Data & Automation Engineer

Havas Lynx Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency in Manchester seeks a Data & Automation Engineer to join their AI team. This hybrid role focuses on designing automated workflows and integrating AI models to ensure efficient data flow. Ideal candidates will have experience with automation tools and APIs. The company offers a supportive culture with extensive benefits, including hybrid working arrangements and 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Option to buy, carry or sell holidays

Early Friday finish

Life insurance

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience with workflow orchestration tools.
• Understanding of API authentication protocols.
• Passion for continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy automation workflows.
• Engineer API integrations for internal tools.
• Maintain ETL pipelines for data structuring.
• Monitor and troubleshoot live automations.
• Collaborate with teams to solve bottlenecks.
• Validate AI outputs through automated testing.

Skills

Experience with automation tools like n8n or Dify

Understanding of RESTful APIs and data handling (SQL, JSON)

Problem-solving skills

Detail-oriented

Collaboration with diverse teams

Curiosity about emerging AI technologies

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Havas Lynx

Head of Talent Acquisition at Havas Health Network (UK) & Havas Lynx | I'm hiring!

Are you passionate about creating advertising that not only informs but also transforms lives within the healthcare sector?

At Havas Lynx, a global advertising agency at the forefront of healthcare communications, we combine unmatched creativity, extensive expertise, and a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical and healthcare field. Our communications resonate deeply with audiences and adhere to the highest standards of healthcare advertising.

Committed to driving meaningful change—a change built on a foundation of rich experience, inspired by innovation, and confirmed through our proven track record—we work in close partnership with healthcare professionals, patients, carers, and leading pharmaceutical brands to navigate the complex challenges of today’s healthcare landscape. Our approach blends strategic insights and deep scientific acumen with cutting‑edge creativity and digital innovation, crafting campaigns and solutions that significantly improve people’s lives.

We’re a team of over 400+ people in Manchester and London, with a history spanning over 35 years and an ever‑evolving future. You can get a feel for the #LYNXLife through our YouTube #LYNXLife playlist, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Everything this company achieves—every life it saves, every penny it makes, every policy it changes, every award it wins—is down to everyone who works here.

Please note that this role is based in Manchester, and our current hybrid working arrangement requires office attendance on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Summary of the Role

We’re looking for a Data & Automation Engineer to join our AI team. This hybrid technical role blends coding expertise with advanced low‑code orchestration to design, build, and maintain data pipelines and automated workflows that power our AI initiatives. Reporting to the Head of AI, you’ll play a critical role in connecting agency systems with Generative AI models, ensuring secure, efficient, and accurate data flow.

What You Can Expect to Be Doing:

• Design and deploy sophisticated automation workflows using tools like n8n and Dify.
• Engineer API integrations to connect internal tools with AI endpoints.
• Build and maintain ETL pipelines for data cleaning and structuring.
• Monitor and troubleshoot live automations to optimize performance.
• Collaborate with technical and non‑technical teams to identify and solve bottlenecks.
• Validate AI outputs through automated testing and quality assurance.
• Champion automation adoption across the agency by demonstrating time‑saving benefits.

This Role Could Be a Great Fit for You If:

• You’re experienced with workflow orchestration tools like n8n or Dify.
• You understand RESTful APIs, authentication protocols, and data handling (SQL, JSON).
• You’re efficiency‑obsessed, detail‑oriented, and love solving problems.
• You enjoy collaborating with diverse teams and documenting processes clearly.
• You’re curious about emerging AI technologies and passionate about continuous learning.

What you can expect from us

A supportive and challenging environment in which you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact that matters. We put a huge investment into #LYNXLife and our #LXAcademy internal programmes. It’s a unique initiative that aims to reward hard work, reduce pressures, and ensure that we can all enjoy our time at Lynx. Our strategy is to build capabilities internally and inspire the best talent, so we can continue to deliver on our mission.

You can also expect a whole host of benefits, including:

• Hybrid Working – 3 days in the office (flexible working options are available for in‑office days)
• Starting holiday allowance of 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with increasing allowance connected to length of service
• Option to buy, carry or sell holidays
• Early Friday finish throughout the year
• Seasonal working hours
• Enhanced family leave, pay and return to work benefit scheme
• Extensive L&D support
• Sabbatical opportunities
• Season ticket interest free loans for travel
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Company pension scheme
• Fully compensated company events
• Wellbeing programme including sports clubs, discounted gym memberships, free onsite flu vaccinations, extended lunch breaks on Wellness Wednesdays and much more
• 24/7 access to a free, confidential and independent Employee Assistance Programme

Get in touch to find out how we can make an impact that matters together.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full‑time

Job function

• Job function

  Advertising, Information Technology, and Marketing

• Industries

  Advertising Services and Marketing Services

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