Automation Engineer (Python/SQL)

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?We are looking for an Automation Engineer — a developer-first, agentic thinker who will build the intelligent systems that keep Sophis, RBC Capital Markets’ 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-...