Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

What if you could build a career where ambition meets innovation? At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. What if you could have access to cutting-edge resources, a collaborative environment, and the freedom to make an impact? If you're ready to take the next step, discover what’s possible with LPL Financial.

Job Overview:

Our team is actively seeking a motivated and talented Sr. Test Engineer who is passionate about testing software through automation. You will be part of an inter-disciplinary team of hardware, firmware, software, system, and test engineers to develop and integrate cutting-edge technologies for Financial Services Company building E2E automation solutions connecting Advisor Platform, Investor Platform and Teammates. You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to understand features, develop and automate test cases, improve product quality and shorten release time from dev to production.

Responsibilities:

• Actively Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies  and lead where applicable – PI Planning , Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Defect Review, Sprint Demo, Restrospectives etc.

• Actively participate in story grooming, analyze and understand user story acceptance criteria

• Develop  and execute -Test plan , test cases based on the user stories and ensure proper test coverage

• Perform in sprint testing, service/API testing, Integration / E2E testing, regression final build certification and release day testing

• Automating tests using internal and open source tools & infrastructure

• Reviewing user interfaces for conformity and functionality

• Working with software engineers to understand product architecture, integrations and features

• Creating and maintaining data scenarios to support test plans and test cases

• Analyzing test results, being a vocal proponent for quality in every phase of the development process

• Documenting, tracking bugs to closure and reports on Project status to stake holders

• Working in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software

• Ability to write complex queries to perform data validation

• Serves as SME for one or more functional areas , acts as technology ambassador for automation and building efficient solutions

• Leads process, technology improvement efforts, KPIs/OKRs with in quality engineering team and larger part of organization to improve engineer productivity, Speed and Quality.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where resourcefulness, determination, and strong problem-solving skills are necessary for success.

• Positive attitude and the ability to complete assigned objectives with minimal supervision.

• Show leadership experience in leading releases / project delivery.

• Driving actions & shift left strategy to improve Quality

• Be a Champion for Customer Obsession culture and deliver products/ features that exceeds customer expectations.

• Coaching his/ her fellow team members on best practices

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s with 5+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in technical field, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

• 5+ years of experience as a Developer or QA Engineer or SDET

• 5+ years working with test processes, methodologies, tools and technology

• Understanding on CI /CD and have leveraged / implemented CI/CD

• Hands on experience with automation frameworks like Appium, Selenium, TestNG, BDD frameworks/ Cucumber, playwright etc.

• Hands on coding experience in one of the programming languages – C#, Java, JavaScript or .Net

• Hands on experience with Web services Testing and automation

• Proficient in SQL, able to understand/write complex SQL queries

• understanding of the concepts of shift left and how to enable them

Core Competencies:

• Effective analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Working knowledge of software development methodologies like Agile - Scrum experie