Quality Engineering Lead, Cloud-Native & Automation

LPL Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP, Quality Engineer to lead the Investor Data Technology Team and drive a comprehensive quality strategy across cloud-native applications. This role requires hands-on leadership in modern testing, automation strategy, and governance to deliver scalable, secure software solutions.

Responsibilities include defining QE standards, embedding quality in CI/CD, mentoring quality engineers, and aligning testing with business goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Software Quality Assurance or Testing experience.
• 5+ years leading Quality Engineering teams in enterprise-scale environments.
• Experience designing automated testing frameworks and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead QE strategy across multiple agile product teams.
• Define and improve testing standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Drive test automation across UI, API, data, and integration layers.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Test automation

CI/CD

Selenium

Playwright

AWS testing

Python-based tests

AI in testing

Data validation

API testing

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Rest Assured

Karate

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP, Quality Engineer to lead the Investor Data Technology Team and drive a comprehensive quality strategy across cloud-native applications. This role requires hands-on leadership in modern testing, automation strategy, and governance to deliver scalable, secure software solutions.

Responsibilities include defining QE standards, embedding quality in CI/CD, mentoring quality engineers, and aligning testing with business goals.