CDSClear Java Software Development Engineer in Test

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

Proud to share LSEG in Romania is Great Place to Work certified (Sept ’24 – Sept ’25). Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from the Romanian colleagues’ video: Bucharest, Romania | Where We Work | LSEG

Role Description:

Do you have a passion for technology? Do you want to learn and make a difference in financial markets infrastructure? We’re building a new engineering team, and we’re looking for passionate, hands-on technologists to help us lead the way.

CDSClear IT is the team behind the technology powering CDSClear – a critical clearing service within the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

We are looking for a highly skilled Java Software Development Engineer in Test to design, develop and implement tests for our clearing and risk platform implemented in Java. The role is part of the build out of a new team based in Bucharest. The new team will collaborate with colleagues in London and Paris to deliver innovative solutions.  You will learn how to deliver in a commercially focussed financial services business in a phase of expansion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership within the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, using Agile or traditional methodologies as needed.
• Developing new functional and non-functional tests to run fully automatically in testing pipelines from GitLab.
• When required due to complexity or cross platform requirements, Engineer and complete tests in integrated test environments.
• Ensure test execution status and evidence captured in Test Management system (e.g. Zephyr)
• Analyse test breaks and raise defects within tracking tool (e.g. JIRA).
• Collaborate with global teams to understand requirements, complete test design, execute tests and diagnose the root cause of defects.
• Champion automation, from testing to deployment, to ensure speed and quality.
• Work within a regulated financial environment, with a strong focus on cybersecurity and production controls.

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

• Practical experience at designing automated tests for Java server side applications exposing Rest services or which run as batches.
• Expert level skills with test automation frameworks such as Cucumber.
• SQL skills suitable for querying Oracle databases to verify system outputs.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
• Linux skills suitable for executing applications, manipulating files (config/test data) and analysing system outputs such as logs and reports.

It would help us if you have:

• Understanding of Java-based backend services (Spring Boot, microservices architecture).
• Experience engineering pipelines in CI/CD tools to execute test environment setup and to execute tests.
• Practical experience with UI Testing frameworks (e.g. Cypress) for automated testing of Web Applications.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a global mission with real impact in the financial markets.
• Help influence the shape of a new team and culture in Bucharest from the ground up.
• Work with innovative technologies in a modern cloud environment.
• Enjoy a flexible, hybrid work model and a supportive, inclusive culture.
• Access to career development, training, and international opportunities within LSEG.

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days’ holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year’s continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks’ paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company’s policy and guidelines

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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