Controls Automation Manager
CompanyNatWest Group
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At5/2/2026
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£56,500
(£28.97 per hour)
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Description
Join us as a Controls Automation Manager
Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You’ll also be liaising with cross functional technology teams, including IT, Risk & Controls, Enterprise Engineering and Data & Analytics. You’ll use the Microsoft Power Apps Centre of Excellence (CoE) and the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) CoE to ensure seamless integration of automation solutions into the broader technology landscapes.
You’ll be responsible for the design, development and deployment of automation and data analytics projects, overseeing the quality of work and providing guidance to the team to ensure technical standards and agreed timelines are met. You’ll also develop and deliver the controls automation strategy by working closely with the control testing team, franchise and function control teams, and other technology teams. Alongside this, you’ll support the design, tracking and reporting of automated controls across the bank.
You’ll also be:
- This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Controls Automation Manager
- You’ll be designing, developing, testing and implementing controls automation solutions, working across the lifecycle of the system
- Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role
- You’ll partner with the franchises, and Risk & Controls functions to identify, support and track automated controls across the bank
Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You’ll also be liaising with cross functional technology teams, including IT, Risk & Controls, Enterprise Engineering and Data & Analytics. You’ll use the Microsoft Power Apps Centre of Excellence (CoE) and the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) CoE to ensure seamless integration of automation solutions into the broader technology landscapes.
You’ll be responsible for the design, development and deployment of automation and data analytics projects, overseeing the quality of work and providing guidance to the team to ensure technical standards and agreed timelines are met. You’ll also develop and deliver the controls automation strategy by working closely with the control testing team, franchise and function control teams, and other technology teams. Alongside this, you’ll support the design, tracking and reporting of automated controls across the bank.
You’ll also be:
- Applying Agile methods to the development of automation solutions in the pipeline
- Designing, developing, maintaining and monitoring automation projects that support control testing, continuous controls monitoring, and bank wide risk management pain points, helping the bank mitigate its highest risks
- Producing resilient and long-lived solutions and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
We’re looking for someone with strong full stack experience in automation design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.
Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:
- Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance
- Proven ability to deliver high quality outcomes and experience in process analysis, designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining application code using multiple frameworks and technologies
- Experience using Robotic Process Automation (UiPath), PowerShell scripting, Python, Tableau, Microsoft Power Platform and Power Apps, Power Bi, and GenAI technologies
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical ideas and solutions to both business and technical audiences in a simple way
- Experience of information security policies and practices within the financial sector
- Knowledge of risks and controls associated with technology, including industry frameworks such as COBIT, CRISC and similar