AVP Quality Engineering Lead

LPL Financial

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Fort Mill, SCCharlotte, NCAustin, TX
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LPL Financial is the largest independent broker-dealer in the United States, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Wealth Management

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TL;DR · AVP Quality Engineering Lead

The AVP Quality Engineering Lead joins the Investor Data Technology Team to establish and execute a comprehensive quality strategy for cloud-native applications and platforms. This leader will drive quality transformation by defining enterprise testing standards, implementing shift-left practices, and managing quality gates within CI/CD pipelines. Daily responsibilities include leading automation strategy across UI, API, data, and integration layers, while mentoring engineers and monitoring defect trends. The role requires expertise in Python-based frameworks, Playwright, TypeScript, Selenium, and Rest Assured. Candidates must navigate complex technical environments involving AWS services, microservices, event-driven architectures, and Kafka. Key tasks involve validating distributed systems using SQL across Oracle and PostgreSQL databases while utilizing AI to accelerate test creation and improve engineering productivity within large-scale digital transformation programs.

What you'll do

  • Lead Quality Engineering strategy and execution across multiple agile product teams.
  • Define and implement enterprise testing standards, frameworks, and best practices.
  • Drive adoption of test automation across UI, API, data, and integration layers.
  • Establish quality gates and testing standards within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Develop and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for cloud-native applications.
  • Lead performance, scalability, resiliency, and non-functional testing initiatives.
  • Define and monitor quality metrics, defect trends, and release readiness.
  • Mentor Quality Engineers to foster a culture of engineering excellence.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
  • 5+ years of experience leading Quality Engineering teams in enterprise-scale environments.
  • Experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks and strategies for cloud-native and hybrid-cloud applications on AWS.
  • Hands-on experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Rest Assured, or Karate.
  • Experience designing and leading Python-based test automation frameworks and standards.
  • Experience with Starling test automation framework leveraging Playwright and TypeScript for UI and end-to-end testing.
  • Experience validating APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with SQL and data validation across Oracle, PostgreSQL, or other relational databases.

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