Senior Quality Engineer, Automation & API Testing at LSEG – IND-BLR-Divyasree Technopolis | Jobyssey

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 65 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

Position Overview

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for driving quality across the software development lifecycle through a strong focus on test automation, API validation, quality engineering practices, and continuous delivery. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and DevOps teams to establish testing strategies, improve automation coverage, identify quality risks early, and enable rapid, reliable releases.

The Senior QE serves as a quality advocate and technical leader, helping teams adopt scalable automation frameworks, shift-left testing practices, and data-driven quality standards. The role is expected to operate independently, influence engineering decisions, and mentor team members on quality engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Test Leadership

Define and execute comprehensive quality strategies aligned with product and engineering objectives.
Lead test planning activities and establish risk-based testing approaches across initiatives.
Review requirements, architectures, and designs to identify quality risks and testability concerns early.
Establish quality gates, standards, and automation objectives for development teams.
Provide technical leadership on quality engineering practices across multiple products or services.
Mentor Quality Engineers and development teams on automation, testing methodologies, and quality best practices.

API & Service-Level Testing

Design, develop, and maintain robust API and service-level automation frameworks.
Validate REST, GraphQL, and microservice-based architectures through automated testing.
Create automated tests covering functional, integration, contract, regression, and negative testing scenarios.
Validate authentication, authorization, data integrity, error handling, and security controls across services.
Perform data validation through API responses, databases, queues, and downstream integrations.
Collaborate with developers to improve API testability and observability.

Test Automation Engineering

Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Develop reusable automation libraries, utilities, and test data management solutions.
Drive automation-first testing approaches, minimizing reliance on manual regression testing.
Continuously improve automation reliability, execution speed, and maintainability.
Measure automation effectiveness using coverage, execution, defect detection, and quality metrics.
Ensure automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous delivery goals.

System Integration & End-to-End Testing

Validate complex workflows across distributed systems, microservices, and third-party integrations.
Design test strategies for highly integrated cloud-based applications.
Conduct integration and system testing to ensure end-to-end business process validation.
Identify risks associated with cross-system dependencies and recommend mitigation strategies.

Performance, Reliability & Security Testing

Define and execute performance, scalability, and reliability testing approaches.
Analyze application behaviour under load and identify performance bottlenecks.
Support security testing initiatives by validating authentication, authorization, and API security controls.
Collaborate with Engineering teams to improve application resilience and production readiness.

DevOps & Continuous Quality

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
Ensure quality gates are embedded within deployment pipelines.
Leverage test execution analytics and quality metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve environment stability, test data availability, and deployment validation.
Support quality practices within cloud-native and containerized environments.

Release Quality & Production Support

Evaluate release readiness using risk assessments, automation results, and quality metrics.
Participate in production incident investigations and root cause analysis.
Develop monitoring and validation strategies to ensure quality after deployment.
Analyze defect trends and recommend preventative quality improvements.

Skills & Qualifications

Required

7+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing, or Test Automation.
Strong experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks.
Advanced experience in API testing and automation using tools such as Postman, Rest Assured, Playwright, Karate, or similar frameworks.
Strong programming/scripting experience with languages such as Java, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.
Experience testing distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
Strong understanding of software architecture, SDLC, Agile, and DevOps methodologies.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.
Experience with SQL and database validation techniques.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
Ability to independently drive quality initiatives and influence engineering teams.

Preferred

Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud environments.
Experience with containerized platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience implementing contract testing and service virtualization.
Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Application Insights, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana).
Experience in regulated, enterprise, or high-availability environments.
ISTQB Advanced, CSTE, or equivalent certification.

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Career Stage:

Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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