Senior Lead QA Engineer (FX)

Overview: Looking for a QA leader who strives for a better-quality engineering mindset. As a Lead QA Automation Engineer at LSEG, within our FX vertical, you’ll play a pivotal role in setting the quality direction and elevating the reliability of advanced FX trading platforms and high-performance, latency-sensitive systems. You’ll lead the PriceStream QA team in Bangkok, owning the test strategy for the FX pricing and rate-streaming systems that power our multi-dealer platform, while staying hands-on in the automation. What Awaits You: - Own and drive the test strategy and quality roadmap for the PriceStream platform. - Own end-to-end testing delivery across all releases, partnering with the Technical Program Manager, development lead, DevOps, infrastructure, and business teams to drive testing through to sign-off. - Create and maintain the core test artifacts: test strategy, test plans, and test closure reports. - Participate in production deployments and post-release validation. - Lead root cause analysis (RCA) of production issues and drive corrective and preventive actions. - Architect, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber-JVM, SQL, and Maven. - Define and lead the FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol test strategy across pricing, quote, and order workflows. - Lead server-side, API, and integration testing for the PriceStream platform. - Drive infrastructure and deployment testing, including infra validation on AWS (Viking) cloud environments. - Lead and execute comprehensive QA processes, including functional, regression, API, and database testing. - Lead performance testing (load, stress, fault tolerance) on latency-critical pricing and distribution paths. - Mentor and grow QA engineers, providing technical leadership, code review, and thought leadership on automation best practice. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, architects, and developers in an Agile environment, influencing design for testability. - Utilize Docker and Kubernetes for test environment setup and automation. - Manage multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability. - Champion and implement a shift left approach, embedding quality early in the development lifecycle. Your Winning Qualities: - 8+ years of experience in QA automation, including team or technical leadership. - Strong knowledge of QA processes and best practices, with a track record of defining them. - Hands-on experience with Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber-JVM, SQL, and Maven. - Experience with API, GUI, and database testing. - Proven experience owning testing delivery and stakeholder management across Technical Program Management, development, DevOps, infrastructure, and business teams. - Experience authoring and maintaining test strategy, test plans, and test closure reports. - Experience supporting production deployments and leading root cause analysis of production issues.