Job description
About Envato
Everything we do is to empower creative professionals to thrive, with unlimited access to high-quality assets, tools, tutorials and more. Essentially, we exist to empower creatives to thrive.
We proudly support the lives of creative professionals all over the world, from web developers and graphic designers, to marketers, videographers, photographers and more. We’ve built a community where anyone can get their creative projects done, and where creators bring their ideas to life and in the process, earn a living doing what they love.
We’re a global values led company, blending purpose and profit, and a passionate B Corp we are committed to making a positive impact on the communities we engage in. We have long embraced flexible ways of working, and we’re proud of how we keep our global team connected. Our roles can be based across Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.
You can read more about us on our company blog, including news of our acquisition by Shutterstock Inc in 2024.
About the role
As a Lead Automation Engineer at Envato, you will provide pivotal technical expertise and leadership in the strategic use of low-code platforms and process automation tools. You’ll be instrumental in enhancing business outcomes by streamlining workflows, accelerating rapid application development, and empowering citizen developers. You’ll guide technical teams and business users in designing and implementing efficient, scalable, and maintainable low-code and automation solutions, while also championing low-code governance, promoting automation best practices, and proactively identifying opportunities for impactful low-code applications.
What you’ll be doing
- Develop and maintain a clear technical vision and roadmap for low-code platform adoption, governance, and integration.
- Collaborate with business users and citizen developers to refine and validate their low-code application and automation designs.
- Steer the technical evolution of Envato’s automation platforms, focusing on streamlining business processes and enhancing capabilities.
- Educate and empower team members and stakeholders on emerging low-code platforms, automation tools, and industry best practices.
- Apply a deep understanding of Envato’s commercial objectives to inform low-code and automation strategies and investments.
- Demonstrate mature problem-solving skills, balancing commercial needs with sound technical decisions for low-code/automation solutions.
- Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and mentorship to reports, contractors, citizen developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders.
- Champion Envato’s values and behaviours, fostering a culture of responsible low-code adoption, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Lead the successful delivery of low-code application development and process automation initiatives, often within cross-functional team environments.
- Ensure all low-code solutions and automated processes adhere to Envato’s operational standards for governance, security, and maintainability.
About you
- Strategic Commercial Thinking: You’re adept at translating commercial objectives into highly effective low-code and automation strategies.
- Effective Communication & Collaboration: You’ve got a proven ability to communicate clearly and proactively with diverse stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, to achieve desired outcomes.
- Constructive Feedback Skills: You’re skilled in giving and receiving feedback, fostering improvement and driving better solutions.
- Professional Self-Awareness: You objectively evaluate your personal strengths and weaknesses, actively seeking and acting upon performance feedback.
- Community Engagement: You actively engage with the broader low-code and process automation community, contributing to Envato’s reputation as an innovator.
- Extensive Technical Experience: You’ll have over 7 years in technical roles, with significant experience leading and governing low-code development and process automation initiatives.
- Proven Platform Proficiency: You’re experienced in designing, implementing, and managing low-code applications and process automation workflows on enterprise-grade platforms such as OutSystems, Workato, or Mendix.
- Integration Expertise: You possess a solid understanding of common integration techniques and technologies, including IPaaS, GraphQL, ETL, APIs, and connectors.
- Automation Tool Knowledge: You’re familiar with process automation tools like RPA and Workflow automation, and process modelling methodologies like BPMN.
- Governance and Security Acumen: You have experience with security and governance practices for low-code and automation platforms, ensuring compliance and operational standards are met.
Life at Envato
• Flexible Working - Remote-first with flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need.
• Work from Anywhere - Apply to work in another location for up to 3 months per calendar year.
• Connection Budget - An annual budget to connect with the team IRL where and when possible.
• Learning Budget - Study leave and an annual budget for you to put towards your learning and development.
• Home Office Allowance - A contribution towards your set-up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs.
• Wellbeing - Access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health.
• Volunteer Leave - 2 days per calendar year to volunteer and give back to the community.
• Parental Leave - 20 weeks paid primary carer leave, and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave.
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