Automation Engineering Lead
WPPChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Posted February 4, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
WPP is the creative transformation company, dedicated to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
Job Description
We are looking for an Automation Engineering Lead to drive our technical strategy and architectural standards. As a senior role, you will be responsible for conducting research spikes, providing technical guidance to development teams, and ensuring that our global automation suite is built on a foundation of robust, scalable, and maintainable components.
Requirements
- Overall experience: 12+ years in IT engineering, software development, or technical architecture roles with a focus on Power Platform/D365.
- Power Platform Mastery: Expert proficiency in the full Power Platform suite, including Model-driven Apps, Dataverse, Power Automate, and Code Apps.
- Legacy & Core Knowledge: Strong experience from the D365 era, specifically with Dataverse Plugins (C#), Custom Workflow Activities, and the Dataverse Web API.
- Development Tools: Proven experience with the Power Platform Component Framework (PCF) and the Power Platform CLI (PAC).
- DevOps & ALM: Expert-level understanding of automated deployment pipelines, environment variables, and solution segmentation.
- Integration Expertise: Deep understanding of RESTful services, JSON schema, and complex data manipulation (XPath/Expressions) for efficient flow design.
- Methodology: Proven experience as an Agile (Kanban) practitioner, managing work-in-progress and flow efficiency.
- Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to lead and grow technical teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and engineering rigor.
- Problem-solving: Exceptional ability to troubleshoot "unsolvable" technical blockers and provide creative architectural workarounds.
- Communication: Ability to articulate complex technical architectures to both executive leadership and junior development staff.
- Mandatory Certifications PL-600: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate
- Preferred Certifications: GH-300: GitHub Copilot (Required within 2 months of joining) AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Relocation Assistance
