Operations Automation Engineer

Role Overview 

We are seeking a talented and motivated Automation Engineer to join the Operations Group. This is a high-impact, hands-on role focused on identifying, designing, and delivering automation solutions across the full breadth of BAM's operational functions, from trade lifecycle management and back-office reconciliation . 

You will work closely with Operations, Technology, and business stakeholders to eliminate manual processes, reduce operational risk, and create scalable, auditable workflows using modern low-code/no-code and scripting tools,  principally integrated agentic workflow tools (e.g n8n) , augmented by Python and REST API integrations. 

Key Responsibilities 

Workflow Design & Automation Delivery 

• Analyse, document, and re-engineer manual operational processes across all products and Ops functions 
• Design and build end-to-end automated agentic workflows integrating with BAM's core systems  
• Develop Python scripts to extend automation capabilities beyond native tool functionality 

Integration & API Development 

• Build and maintain REST API integrations between automation platforms and BAM's internal and third-party systems 
• Integrate with Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Outlook, SharePoint, Slack) for notification and approval workflows 

Governance, Quality & Documentation 

• Maintain a centralized automation backlog, prioritized by in line with a set of agreed factors 
• Document all workflows with clear process maps, data flow diagrams, and runbooks 
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and error-handling within all production automations 
• Ensure all automations comply with BAM's data governance, security, and audit requirements 

Stakeholder Engagement 

• Partner with Operations team leads across all desks to identify and scope automation opportunities 
• Present automation roadmaps and ROI metrics to Operations leadership 
• Provide training and support to Operations staff on interacting with automated workflows 
• Act as internal subject matter expert on automation tooling 

Required Skills & Experience 

Technical 

• Python for data transforms, and custom workflow code (e.g., n8n functions/nodes). Bonus: JavaScript 
• Workflow orchestration: Production automations in workflow tools such as n8n (preferred) or similar; branching, retries/backoff, and exception handling. 
• APIs (REST/GraphQL): Design/consume APIs 
• Data (SQL): Strong SQL; relational DBs (Postgres/SQL Server). Bonus: Snowflake/lakehouse exposure. 
• Embed LLMs/agents for classification/extraction/routing/summarization; comfortable using AI coding assistants. 
• Microsoft 365 + collaboration: Microsoft Graph integrations (Outlook, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams); alerting/approvals via email/Slack. 
• SDLC: Git PRs/code review, CI/CD, dev→test→prod promotion, basic testing/monitoring. 

Domain Knowledge 

• 4-7 years of experience  
• Prior experience in financial services operations, ideally at a hedge fund, prime broker, or investment bank 
• Understanding of trade lifecycle, settlement, reconciliation, and back-office workflows 
• Product knowledge across the various asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income,  

Soft Skills 

• Strong analytical mindset, able to decompose complex manual processes into automatable components 
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills; comfortable presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences 
• Self-starter with a high degree of ownership and a bias for delivery 
• Meticulous attention to detail and a strong sense of operational risk awareness 

Desirable (Bonus) Skills 

Knowledge of OCR and document parsing for automating email/PDF-based processes