Quality Engineer

About LPL Financial Holdings

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. ranks among the fastest expanding firms in U.S. wealth management. Serving as a leading financial advisor support entity, LPL supports over 32,000 advisors and approximately 1,200 financial institutions. Together, they manage and custody brokerage and advisory assets totaling roughly $2.4 trillion for about 8 million Americans. The company offers diverse advisor affiliation models, comprehensive investment solutions, innovative fintech tools, and practice management services, giving advisors the flexibility to select business models, services, and technology tailored to their business success.

Job Summary

Join LPL’s Global Capability Center in Hyderabad as a Senior Test Engineer passionate about software automation testing. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams encompassing hardware, firmware, software, and system engineers to develop and integrate advanced technologies at a leading financial services company. Your role involves developing end-to-end automation solutions linking the Advisor Platform, Investor Platform, and internal teammates. Working closely with product and engineering teams, you will define features, develop and automate test cases, enhance product quality, and accelerate deployment cycles from development to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage actively in Agile Scrum ceremonies such as PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Defect Reviews, Sprint Demos, and Retrospectives; lead sessions when needed.
• Participate in story grooming, thoroughly analyze and comprehend user story acceptance criteria.
• Create and execute comprehensive test plans and cases derived from user stories ensuring thorough coverage.
• Conduct testing within sprints including service/API, integration, end-to-end, regression, build certification, and release day validations.
• Automate tests leveraging internal and open-source tools and automation infrastructure.
• Review user interfaces for compliance with functionality and design standards.
• Collaborate with software engineers to understand the product architecture, integrations, and features.
• Develop and maintain data scenarios that support test plans and scenarios effectively.
• Analyze test outcomes, champion quality throughout the development lifecycle, and report defects to closure.
• Deliver project status updates regularly to stakeholders.
• Operate proficiently within Agile/Scrum frameworks delivering high-quality software continuously.
• Write advanced queries for data validation and quality assurance.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for one or more functional domains, acting as an ambassador for automation and efficient solution development.
• Lead efforts toward process and technology improvement including KPIs and OKRs in quality engineering to enhance engineering productivity, speed, and quality.
• Adapt and excel in dynamic, fast-paced environments demanding resourcefulness, determination, and strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate a proactive and positive approach completing assignments with minimal oversight.
• Provide leadership in release management and project delivery processes.
• Drive quality improvement strategies, embracing shift-left testing philosophies to boost product quality early in the development cycle.

Candidate Profile

Ideal candidates are collaborative, client-focused, and thrive in dynamic team-based environments. They pursue excellence, operate with integrity, and prioritize customer success. Creativity and commitment to continuous improvement, alongside fostering a joyful and united workplace culture, are also valued.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical disciplines with 5+ years of experience or Master’s degree plus 5+ years professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years in roles such as Developer, QA Engineer, or Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET).
• Extensive experience in testing methodologies, processes, tools, and technology frameworks.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) concepts and practical experience implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks including but not limited to Appium, Selenium, TestNG, BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, and Playwright.
• Proficient in at least one programming language such as C#, Java, JavaScript, or .Net.
• Experience in API and Web Service testing and automation.
• Strong SQL skills with ability to compose complex queries and understand data validation intricacies.

Core Skills and Attributes

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Familiarity and practical experience with Agile development methodologies, particularly Scrum.
• Capability to mentor and coach team members on best practices.
• Commitment to a customer-centric culture delivering features that exceed expectations.

Desirable Skills

• Prior work experience as a developer or SDET within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Background in the financial services industry.
• Experience with security testing tools and practices such as SAST and DAST.
• Knowledge of accessibility testing methods is a plus.