Quality Engineer

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

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Role Description:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineer with a strong technical and financial systems background.

Working within the Regulatory Reporting team, part of a leading UK investment and financial services company, you will be responsible for the quality assurance of the software delivery lifecycle for regulatory, post trade, reconciliation and data solutions.

To be successful in this job, you should have software testing and automation experience, with a background within some the following areas:

• Regulatory reporting – e.g. MiFIR, EMIR (and ideally knowledge of regulations from ESMA, FCA and other Regulators and Venues)
• Financial Markets and Financial Instruments
• Automated testing (ideally with Java and Selenium WebDriver)

A good working knowledge of SQL, is a core prerequisite of the role.

Due to the nature of the Regulatory Reporting Platform and Solutions, technical knowledge and experience will expedite your acclimatization to this  position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test PTRR Platform and Solutions as per defined requirements. Clarify the specifications and change details if necessary
• Identify gaps in current testing coverage, prioritize high-risk areas and develop new manual and automated test cases (using Java, Selenium and TestNG)
• Became a SME of the tested Solution/Platform
• Maintain the exploratory and automated tests. Investigate automation failures and update steps, input files, test data or log bugs when needed
• Involved in refinement and improvement of QA processes with the purpose of increasing control /efficiency and supporting timely, accurate and effective reporting
• Identify product and project risks, raise them to the Scrum or Project team and make sure  a mitigation plan is implemented
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as Sprint planning, daily-standups, retrospectives and contribute to process improvements
• Be involved and follow Agile practices and QA procedures
• Manage collaborators expectations. Provide clear estimates, status and progress
• Gather the right audience and present great quality work or demo a new feature

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

• 3+ years working as a QA professional, ideally with experience at either a financial software vendor or financial institution
• Good industry knowledge; ability to communicate and understand both technical and financial terminology used
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to evaluate information with sound judgement, attention to detail and accuracy
• Familiar with Agile methodologies
• Previous SQL and Java experience
• ISTQB / ISEB Foundation certificate or higher testing certification would be a plus
• Working to agreed project schedule and workload
• Involved and proactive person
• Adaptable, reliable and supportive
• Focused on personal development
• Able to work in context switching environments

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days’ holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Dental Coverage
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year’s continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks’ paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company’s policy and guidelines

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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