Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

Synechron; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Global footprint with 60 offices

Paid annual leave

Comprehensive insurance (medical, etc)

Retirement savings plan

Education/certification policy

Commuter benefits

Extensive training opportunities

Udemy for Business access

Coaching from FinLabs/CoE teams

Opportunity to work on leading tier-1/

Job summary

Synechron is seeking an Automation Engineer to build intelligent systems for the Sophis trading platform. You will transform testing from manual to automated, develop domain expertise, and own CI/CD pipelines across environments.

You will work with AI-assisted tools, LLMs, and multi-team automation, while leveraging your Python skills and experience in capital markets to deliver high-quality automation at scale.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years as a software developer or automation engineer who writes production-grade code regularly.
• Strong Python skills and SQL experience with Oracle/Sybase/SQL Server.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and curiosity for LLM-based automation.
• Exposure to capital markets or trading systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Learn Sophis end-to-end from trade booking to EOD batch, P&L, risk, and regulatory outputs through testing and analysis.
• Analyze and compare benchmark outputs to identify regressions and behavioral changes at data/workflow level.
• Develop domain expertise in platform business logic, data flows, and configuration for automation decisions.
• Progressively transform testing from manual to automated; build repeatable automation and retire manual steps as coverage improves.
• Build AI-powered test generation and regression triage using LLMs and AI coding assistants; ship automation at developer velocity.
• Develop and own GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows across DEV -> QAT -> UAT -> PROD.
• Engineer containerised test environments and IaC provisioning across Unix/Windows.
• Instrument pipelines with coverage, SonarQube, and dashboards; target 80%+ coverage.
• Build internal quality tooling and libraries used by the team to test and ship faster.
• Coordinate multi-team automation workflows; act as glue between code quality and reliability.
• Partner with developers and analysts; contribute AI-first perspective and growth.
• Evaluate emerging AI tooling and FinTech automation patterns to stay on the leading edge.

Skills

Python

SQL

Automation testing

Git

LLM tooling

Capital markets exposure

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Copilot

Windsurf

Cursor

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 16,850+, and has 60 offices in 20 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.

The Role

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Must Have:

2-4 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:

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 offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• 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 Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’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.