LPL Financial
AVP Quality & Data Engineering, SDET Leader
LPL Financial, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Overview
Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working in meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Are you interested in being part of a team that is transforming and doing things differently? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you! Job Overview:
As an AVP, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) you will join a team of talented developers in test and work on next generation application software to enhance our engineering best practices, tools, design patterns and frameworks. Responsibilities
Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate software functionality, performance, and security, focusing on AWS, SQL, and financial commission systems. Perform database testing to validate data integrity and accuracy. Experience with third-party compensation tools like Varicent or Pega. Collaborate with product, engineering, and other domain teams to understand features, develop, and automate test cases, improve product quality and shorten release time from dev to production. Hands on Oracle Application Testing Suite and compensation SAS applications. Apply different software testing methodologies to deliver quality software. Coordinate and drive end-to-end testing with cross-domain teams. Hands-on knowledge of cloud providers like AWS, Azure, etc., with exposure to services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and more. Identify manual processes and solve through automation. Work with software engineers to understand product architecture and features. Participate in code reviews to advocate and improve code quality and coding standards. Create and maintain data scenarios to support test plans and test cases. Analyze test results and advocate for quality in every phase of the development process. Document and track bugs to closure. Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software. Mentor team and individuals on best automation practices, design and implementation. Document and maintain respective processes. Strategic Quality Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Mentorship & Technical Enablement, Governance & Process Ownership. What are we looking for?
We want
strong collaborators
who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and can execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement. Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, plus 6+ years of experience OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, plus 5+ years of experience working as a Developer or QA Engineer or SDET in Agile scrum teams. Solid experience in Oracle, SQL Server, PL/SQL and ability to understand/write complex SQL queries. Proven ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, using tools like Selenium, Python, Java or similar. Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on programming/development experience in Python, Java, and automation frameworks like Selenium, Appium, TestNG, etc. Proficiency in creating and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate software functionality, performance, and security. Hands-on experience with test processes, methodologies, strategy, plan and test design & execution. Technical Competencies
Excellent SQL knowledge with ability to write complex queries for validation and review stored procedures. Experience ensuring data accuracy and integrity during ETL processes, validating data flows and quality across systems, often using SQL and related tools. Experience creating strategies to cover vendor integrations. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced agile environment with resourcefulness and problem-solving skills. Positive attitude and ownership on releases/features/stories/tasks to deliver with quality. Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with AWS services like S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, and exposure to Bedrock model integration or other cloud vendors. AI tools/models/training data set exposure is a plus for testing adoption. Hands-on experience analyzing data, comparing with mapping documents, and debugging to identify root causes. Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes; Snowflake and Data Lake. Experience testing and automating for Batch Jobs, Data Feeds, API / Web services / Swagger. Experience with test frameworks like JUnit, TestNG; Code versioning tools like Git. Experience with CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins; GitHub Copilot. Experience with Jira or similar Agile process tools. Preferences
Innovation in Automation & Cloud Testing: Champion automation of manual processes and integration of AI tools/models into testing strategies, leveraging AWS services (S3, RDS, Lambda) and modern data platforms (Snowflake, Data Lake). Strategic Quality Leadership: Drive adoption of advanced testing methodologies and automation frameworks to elevate product quality and accelerate release cycles across financial commission systems and cloud platforms like AWS. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead end-to-end testing efforts across product, engineering, and domain teams to ensure alignment on feature validation, data integrity, and performance goals. Mentorship & Technical Enablement: Mentor SDET teams on automation design, cloud-native testing, and data validation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence. Governance & Process Ownership: Modernize legacy commission platforms, enforce coding standards through code reviews, and ensure robust documentation and traceability. Proficient in API and UI testing and creating automation test suites. Cloud certifications are a plus. AI exposure is a plus for testing methodology adoption. Financial Industry experience. Additional Skills
Varicent/Pega Compensation Management Varicent Data Store, webforms, workflow AWS S3, Lambda, PostgreSQL, Connectors and Glue jobs Pay Range
$113,700-$189,500/year. 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. The Total Rewards package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play, including 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 one of the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of about 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services to help advisors run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com. Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. Why LPL?
Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, with a supportive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here! Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here! Impactful Work: Our size enables real impact. Learn more here! Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here! Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here! Benefits and Total Rewards: Our package goes beyond compensation and insurance with a mix of benefits, perks, and resources. Learn more here! Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. EOE. Information on Interviews: LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center.
