Senior Automation Quality Engineer

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Role Description: The CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) platform plays a critical role in enabling secure, scalable, and seamless identity services across enterprise applications, including authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle management, and compliance with global security standards. We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Automation Quality Engineer (QE) to play a key role in delivering high-quality CIAM solutions by driving automation efforts within agile teams. This role is primarily hands-on, with a strong focus on UI, API, and data testing, along with mentoring team members and strengthening quality engineering practices. At LSEG, we are committed to building inclusive teams and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities: • Drive automation strategy and implementation at the squad level • Actively contribute to hands-on automation development (UI, API, and data testing) • Design and develop scalable and maintainable test frameworks for UI, APIs, and microservices • Validate data flows and data integrity across services, APIs, and backend systems • Mentor and support QE engineers, promoting best practices and high-quality delivery • Implement contract testing and stubbing/mocking strategies for service validation • Collaborate with developers and product owners to define clear acceptance criteria and test strategies • Ensure high automation coverage, reliability, and maintainability • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for fast and consistent feedback • Support cloud-based testing and migration validation (AWS/Azure) • Contribute to observability and validation using Datadog and Splunk • Ensure quality delivery aligned with sprint and release timelines Essential Skills & Experience: • 7–10 years of experience in Quality Engineering and automation testing • Strong programming expertise in Python, Java, or TypeScript • Hands-on experience in UI & API automation (Selenium / Playwright, Pytest – mandatory) • Strong knowledge of data testing, including SQL, backend validation, and data integrity checks • Experience in API testing (REST, SOAP, Postman, contract testing) • Experience implementing stubbing/mocking or service virtualization (e.g., WireMock, Pact) • Experience building automation frameworks (BDD, data-driven, hybrid) • Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) • Experience with Docker and basic Kubernetes concepts • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and exposure to migration testing • Experience with Datadog, Splunk for monitoring and log validation • Strong understanding of Agile testing practices and tools (Jira, TestRail) Desired Skills: • Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter / K6) • Exposure to CIAM or identity management systems • Experience with Allure reporting frameworks • Familiarity with SonarQube for code quality checks • Knowledge of LDAP and authentication protocols What you’ll get in return High-impact projects: We work on a variety of pioneering AI products and leverage extensive datasets to solve complex, high-value challenges. Competitive benefits: You will enjoy a strong compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing investment in career growth and skill development. Industry leadership: This is an opportunity to be a founding member of the organization that’s delivering brand-new products that democratize modeling and analytics solutions. Collaborative environment: We provide opportunities for continuous learning and professional development in a work environment of dedicated, highly experienced teams. We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take a hybrid approach to the workplace; this role is considered ‘Blended’, which requires attending the office at least three day per week while some teams and colleagues choose to collaborate in the office more frequently. We're proud to have been recognised as a Great Place to Work® in India ‘25 Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from India colleagues’ video: Bengaluru, India | Where We Work | LSEG 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