Job Openings Senior Automation Engineer

About the job Senior Automation Engineer

Company & Culture

EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform offers seamless access to diverse financial instruments- including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options- all within a single, multi-currency account.

We cultivate a culture that transcends the ordinary, where rapid responses to market dynamics and proactive problem-solving are the norm. At EXANTE, the potential to make a meaningful impact is ever-present. Our team members continuously pursue personal and professional growth, empowered to spearhead change across people, processes, and products. True innovation stems from an insatiable desire for improvement, and everyone at EXANTE is committed to fostering this spirit and propelling the company into the future.

As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 600 talented employees from 65 nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset - our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.


About The Role

The Senior Automation Engineer plays a key role in designing, building, and maintaining advanced Jira Data Center automations at scale. This role requires a deep understanding of Jira internals, ScriptRunner Groovy development, and cross-system integrations. You will lead complex technical initiatives, optimize system performance, mentor mid-level engineers, and ensure the automation framework remains robust, reusable, and compliant with security and governance standards.


Reporting Line: Automation Team Lead

Worksite: Remote


Responsibilities

Automation Architecture & Development

  • Design and implement scalable Jira automation components using ScriptRunner and Jira REST/Java APIs.
  • Build reusable Groovy utility libraries and shared frameworks for the team.
    Architect integrations with enterprise systems (HRIS, Finance, GitHub, PostgreSQL, etc.).

Performance & Scaling

  • Optimize Jira Data Center performance across multiple nodes (indexing, caching, automation throughput).
  • Collaborate with DBAs to tune PostgreSQL performance, automate cleanup, and manage large datasets.
    Lead automation performance benchmarking and refactoring efforts to improve efficiency.

Governance & Reliability

  • Maintain backup and restore standards for automation scripts, workflows, and configurations.
  • Conduct disaster recovery simulations and ensure data restoration readiness.
  • Audit automation for security, performance, and compliance (GDPR, data protection).
  • Implement structured logging and monitoring (Graylog, Grafana).
  • Enforce version control and peer review standards across all automation assets.
  • Implement automated validation and linting pipelines for Groovy scripts and configuration exports.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Mentor Middle Engineers on scripting, architecture, and problem-solving approaches.
  • Review complex automation code for maintainability and adherence to best practices.
  • Work closely with the Automation Team Lead and business stakeholders to align automation priorities with company goals.
  • Contribute to the automation CI/CD pipeline, ensuring controlled deployment, testing, and rollback strategies.
  • Drive internal automation documentation standards and maintain a central knowledge base in Confluence.


Required Skills & Experience

  • Experience: 4+ years of Jira Administration, Automation, and ScriptRunner development in Jira Data Center.

  • Technical Mastery:

  • Advanced Groovy scripting and REST/Java API integration skills.
  • Proven experience with ScriptRunner listeners, post-functions, validators, and REST endpoints.
  • Strong knowledge of Jira internals — caching, indexing, and performance optimization. Experience with Assets/Insight schema design for multi-company and large-scale environments. Proficiency with Git, branching strategies, and code review workflows.
  • Proficiency in analyzing Jira logs, thread dumps, and GC metrics to diagnose automation-related performance issues.
  • Experience troubleshooting complex workflows and ScriptRunner executions in clustered environments.

  • Infrastructure Awareness: Familiarity with PostgreSQL tuning, Linux-based Jira administration, and Docker environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines for Jira automation deployment.

  • Familiarity with ScriptRunner, Structure and Advanced Roadmaps.

  • Experience integrating Jira with BambooHR, Tempo, Vaultwarden, or similar systems

  • Knowledge of Atlassian ecosystem APIs and plugin development.

  • Experience designing monitoring dashboards for automation metrics using Grafana or Kibana.

  • Understanding of data security, GDPR, and enterprise compliance frameworks.

  • Positive and proactive about adopting AI tools


Personality / Mindset

  • Integrity & loyalty

  • Analytical mindset

  • Ownership mentality

  • Mentorship capability

  • Cross-team collaboration

  • Capability to work and succeed in the fast pace and ever-changing environment


We Offer*

  • Competitive salary

  • Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)

  • Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment

  • Ongoing education & training programs

  • Opportunity to network and connect in the Corporate Events

  • Global career opportunities

*Benefits/perks vary depending on the nature of your employment with the company and the country where you work


A group of disruptive technology experts created EXANTE. With an impressive track record in the industry and knowledge of the markets, our systems are built to democratize access to global financial instruments for professional traders and institutional investors.