Senior Quality Engineer (Automation)

Are you passionate about modern quality engineering and building robust testing strategies for micro-services? Do you thrive on delivering high-quality solutions and embedding testing early in the development lifecycle?

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join the World Check One team, part of the Nottingham-based Risk Intelligence Product Engineering organisation.

About The Role

As a Senior Quality Engineer , you will:

  • Try to ‘build the right thing’ and to ‘build it right’.
  • Be a hands-on contributor in automated testing for Java microservices, with exposure to integration testing between Java services and AWS Lambda functions.
  • Implement and maintain a microservices testing strategy:
    • Unit, component, contract, and simple, maintainable end-to-end tests.
    • Support developers in running containerized services locally (e.g. Podman, Dev Containers) to prevent integration issues and keep pipelines clean in a trunk-based development environment.
  • Work in Agile Scrum, actively participating in refinement sessions, ensuring clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and applying BDD practices (3 Amigos, Gherkin/Cucumber).
  • Collaborate with developers, analysts, and other engineers to embed quality early and continuously improve frameworks and pipelines.
Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain automated tests using:
    • Java (JUnit, Rest-Assured)
    • Pact for contract testing
    • Tools like Selenium, Cypress for UI testing (where applicable)
  • Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to support trunk-based development.
  • Contribute to Agile ceremonies with a focus on quality and testability.
  • Explore new tools and approaches to improve coverage and reliability.
Minimum Requirements

  • Strong experience in Java development and test automation.
  • Knowledge of microservices testing strategies.
  • AWS platform knowledge, including Lambda (for integration), API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, and IAM.
  • Experience working in Agile Scrum and applying BDD practices.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and trunk-based development.
  • Strong communication skills and a passion for continuous learning.

Desirable Skills

  • Advanced testing tools: Pact, Rest-Assured, Mockito, Localstack.
  • Observability: Distributed tracing and monitoring in microservices.

Why LSEG?

  • Impactful Work: Shape the quality of systems powering global financial markets.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work with teams that value innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Career Growth: Access to AWS training, e-learning platforms, and international projects

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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Job Details

Company
LSEG
Location
Nottingham, UK
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