Job Description

Role Profile

This is a Calypso Lead Test Engineer role for an experienced engineer with previous exposure to test driven delivery of both functional and component testing using CATT (Calypso Automation Testing Tool). It is a techno-functional role with a primary focus on implementing test automation strategies and best practices for our technology solutions.

We are looking for talented individuals to innovate and support our collateral automation framework. This is an exciting opportunity to join an area of the business in growth mode with a full and varied book of work, underpinning the stability and growth of the firm.

Key Objectives

As a key member of the Collateral Technology Team, the Calypso lead test engineer will be responsible for building and leading an efficient offshore test engineering capability. The test engineer will also join one of our scrum teams to help deliver our IT/Business initiatives. As a member of the scrum team, they will actively work with Calypso implementation and software engineers to automate the testing of our requirements.

Key Responsibilities of the role

• Leads the offshore test engineering resources and directs their activities when required,
• Supports the development of junior test engineers, providing training and knowledge transfers session,
• Performs and leads all quality assurance activities for one of our scrum teams,
• Ensures all quality control tests are carried out accurately and documented in full by the team,
• Assists with continuous improvements of the automation process to minimise manual testing efforts,
• Enhances our existing test automation framework and test coverage,
• Develops new tests and tools for our collateral components, APIs and services, test related CI/CD pipelines,
• Investigate testing failures, with the ability to debug code and effectively communicate the underlying issues,
• Develop working knowledge of the collateral application stack including tests at all levels -junit, component tests and end-to-end.
• Collaborate with the Business users, Scrum leads and the test engineering team to understand how new features should be tested and to contribute to automated tests for these new features.
• Collaborate with other application engineers to define and implement mechanisms to inject automation testing earlier into the software development process (TDD or BDD),
• Configure automated tests to execute reliably and efficiently in CI/CD environments.
• Track and communicate test results in a timely, effective, and automated manner,
• Assist the application support team in resolving production issues where necessary,
• Ensure cross-team coordination, between onshore and offshore teams,
• Strengthen the presence of our team as an Agile centre of excellence. Actively contribute to our continuous improvement culture.

Reporting

The Calypso Lead Test Engineer will report to the Collateral Technology Senior Delivery Manager, and work closely with the IT development and Product teams as well as key stakeholders from Collateral Operations, Risk, Finance and Front Office.

Skills Required

• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills is a must,
• Preferrable experience in test automation using Calypso & CATT (Calypso automated testing tool).
• Knowledge of different phases of testing e.g. SIT, UAT, Regression, Performance, Load,
• Understanding of test management tools such as JIRA/Zephyr,
• Ability to work with engineers to investigate test failures beneficial,
• Knowledge in a programming language e.g. Java / Python is a must,
• Database and SQL skills to write and execute queries,
• Ability to manage various stakeholders\xe2\x80\x99 expectations (Business Leads, Technical Leads).
• Experience of implementing and testing Back-office and Collateral management solutions,
• Preferrable Fixed Income and Repo asset classes and their associated life cycle events,
• Expert on standard back-office processing Cash and Security Settlement (Swift), messages (confirmation, advices and statements), Operation (Task Station), Corporate Action, Accounting (General Ledger, P&L Accounting, etc and Collateral Management (GMRA, CSA and Triparty),
• Workflow, Exception Management & Static Data (SSI, Entities, Contacts, etc.),
• Previous experience testing using a batch scheduler e.g. Control-M an advantage,
• Knowledge of Cloud & Container based solution is not a must but will be a differentiator.

Personal Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills / stakeholder management \xe2\x80\x93 effectively able to communicate with colleagues in QA, Development, BA teams and Business users
• Proactive, motivated individual, committed to excellence,
• Attention to detail, disciplined and reliable,
• Result oriented,
• Strong Problem Solving / Analytical skills
• Excellent skills in English (written and spoken)
• Good analytical skills capacity to think outside the box/get creative to solve issues,
• Team first mentality with the capacity to fit into a multicultural team across a minimum of 4 entities (London, NY, Paris, Bengaluru)

Experience

At least 5+ years\xe2\x80\x99 experience as a Calypso Test Engineer, in below particular areas:

• Significant experience in software testing, with some experience as a Quality Assurance Lead, preferably in testing multi-tiered applications,
• Experience of latest Calypso versions (v167 and v17),
• Experience in CATT Automation Framework will be a differentiator,
• Significant experience in designing and writing test automation scripts,
• Techno-Functional experience - preferrable,
• Delivering externally facing projects with multiple stakeholders,
• Working in agile scrum environments and in an onshore - offshore model,
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Electronics / Electrical Engineering, or equivalent,
• Good understanding of SDLC software development lifecycle and software testing processes and methodologies,
• Advanced or mid-level professional qualification relating to software testing or quality assurance.

Education

Degree level education to grade 2.1 or equivalent.

About Us - LSEG

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 commitment 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\xe2\x80\x99s how we\xe2\x80\x99ve 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 \xe2\x80\x93 and our open-access model \xe2\x80\x93 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 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG\xe2\x80\x99s ticker symbol is LSEG.

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose \xe2\x80\x93 driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth \xe2\x80\x93 in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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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