AI Platform & Automation Engineer

About the role

WHAT MAKES US, US Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp! At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values - caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered. If you like what we're saying, keep reading! Why this role is important to us AI and automation are becoming foundational capabilities for how we run and improve our internal technology landscape. In this role, you will help SimCorp accelerate delivery and operational excellence by building AI-enabled automations and by ensuring our AI platforms are reliable, governed, and ready for scale. You will work closely with platform engineers, operations teams and security to identify high-impact opportunities and implement complex end-to-end flows across SimCorp internal areas. You will combine strong engineering skills with AI platform know-how (e.g., Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry and Claude AI) to design, build, and operate solutions that are secure, observable, and maintainable. Success in this role means owning and evolving an internal AI automation capability: designing reusable components, managing the AI platform lifecycle, and delivering complex workflows that reduce manual effort, improve quality, and strengthen compliance across both cloud and on-prem environments. We aim to build complex, AI-enabled automations across CFO area. As part of a specialized cloud and platform team, you will join skilled peers and help establish standards, guardrails, and scalable delivery patterns. What you will be responsible for Design and deliver complex, end-to-end automation flows across SimCorp internal areas, from intake and orchestration to monitoring and continuous improvement Manage and evolve the AI automation platform (e.g., Copilot Studio / Microsoft Foundry), including environments, connectors, deployments, access, and lifecycle Build reusable automation components (APIs, runbooks, templates, prompts, agents, and libraries) to scale delivery and reduce duplication Implement AI-driven workflows and agentic automations, integrating with internal systems and data while applying appropriate security, privacy, and governance guardrails Partner with engineering, operations, and process owners to map processes, define success metrics, and embed automation into day-to-day operations Operate what you build: establish observability, incident/runbook practices, documentation, and a backlog of improvements for the automation and AI platform What we value Strong engineering skills with PowerShell, Python, C# (or similar) and experience integrating via APIs, events, and identity/access patterns Hands-on experience building and operating automation/workflow solutions in enterprise environments (cloud and/or on-prem), including monitoring and supportability Experience with AI platforms and tools such as Copilot Studio and/or Azure AI Foundry, including prompt/agent design and responsible AI considerations Ability to design scalable automation architectures and complex flows (orchestration, error handling, retries, approvals, and human-in-the-loop patterns) Working knowledge of governance topics (security, privacy, data handling, auditability) and how they apply to automation and AI solutions Collaborative mindset and the ability to translate operational pain points into delivered, measurable automation outcomes Compensation ranges are being disclosed at the initial stage of candidate engagement. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career NEXT STEPS Please send us your application in English via our career site. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process. For any questions you are welcome to contact Joanna Bryk, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at jbry@simcorp.com. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks. We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone's