About the position
At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you're passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team. We're looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design, build, and scale automated testing solutions that raise the bar for product quality and engineering velocity. You will contribute to end-to-end test automation frameworks, collaborate with developers to improve testability and code quality, and champion best practices that make our platforms more reliable, observable, and easy to change. You will be part of our Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions (BTCS)' engineering team, creating high performance multi-asset trading platforms that automate the entire front office for investment banks and brokers.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain test automation frameworks - including integration with CI/CD pipelines - using the following automation frameworks/programming languages: Python/Pytest, Groovy, Java, C#
- Build and extend automated test suites covering functional, integration, API and end-to-end testing scenarios
- Collaborate with development teams on code reviews, contributing to code quality
- Contribute to test infrastructure, including test data management and environment provisioning
- Improve quality metrics and communicate potential technical risks to stakeholders across CS, Product and Engineering teams
- Create and maintain technical documentation for automation framework, test strategies and test development processes
- Drive adoption of best practices across the Engineering teams
- Mentor team members on automation techniques, coding standards and testing methodologies
- Participate in architectural discussions and provide an input on testability and quality improvements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Computer Science, Math, Physics or related field) from a recognized institution
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in test automation development and/or software engineering
- Strong programming skills in Python/Pytest
- Experience in designing and developing test automation frameworks
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bamboo) and automated deployment pipelines
- Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git/Gerrit)
- Understanding of software development lifecycle and methodologies
- Bash and command-line proficiency
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to investigate complex technical issues
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Experience with bug tracking system and test management tools (Jira or similar)
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of financial markets, financial asset types and exchange connectivity protocols
- Hands-on experience with Docker
- Experience with other programming languages (Groovy, C++, Java, C#)
- Previous experience mentoring junior engineers or/and leading technical initiatives
- Contribution to open-source testing tools or/and frameworks
- Capable of handling multiple projects and context switching effectively