Job Description

Role Responsibilities

• Work with the engineering team to test and improve critical trading and surveillance software applications.
• Automate tests using test frameworks and write moderately complex code/scripts to test systems.
• Responsible for monitoring product engineering with a perspective towards improving product quality.
• Create test harnesses as necessary to perform testing.
• Work with the team in requirements grooming to understand the business requirements and test requirements;
• maintain and update automated test scripts based on agreed acceptance criteria;
• Help the team build functional and non-functional test scenarios based on user story covering the requirements, cross functional and other aspects of the systems such as load, performance and fault tolerance in BDD – Behavior driven development (Given, When, Then format);
• Review tests built by other team members for coverage and negative scenarios;
• Execute and report results of automated and manual tests with the team;
• Monitor and troubleshoot issues in automated test scripts;
• Report issues and anomalies in the system in the issue tracking system;
• Research new QA tools & methodologies and suggest improvements to the team.
• Provides testing leadership
• Critical deliverables
• FX Exchange Venue & Applications Modules. FX Product deliverables
• This role is key to delivering the FX Customer Exchange technologies as part of FX Integration and future FX opportunities.

Education and Experience Required

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience as a Senior Quality Engineer/SDET (Software Developer Engineer in Test)
• Understanding of Electronic Trading ecosystem (Equities or FX)
• Understanding of messaging and network protocols
• Understanding of Distributed/Event driven systems
• Understanding of testing using FIX protocol
• Working on Linux / UNIX operating systems
• Extensive knowledge of databases and query languages for RDBMS/NoSQL/Time Series DBs
• Writing test automation scripts using Java/Python/C++
• Experience of working in software delivery methodologies such as Agile/Scrum
• Support and evolve CI/CD Platform for continuous testing
• English Level C1 - High fluency in English with strong communication skills in verbal and written English

Preferred:

• FX Options knowledge
• FIX 5.x
• REST
• Windows
• Business and sector expertise
• Experience in FX industry & regulated environments required
• Experience in broader financial markets preferred
• Leadership and management experience
• Experience in technical thought leadership
• Understanding of stakeholder management
• Experience collaborating with vendors and cross-organizational teams
• Personal skills and capabilities
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Electronics / Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to communicate to non-technical partners
• Analytical, Results driven, Innovative, Tenacious, Accountable, Collaborative, Customer Focused

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose – driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth – in everything we do.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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 any mental health or physical disability needs.
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