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Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working in meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Are you interested in being part of a team that is transforming and doing things differently? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you! Job Overview:
As an AVP, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) you will join a team of talented developers in test and work on next generation application software to enhance our engineering best practices, tools, design patterns and frameworks. Responsibilities
Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate software functionality, performance, and security, focusing on AWS, SQL, and financial commission systems. Perform database testing to validate data integrity and accuracy. Experience with third-party compensation tools like Varicent or Pega. Collaborate with product, engineering, and other domain teams to understand features, develop, and automate test cases, improve product quality and shorten release time from dev to production. Hands on Oracle Application Testing Suite and compensation SAS applications. Apply different software testing methodologies to deliver quality software. Coordinate and drive end-to-end testing with cross-domain teams. Hands-on knowledge of cloud providers like AWS, Azure, etc., with exposure to services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and more. Identify manual processes and solve through automation. Work with software engineers to understand product architecture and features. Participate in code reviews to advocate and improve code quality and coding standards. Create and maintain data scenarios to support test plans and test cases. Analyze test results and advocate for quality in every phase of the development process. Document and track bugs to closure. Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software. Mentor team and individuals on best automation practices, design and implementation. Document and maintain respective processes. Strategic Quality Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Mentorship & Technical Enablement, Governance & Process Ownership. What are we looking for?
We want
strong collaborators
who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and can execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement. Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, plus 6+ years of experience OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, plus 5+ years of experience working as a Developer or QA Engineer or SDET in Agile scrum teams. Solid experience in Oracle, SQL Server, PL/SQL and ability to understand/write complex SQL queries. Proven ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, using tools like Selenium, Python, Java or similar. Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on programming/development experience in Python, Java, and automation frameworks like Selenium, Appium, TestNG, etc. Proficiency in creating and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate software functionality, performance, and security. Hands-on experience with test processes, methodologies, strategy, plan and test design & execution. Technical Competencies
Excellent SQL knowledge with ability to write complex queries for validation and review stored procedures. Experience ensuring data accuracy and integrity during ETL processes, validating data flows and quality across systems, often using SQL and related tools. Experience creating strategies to cover vendor integrations. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced agile environment with resourcefulness and problem-solving skills. Positive attitude and ownership on releases/features/stories/tasks to deliver with quality. Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with AWS services like S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, and exposure to Bedrock model integration or other cloud vendors. AI tools/models/training data set exposure is a plus for testing adoption. Hands-on experience analyzing data, comparing with mapping documents, and debugging to identify root causes. Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes; Snowflake and Data Lake. Experience testing and automating for Batch Jobs, Data Feeds, API / Web services / Swagger. Experience with test frameworks like JUnit, TestNG; Code versioning tools like Git. Experience with CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins; GitHub Copilot. Experience with Jira or similar Agile process tools. Preferences
Innovation in Automation & Cloud Testing: Champion automation of manual processes and integration of AI tools/models into testing strategies, leveraging AWS services (S3, RDS, Lambda) and modern data platforms (Snowflake, Data Lake). Strategic Quality Leadership: Drive adoption of advanced testing methodologies and automation frameworks to elevate product quality and accelerate release cycles across financial commission systems and cloud platforms like AWS. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead end-to-end testing efforts across product, engineering, and domain teams to ensure alignment on feature validation, data integrity, and performance goals. Mentorship & Technical Enablement: Mentor SDET teams on automation design, cloud-native testing, and data validation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence. Governance & Process Ownership: Modernize legacy commission platforms, enforce coding standards through code reviews, and ensure robust documentation and traceability. Proficient in API and UI testing and creating automation test suites. Cloud certifications are a plus. AI exposure is a plus for testing methodology adoption. Financial Industry experience. Additional Skills
Varicent/Pega Compensation Management Varicent Data Store, webforms, workflow AWS S3, Lambda, PostgreSQL, Connectors and Glue jobs Pay Range
$113,700-$189,500/year. 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. The Total Rewards package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play, including 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 one of the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of about 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services to help advisors run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com. Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. Why LPL?
Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, with a supportive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here! Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here! Impactful Work: Our size enables real impact. Learn more here! Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here! Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here! Benefits and Total Rewards: Our package goes beyond compensation and insurance with a mix of benefits, perks, and resources. Learn more here! Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. EOE. Information on Interviews: LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center.
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