AVP Software Dev QE Manager

Company: LPL Financial
Location: York
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Does Transformation, Quality, Shift left, Modernization, and Innovation inspire you? Join the LPL family and help us improve Quality and modernize our products - creating flexible, scalable, personalized experiences with quality for our advisors and their clients. We are a team that values diverse and big thinking and rewards both behaviors and delivery. Excited to learn more? Come be a part of LPL's modernization strategy and extraordinary growth!LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader* in the markets we serve, supporting more than 18,000 financial advisors, 800 institution-based investment programs and 450 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.Job Overview:As an AVP, Software Dev QE Manager you'll serve as a strong and versatile hands on technical leader. Successful leaders at LPL communicate well with teams and leaders of the organization, have active listening skills, ask great questions and provide good development feedback. You will build strong and highly functional partnerships with delivery leadership team and delivery teams. You have strong team leadership skills, influence without authority, make and propose needed changes to bring more impact and the ability to hire, guide, coach and grow exceptional technology teams. You are a visible leader that thrives on developing and motivating future technology leaders. You foster an innovation culture and thirst for technology innovation.Our ideal candidate is a servant leader who can lead multiple parallel initiatives - big and small - with attention to detail, manage outcomes and is passionate about CI/CD/DevOps/Software Quality Engineering.Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET's) working in Agile model supporting Cash and Asset Management delivery teams to achieve consistent, predictable, high quality releases by implementing common practices, tools, metrics, automation frameworks and oversight and delivering high quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative and rapidly changing environment.
• Manage resources across different geographical locations and offshore vendors
• Work as a leader/trainer in a large, complex QA organization, with a demonstrated ability to implement scalable automation solutions
• Provide end-to-end, performance testing guidance, oversight and resourcing for defined, funded initiatives
• Drive innovative testing solutions within a complex, Enterprise Platform
• Educate team with Security, Accessibility scans / testing, PLSQL
• Provide guidance and strategy on testing AI/ML powered applications / Bots
• Attract, hire, empower and develop the best engineers
• Driving quality metrics to improve customer quality
• Drive release efficiency, reduce regression cycle time, and time to marketWhat 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 are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.Requirements:
  • Bachelors or Masters in computer science or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and management roles & 8+ years of hands-on experience in development (Java, JavaScript, C#, or any other object-oriented programming language), execution, and maintenance of automated test scripts
  • Experience in ETL testing techniques and good understanding of Data Warehousing and business intelligence concepts and testing techniques
  • Experience with Jenkins, Bamboo, GIT, SVN, Bit bucket, TFS, Code Linters, Code Scanners, Code Coverage tools, Selenium Web Driver and grid/ Watir, Cucumber, NUNIT/JUNIT/TESTNG, etc.
  • Experience in working with ETL framework, Change Data capture, DataMart, Data models etc., strong knowledge on Data Lake, Azure, ELT & ETL, Data Warehouse, BI, Data Factory Tools & Strong in SQL preparation in Oracle/SQL Server/NoSQL/RDMS/Big Data
  • Experience in working with Oracle database, Oracle application and report & expertise working in Cloud data environment
  • Experience in Agile projects (Scrum, Kanban etc.)Core Competencies:
    • Highly organized, creative, motivated, and passionate about achieving results
    • Ability to effectively inspire and influence teams and partners in delivering technology enabled business solutions that exceed business expectations
    • Demonstrated ability to define drive and communicate strategy and vision and influence across the organization is essential
    • Solid experience with Defect Management Process.
    • Quick learner and self-starter who requires minimal supervision to excel in a dynamic environment.
    • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills & strong verbal and written communications skills.
    • Experience in Cluster, Containers/VMs, On Premise, On Cloud
    • Hands-on experience with Web services virtualization, mocking and stubbing, API test automation, UI automation
    • Experience with creating dashboards/ providing insights on quality to the larger organization.
    • Understanding and implementation of CI/CD/Dev Ops practices, lean methodologies
    • Experience in working with Star Schema, ODS, multi-dimensional models, slowly changing dimensionsPreferences:
      • Experience with driving transformation at scale
      • Experience with CI/CD/Dev Ops practices, lean methodologies
      • Hands on Experience with one of the programming languages - Java, C#, JavaScript or any other Object Oriented programming language.
      • Familiarity with one or more SQL-on-Hadoop technology (Hive, Impala, Spark SQL, Presto)
      • Experience in Banking or Financial services domain.Why LPL?At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation's leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.We are one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.Want to hear from our employees on what it's like to work at LPL? Watch this!We take social responsibility seriously. Learn more hereWant to see info on our benefits? Learn more hereJoin the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life's aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. 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 forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant's bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL's Human Resources Solutions Center at (800) 877-7210.

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