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Sr Eng, Software Dev Test QE

LPL Financial

Fort Mill/Charlotte, US$91k – $152konsite

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Where Ambition Meets Innovation Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you'll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview: LPL Financial is seeking a Senior Engineer, Software Development Test (QE) to design, implement, and execute comprehensive quality engineering strategies across a variety of technology platforms and applications. This role is responsible for developing automated testing solutions, validating software functionality and performance, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and reusable test assets for enterprise applications.

• Create and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios to ensure coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.

• Validate complex integration workflows across multiple enterprise systems and platforms, including cloud-native and hybrid application architectures deployed on AWS.

• Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, business stakeholders, and technology teams to define testing strategies and quality standards.

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects, partnering with development teams to support issue resolution and validation.

• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, security, and user acceptance testing activities.

• Integrate automated testing solutions into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery and release quality.

• Participate in architecture reviews, design discussions, and code reviews to promote testability and quality throughout the development lifecycle.

• Monitor test execution results, quality metrics, and defect trends, providing regular status updates to project stakeholders.

• Contribute to the improvement of quality engineering tools, processes, standards, and best practices.

• Mentor junior quality engineers and support the growth of quality-focused engineering practices across the organization.

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: • 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) roles.

• Experience designing and implementing automated testing solutions using tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, NUnit, Postman, JMeter, or similar technologies.

• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language, such as Java, C#, or Python.

• Hands-on experience developing automation solutions using TypeScript, messaging and event-driven platforms including Kafka, and applications hosted on AWS cloud services.

• Experience working within Agile software development environments and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Core Competencies: • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes, risks, impacts, and recommend effective solutions.

• Ability to develop and execute quality engineering strategies across complex technology environments.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.

• Commitment to continuous improvement, automation, and engineering excellence.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Preferences: • Experience performing API testing, database validation using SQL, and non-functional testing activities including performance or security testing.

• Experience with PostgreSQL/SQL and database testing techniques.

• Proven experience testing large-scale, enterprise-level applications with complex integrations.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Experience working on mission-critical enterprise platforms with high availability, scalability, and compliance requirements.

  Pay Range: $91,400.00 - $152,400.00   Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!   Company Overview: LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

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