Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

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 & Dev Ops, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our Fin Labs 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 17,000+, and has 57 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 Dev Ops 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.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto, ON is CAD $110k – CAD 120k/year & benefits (see below).

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 behavioral 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 Git Hub Actions CI/CD workflows: automation stages, quality gates, and deployment pipelines from DEV → QAT → UAT → PROD.

Engineer containerized test environments, artifact promotion via Artifactory, and IaC provisioning across Unix and Windows.

Instrument pipelines with coverage, Sonar Qube, 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…