Engineering Lead (QA)

November 5, 2026

Lead

London, United Kingdom

Indeed

Description

LSEG is hiring an Engineering Lead (QA) / Test Architect to own the automation test strategy, architecture, standards and governance for the FTSE Russell Test Framework within the Equities Product & Operations team. The role combines hands-on engineering in Python and Pytest on AWS with technical leadership across teams. Testing scope covers functional, integration, API, data, performance, resilience, security and regression testing.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain a coherent automation test strategy aligned to product, operational and delivery risks
Establish the target test architecture, reusable patterns and design principles for consistent, scalable automated tests
Set guidance for selecting the appropriate test level and approach across all testing types
Partner with engineering, product and architecture stakeholders early in design to identify quality risks
Identify gaps, duplication and brittle areas in test coverage and agree practical improvements
Design, develop and review framework capabilities and automated tests using Python and Pytest
Define standards for test structure, reusable components, configuration, test data, execution and results
Promote repeatable, isolated and maintainable tests and address sources of instability
Guide tooling decisions for the framework against AWS and GitLab delivery workflows
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows in GitLab to provide timely feedback
Define validation and quality-gate principles making test outcomes and quality risks visible
Shape data-testing approaches validating accuracy, completeness, consistency and reconciliation
Establish approaches for performance, resilience, security and regression testing
Use test results and failure patterns to identify quality risks and guide continuous improvement
Own framework standards, architecture guidance and governance, keeping them documented and practical
Provide technical direction through design discussions, code and framework reviews
Coach and mentor Test engineers, SDETs and developers on test automation practices
Support consistent adoption of the framework and standards across teams

Requirements

12+ years of professional experience in software testing, test automation or quality engineering with substantial hands-on technical work
Demonstrated experience defining or owning test automation strategy, test architecture, engineering standards, tooling choices and governance
Strong practical experience designing and developing automation using Python, Pytest, and libraries such as Playwright, Pytest-bdd, Requests
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD workflows using GitLab
Experience working with systems and test environments hosted in AWS, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and database/SQL architecture
Broad knowledge of functional, integration, API, data, performance, resilience, security and regression testing
Experience building or evolving reusable test frameworks and improving their maintainability, reliability and adoption
Knowledge of the financial services domain is essential
Ability to influence technical direction across teams while remaining hands-on
Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical partners

Conditions

Full-time employment
Healthcare and retirement planning benefits
Paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives

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