AI QA Automation Engineer

Synechron; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave

Personal leave

Insurance plan

Hybrid work policy

RRSP with employer’s contribution

Udemy for Business access

Coaching opportunities

Global, diverse culture

Job summary

Synechron is seeking an Automation Engineer to design and implement AI-driven automation for its Sophis platform. You will learn the end-to-end trading system, identify regressions, and build scalable automation within modern CI/CD pipelines.

The role focuses on hands-on testing, AI-assisted development tools, and multi-team collaboration to ship reliable automation across Unix and Windows environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a software developer or automation engineer who writes production-grade code.
• Strong Python skills (pytest, pandas, numpy, cx_Oracle) and comfort with SQL (Oracle and/or Sybase/SQL Server).
• Hands‑on experience contributing to or building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Working experience with AI‑assisted development tools (Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) and curiosity to go deeper into LLM‑based automation.

Responsibilities

• Learn Sophis end-to-end — from trade booking and pricing through EOD batch, P&L, risk and regulatory outputs.
• Analyse and compare benchmark outputs to identify regressions and behavioural changes.
• Develop domain expertise for automation decisions and data flows.
• Transform testing from manual to automated with high-value automation.

Skills

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Git

AI tools

Capital markets knowledge

Hands-on testing

SQL

Testing automation

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Copilot

Windsurf

Cursor

TIBCO EMS

IBM MQ

Solace

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

We are looking for an Automation Engineer — a developer-first, agentic thinker who will build the intelligent systems that keep Sophis, strategic front-to-back trading platform, running at the highest quality bar. You will operate as an AI agent coordinator, software developer, and DevOps engineer in one: someone hungry to learn a complex trading system hands-on, then progressively transform how it is tested and delivered through AI-driven automation.

The platform spans pricing, transactions, cash flows, position management, risk, accounting, operations, and regulatory reporting — built on C++, C#/.NET, Java, Python, Sybase/Oracle, and TIBCO/MQ/Solace messaging. Your first major initiative will be leading the testing effort for the Sophis v25 platform migration: methodically comparing production benchmark outputs against the upgraded release candidate across all critical workflows. That deep, hands-on understanding of the system becomes the foundation from which you design and deliver lasting automation.

The Role

Responsibilities:

Understand the Platform

• Work alongside the team to learn Sophis end-to-end — from trade booking and pricing through EOD batch, P&L, risk, and regulatory outputs — through hands‑on testing and analysis.
• Analyse and compare benchmark production outputs against release candidate outputs to identify regressions, discrepancies, and behavioural changes at the data and workflow level.
• Develop domain expertise in the platform’s business logic, data flows, and configuration — the foundation for every automation decision you will make.
• Progressively transform testing from manual to automated: identify the highest-value manual tests, build repeatable automation, and retire manual steps as coverage proves reliable.
• Build AI-powered test generation and regression triage using LLMs, AI coding assistants (Copilot, Windsurf/Cascade), and agentic frameworks — shipping automation at developer velocity.
• Develop and own GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows: automation stages, quality gates, and deployment pipelines from DEV → QAT → UAT → PROD.
• Engineer containerised test environments, artifact promotion via Artifactory, and IaC provisioning across Unix and Windows.
• Instrument pipelines with coverage, SonarQube, and metrics dashboards; own the 80%+ coverage target as a deliverable.
• Build internal quality tooling — libraries, CLI tools, automation frameworks — that the broader engineering team uses to test and ship faster.
• Coordinate multi-team automation workflows spanning development, testing, and operations; act as the glue between code quality and operational reliability.
• Partner with developers, platform engineers, and business analysts; grow alongside experienced capital markets technologists while contributing your AI-first perspective.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging AI tooling, agent frameworks, and FinTech automation patterns to keep the team at the leading edge.

Requirements:

You are:

• 8+ years as a software developer or automation engineer who writes production-grade code regularly.
• Strong Python skills (pytest, pandas, numpy, cx_Oracle) and comfort with SQL (Oracle and/or Sybase/SQL Server).
• Hands‑on experience contributing to or building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Working experience with AI‑assisted development tools (Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) and curiosity to go deeper into LLM‑based automation.
• Some exposure to capital markets, trading systems, or financial services — deep expertise can be built on the job.
• Git proficiency: branching strategies, PR workflows, pre-commit hooks.
• Willingness to do hands‑on testing and detailed output analysis — you learn the system by testing it, not just reading about it.

Nice‑to‑have:

It would be great if you also had:

• Experience with agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI) or custom LLM orchestration.
• Exposure to Sophis/Risque or comparable front-to-back platforms (Murex, Calypso, Summit).
• C++ or C# development experience; comfort with multi‑language codebases.
• Knowledge of messaging middleware (TIBCO EMS, IBM MQ, Solace) or enterprise scheduling (Control‑M).
• Unix/Linux scripting (ksh, bash, Ansible) and performance testing tools (Locust, k6, JMeter).

We can offer you:

• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days)
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long‑term disability
• Flexible hybrid policy to fit your schedule
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%
• A higher education certification policy
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Centre of Excellences (CoE) groups
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier‑one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
• A truly diverse, fun‑loving, and global work culture

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law