LPL Financial is looking for an AVP, Quality Engineering Manager to lead a team of SDETs in delivering high-quality software releases by implementing common practices, AI tools, metrics, and automation frameworks, ultimately improving customer quality and driving release efficiency.
Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience in development (Java, JavaScript, C-Sharp, or any other object-oriented programming language), execution, and maintenance of automated test scripts
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in web, mobile, API, and data testing techniques
- Minimum of 7 years of experience with Jenkins, Bamboo, GIT, SVN, Bitbucket, TFS, Code Linters, Code Scanners, Code Coverage tools, Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber, NUNIT/JUNIT/TESTNG, etc.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Agile practice
- Experience with driving transformation at scale
- Experience with CI/CD/Dev Ops practices, lean methodologies
- Hands-on Experience with one of the programming languages – Java, C-Sharp, JavaScript or any other object-oriented programming language.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET’s) working in Agile model supporting delivery teams to achieve consistent, predictable, high quality releases by implementing common practices, nextgen AI tools, metrics, automation frameworks and oversight and delivering high quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative and rapidly changing environment.
- Manage resources across different geographical locations and offshore vendors
- Work as a leader/trainer in a large, complex QA organization, with a demonstrated ability to implement scalable automation solutions
- Drive innovative testing solutions within a complex Enterprise Platform
- Educate the team with Security, Accessibility scans/testing, PLSQL
- Driving quality metrics to improve customer quality
- Drive release efficiency, reduce regression cycle time, and time to market
Other
- Serve as a strong and versatile hands-on technical leader.
- Communicate well with teams and leaders of the organization, have active listening skills, ask great questions, and provide good development feedback.
- Be a servant leader who can lead multiple parallel initiatives – big and small - with attention to detail, manage outcomes, and is passionate about CI/CD/DevOps/Software Quality Engineering.
- Attract, hire, empower, and develop the best engineers
- Strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.
- Highly organized, creative, motivated, and passionate about achieving results
- Ability to effectively inspire and influence teams and partners in delivering technology-enabled business solutions that exceed business expectations
- Demonstrated ability to define, drive, and communicate strategy and vision, and influence across the organization is essential
- Quick learner and self-starter who requires minimal supervision to excel in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills & strong verbal and written communication skills.
