Automation Engineer

Work Location:

Belfast, United Kingdom

Hours:

35

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

We are seeking a passionate software engineer for a role within Global Automation Engineering. This role focuses on understanding business needs and selecting the best technical solution, using technologies such as AI, APIs, traditional code, UiPath and Power Platform. The ideal candidate will have strong software and data fundamentals, an understanding of system integrations, and excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between technology and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have strong software and data fundamentals, an understanding of how systems integrate and communicate, and excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between technology and business stakeholders.

Job Description
Customer / Business

• Analyse a broad range of business requirements and processes to identify opportunities for optimisation, automation and technology-enabled improvement.
• Work with business and technology stakeholders to understand the underlying problem, challenge existing processes where appropriate and translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Evaluate different solution approaches and identify the most appropriate technology or combination of technologies for each business need.
• Conduct system, process and technical analysis to identify key components required for solution delivery and problem resolution.
• Design and develop new applications, automations, integrations and enhancements in accordance with technology architecture and engineering standards.
• Understand how systems communicate and identify opportunities to integrate applications through APIs, data, workflows and other appropriate integration patterns.
• Perform unit and component testing for new solutions and enhancements.
• Contribute to project planning, estimation, timelines and status updates.
• Communicate technical requirements, solution designs, risks and dependencies clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify issues that may impact other areas of a project and resolve or escalate them appropriately.
• Support existing applications and automation solutions through enhancements, troubleshooting and break/fix activities.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Developers, Solution Designers and other technology partners to ensure solutions meet business, application and performance requirements.

Engineering & Delivery

• Create and maintain high-quality, reusable and maintainable code consistent with established engineering standards.
• Participate in code reviews, testing cycles, production deployments and ongoing solution support.
• Follow secure coding practices and applicable security standards to minimise common application vulnerabilities.
• Complete unit and integration testing to ensure solutions meet design specifications and quality standards.
• Participate in identifying and recommending development, automation, AI and testing technologies that support project objectives.
• Apply appropriate software engineering principles regardless of the technology being used.
• Work within established enterprise technology delivery, governance, risk and project management practices.
• Assist with root-cause analysis, problem determination and timely resolution of incidents.
• Support the health, reliability and performance of applications and automations in production.
• Contribute to monitoring, operational support and continuous improvement of deployed solutions.

Technology & Automation

This role is technology-agnostic. Engineers are expected to understand the business problem first and then determine the most appropriate approach.

A solution could involve:

• Traditional software development
• APIs and system integrations
• AI and Large Language Models
• AI-assisted software development
• Workflow automation
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Low-code technologies
• Data processing and transformation
• A combination of multiple technologies

Our technology landscape may include GPT, Claude, Claude Code, UiPath, Microsoft Power Platform, APIs, SQL, Python and other development technologies.

Candidates are not expected to be specialists in every technology listed. We value engineering fundamentals, adaptability and the ability to learn and select the appropriate technology for the problem.

Employee / Team

• Continuously develop technical knowledge and stay current with AI, software engineering, automation and emerging technologies.
• Develop an understanding of the financial services business and the applications, processes and technology that support it.
• Manage and prioritise workload to deliver quality solutions within agreed timelines.
• Contribute to a positive engineering culture that promotes quality, innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Establish effective working relationships across business and technology teams.
• Participate in knowledge sharing, peer reviews and knowledge transfer across the team.
• Be willing to experiment with and learn new technologies where they could provide a better solution to a business problem.

Desired skills
The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Approximately 1–3 years’ experience in software engineering, application development, automation or a related technology discipline.
• A good understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including code structure, reusable components, testing, error handling and maintainability.
• Experience with at least one programming or development language, with an ability and willingness to learn others.
• A good understanding of data structures, data manipulation and common data formats.
• An understanding of application integrations and how systems exchange information.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A keen interest in process optimisation and automation.
• An interest in AI and emerging software-development technologies.
• The ability to evaluate different technical approaches rather than defaulting to a particular platform.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language.
• The confidence to engage with both business stakeholders and technology teams.
• A willingness to work across a broad range of technologies and continually develop new skills.

Experience within financial services or another regulated environment would be beneficial but is not essential.

Experience and/or Education

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
• 1-3 years relevant experience

Who We Are

TD Securities is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investment we make in our colleagues to help them, and their families achieve their well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, including medical coverage, paid time off, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment / interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.