AVP, Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET)

LPL Financial•Fort Mill, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

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: As an AVP, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) you will join a team of talented developers in test and work on next generation application software to enhance our engineering best practices, tools, design patterns and frameworks.

Requirements

Candidate must possess a combination of one of the following: Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science or similar, plus 8+ years of experience OR Master’s Degree, Computer Science or similar, plus 7+ years of experience OR no degree, plus 12+ years of experience working in Quality Engineering and management roles
10+ years of hand on experience in software development in test automation, concurrent coding skills in Java.
6+ years of leadership experience, leading multiple team initiatives simultaneously.
4+ years of experience in building automation frameworks and/or contributing to the frameworks.
4+ years of experience in API testing (SOAP and REST/MicroServices)

Nice To Haves

4+ years of experience with code versioning tools (Git, SVN).
JavaScript and NodeJS, server-side experience is preferred.
Experience with Shell scripting
Experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
Experience with Jira or similar Agile process tools.
Experience with using defect management and test management tools.
Excellent SQL knowledge with the ability to write complex queries for validation as well as review stored procedures for verification.
Familiarity with BDD and/or Cucumber
Experience creating strategies to cover vendor integrations.
Following Scrum/Agile development methodology.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where resourcefulness, determination, and strong problem-solving skills are necessary for success.
Strong application debugging skills.
Positive attitude and the ability to complete assigned objectives with minimal supervision.
Experience with using open source libraries to bring in efficiencies.
Excellent communications skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product, engineering and other domain teams to understand features, develop and automate test cases, improve product quality and shorten release time from dev to production.
Using different software testing methodologies to deliver quality software.
Coordinating and driving E2E testing with cross-domains.
Being able to identify the manual processes and solve through automation.
Working with software engineers to understand product architecture and features.
Participate in code reviews to advocate and improve code quality and coding standards.
Create and maintain 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 and track bugs to closure.
Working in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software.
Mentoring team and individuals on best automation practices, design and implementation.
Documenting and maintaining respective processes.