically, ethically and at scale to improve services and decisionmaking.Just as importantly, you’re a strong collaborator and communicator. You can translate complex technical ideas into plain English, influence stakeholders at all levels, and work closely with analysts, data specialists and business teams to turn ideas into delivered outcomes. You’re organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fastmoving, evolving environment.Above all, you’re motivated by the opportunity to build something new, take ownership of a greenfield role, and play a leading part in an organisation’s journey towards automation, integration and AIenabled services - while staying aligned with strong values and a clear social purpose.The benefits on offerIn return for helping to transform lives, we’ll give you access to some great benefits. These include:26 days annual leave rising to 31 daysAn extra day off on your birthdayA High Street discount scheme great savings both on and off-linePension with life assuranceDiscounted private medical insuranceLoans available for financial emergenciesOccupational Sick PayA full Induction package and training relevant to the roleSupport to learn and develop your careerAbout The CompanyA registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. services to our residents. That’s where you come in.As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.