Senior RPA Engineer

We are hiring for this position out of our Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary offices. Successful candidates who apply outside of these areas will be expected to relocate and reside in a location that is within a commutable distance.

About The Team

The Robotic Process Automation team operates as a transversal Center of Excellence (CoE) serving the entire bank, reporting directly to the VP of Data Engineering. Our core mandate is to drive enterprise-wide efficiency, mitigate regulatory risk, and unlock critical data from complex or legacy systems where traditional integration methods are not possible. We are evolving from a reactive, service-oriented model into a highly structured, strategic engineering practice, working within an Agile framework tightly integrated with the bank's broader enterprise architecture.

About You

You are a senior software engineer who specializes in automation, not just building bots. You thrive in environments that require both technical mastery and strategic vision, see legacy systems as opportunities for transformation, and are comfortable building a robust, scalable engineering foundation in a team that is early in its maturity journey.

You execute requirements and challenge them, seeking API-first solutions, designing for resilience, SLAs, and long-term maintainability. You believe that RPA and low-code platforms require the same SDLC rigor, CI/CD discipline, and observability as any traditional software product. You are autonomous, driven to reduce technical debt, and eager to mentor others while setting the technical standard for an expanding enterprise practice.

Qualifications

• More than 7 years of experience working in software engineering
• Experience working on cloud-native architecture (required)
• Experience improving Software Development Life Cycle and mentoring team members
• Experience working in the banking industry or fintech is an asset
• Proven experience in building complex systems focused on scalability, performance, reliability, and resiliency
• More than 4 years of experience designing and delivering Robotic Process Automation
• Deep experience working with platforms such as UiPath or Microsoft Power Automate
• Experience promoting bots across environments and observing quality assurance processes
• Experience embedding observability and support practices into the development cycle
• Experience working in Agile development teams
• Active participation in design, development, code reviews, and delivery
• Experience creating and refining requirements, non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and definition‑of‑done
• Experience collaborating across cross‑functional teams
• Proven ability to work with Product Owners, Quality Assurance, DevOps, and other stakeholders
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience in the operation and support of business‑critical production systems
• Incident management experience
• Root cause analysis experience
• Observability & monitoring experience
• Additional qualifications
  • Experience with modern development tools and practices, such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and git‑ops processes

Technical Experience

• RPA
  • UiPath
  • Microsoft Power Automate (asset)
• Cloud
  • Amazon AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Fabric (asset)
• Software development
  • C# and Python (assets)
• Databases
  • Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
• Security
  • OAuth2, OIDC, JWT both client and server perspective

Responsibilities

• Architect and build resilient automations:
  • Design, develop, and deploy complex RPA solutions using UiPath and Power Automate
  • Prioritize API‑first integrations and robust exception handling over fragile UI scraping
  • Author comprehensive Solution Design Documents (SDDs) incorporating SLAs and operational metrics
• Drive technical governance and code quality:
  • Design clean, maintainable, and efficient automations per business requirements
  • Lead code reviews to ensure quality, security, and adherence to enterprise standards
• Establish and maintain reusable component libraries to accelerate future development
• Provide constructive feedback and mentor intermediate/junior developers in RPA best practices
• Transform our engineering practices (SDLC & DevOps):
  • Design and implement proper release management and CI/CD promotion workflows for RPA artifacts
  • Integrate RPA platform telemetry with enterprise observability tools (e.g., DataDog) for proactive incident management
  • Help transition the team from manual deployments to automated, Git‑ops‑driven processes
• Collaborate across cross‑functional teams:
  • Work closely with Project Managers, Product Owners, and core DevOps team to align automation architecture with broader enterprise infrastructure
  • Help refine user stories, clarify technical constraints, and establish clear Definitions of Done (DoD)
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, providing technical leadership during sprint planning and retrospectives
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies; participate in training sessions, workshops, and conferences
• Ensure operational excellence and security:
  • Troubleshoot complex issues in production and perform deep root cause analysis on failed automations
  • Collaborate with the team to find solutions to complex problems
  • Monitor application performance and optimize code for efficiency
  • Ensure data extraction and integration adheres strictly to OAuth2/OIDC standards and banking compliance requirements

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment, working a combination of in‑office and remotely from home
• Competitive salaries, profit sharing, RRSP matching and benefits from day one
• Generous paid time off to achieve a healthy work‑life balance
• A strengths‑based approach, ensuring we work together more effectively
• A commitment to your well‑being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community

NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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