Senior Automation QA Engineer SDET

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider which makes financial data accessible to its customers. When source financial data is found in a narrative, unstructured text format, it is required to extract and convert the relevant information found in it in a structured, accessible format. This process includes NLP (Natural Language Processing, a branch of Machine Learning) and sometimes manual effort by SMEs.

In the exciting Content Amplify project we take ML to the next level by boosting the human-in-the-loop efforts such that our ML models and the human guides can learn from each other in an iterative process. This includes ML-Ops and innovative cloud technologies, which is incredible!

The project results ensure that the value delivered to our customer is growing over time in both scope and quality, and is available faster than ever.

This role will work as part of a scrum team, collaborating with business analysts and developers. The responsibility is to design and execute test cases, writing automation test scripts, implement performance testing, for ensuring that our products meet the highest quality standards.

Experience required:

• Proven experience in writing automation using Java (API/backend testing)
• Performance testing experience (JMeter)
• Experience with using and automatic testing of Amazon AWS technologies (e.g. EC2, S3)
• Experience in leading of QA process in a scrum team, including full flow of the testing cycle:
• tests planning, execution, results analysis, reporting, test coverage analysis
• integration testing with up/down streams
• release testing – planning and execution
• Production monitoring and Production issues investigation
• Experience working with sophisticated system architecture
• Ability to investigate and troubleshoot a sophisticated system
• Readiness to combine automatic and manual testing
  
  

Advantage:

• BDD approach in automation
• Good understanding of CICD and Git (source code repository)
• Automatic monitoring of AWS resources and performance metrics
• Knowledge of CloudWatch API and methods of metrics gathering
• Autoscaling testing experience
• TestRail
  
  

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the functional and performance testing of components, integration and E2E testing including integration with other teams
• Understand the business use cases and carry out testing to ensure top quality of delivered solutions
• For every Sprint of a scrum team and every Release:
• Requirements analysis for specific functionality and full flow
• Planning of each type and level of tests – functional and performance
• Document test cases in TestRail, run Test Scripts, Defect tracking in applicable tool, Status Reporting, Defect Reporting
• Build effective automation that will cover all requirements
• Analyze coverage of automation and regression test
• Plan and run performance tests, adapt JMeter script for new use cases
• Provide ongoing transparency of status and test results to the project customers
• Testing documentation
• Drive continuous improvement from quality perspective
• Supervise the system in Production and PPE environments, investigate Production issues
  
  

Soft Skills:

We are looking for a passionate, energetic, open-minded and creative candidate. The candidate should be self-learner, a phenomenal teammate and flexible. As well as independent, and one who can adapt quickly to changes. We also require a good level of English.

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.

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