Automation Engineer, Auckland
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Tribe (New Zealand) Limited

AI & Automation Engineer

  • Posted 1d ago
  • Hybrid
  • Full Time

Auckland

Job Description

About the Opportunity


  • Join a growing Digital team driving practical AI and automation outcomes
  • Design and deliver AI-enabled workflows, integrations and internal tools
  • Focus on scalable, supportable solutions (not “AI for everything”)
  • Partner closely with senior stakeholders to turn needs into delivery
  • Help uplift AI capability and reusable automation assets across the org


What You’ll Bring


  • Proven experience delivering AI/automation in production (not just POCs)
  • Strong Microsoft ecosystem skills: Azure + Fabric + Power Platform exposure
  • Engineering capability with .NET/SQL and/or scripting (e.g., Python/PowerShell)
  • Integration mindset: APIs, workflow automation, maintainable design patterns
  • Confident communicator who can work across technical + non-technical teams


What’s on Offer


  • $120k base salary (fixed) and a role with genuine ownership
  • Large-scale, high-visibility automation programme with runway to grow
  • Auckland-based with preference for 3 days in the office
  • Opportunity to build reusable capability and shape long-term practices
  • Immediate start available


Next Steps?


To keep things simple, we ask that all applications are submitted through this advert. We’ll review applications as they come in and be in touch.


For any questions give [Steven Sandhu] a call on +64 27 337 8380 and quote Job ID:18488 for a confidential chat.


To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.


At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.


Tribe is a group of specialist teams, each of who truly understand their world, and together they partner to understand yours. Whether you’re looking for your next opportunity or recruiting, we’re all about bringing people together for a shared purpose. Find your people.

Desired Hard Skills

  • .NET
  • Python
  • Microsoft Azure
  • AI/automation delivery
  • Power Platform

Desired Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Stakeholder Management

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