Job Summary

•    Run end to end Program across QA activities from Test Strategy, Schedule, planning, Execution, Reporting till TCR
•    Test Automation execution by using various Automation Tools
•    ADO Defect Management
•    Experience in SQL queries, Stored Procedures, Jobs creations
•    Creative to resolve challenges during testing
•    Courageous to take tough decisions in the interest of project
•    Prepare Closure report and Quality Gate checklist
•    Ensure compliance to UTM and SDF models
•    Excellent understanding of Test Strategy, Test Traceability, Test Evidences, and Test Closure Report which form UTM (Unified Test Model) pillars under SCB’s System Delivery Framework
•    Foster an open culture within the team
•    Sound knowledge on risk assessment and risk management
•    Promote equality within the team
•    Raise appropriate Risk, Issues, Dispensation whenever required

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•     Ensure risks/issues are captured for all projects and ensure that any changes to milestone deliverables (scope, due date etc.,) have been approved by relevant PWG/PSC/PRC
•    Mitigation of risks and resolution of issues in a timely manner including developing suitable controls and measuring their effectiveness
•    Adopt DevOps in all the projects
•    Comply with QA review audit for all the BC4/5 applications
•    Procure dispensation on valid cases
•    Implement testing accountability and process consistently across all engagements
•    Implement standard test reporting

Business
Planning and manage test environments.
•    Create Test automation frameworks from scratch
•    Drive Test Automation within the team and provide mentorship
•    Prepare the Automation Test Strategy and roadmap for the area.
•    Plan and execute activities in relation to Test Scripting, preparation and execution
•    Communicate to stakeholders on the Test Status, risks and issue resolution

Processes

•    Unified/Standardized JIRA, test artefacts, status reports, completion report suite covering e2e test methodology by SDLC
•    Thorough understanding of the system and data architecture of the underlying product
•    Adoption of model across all domains with appropriate test methodology aligned to each project and evidence
•    Mandatory e-Learning completion 
•    Enchanting block leave
•    Data Leakage Prevention
•    Adherence to Group Code of Conduct
•    Marking Daily Time sheet with specific tasks

People & Talent 

•    Adherence to hygiene factors focused from the hub

Risk Management

•    Ensure all the SDF Templates followed on all the Test Deliverables.
•    QA Review / TDA / Internal / External Audit controls should be maintained in central repository 
•    Document all the RAID details in the Test Strategy with appropriate Mitigation plan. 
•    Highlight appropriate Risks in QPR forum / Program weekly meetings  

Governance

•    Deliver projects within cost, schedule & quality
•    Take a proactive approach save effort and improve efficiency
•    Collaborate with the stakeholders to drive through initiatives
•    Ensure regression pack are executed for any changes to the system
•    Collaborate with other test managers to ensure all testing is completed before Go Live
•    Create test strategy and Test Schedule 
•    Ensure compliance to UTM and SDF models

Regulatory & Business Conduct 
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Lead the [country / business unit / function/XXX [team] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] * 
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    Program Team
•    Scrum Teams
•    QA Team
•    Interface Teams 

Our Ideal Candidates Should have:-

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or equivalent degree
• Candidate should have at least 10 years of experience and strong knowledge in Java Selenium , Cucumber
• Run end to end Program across QA activities from Test Strategy, Schedule, planning, Execution, Reporting till TCR
• Test Automation execution by using various Automation Tools
• ADO Defect Management
• Experience in SQL queries, Stored Procedures, Jobs creations.
• Creative to resolve challenges during testing.
• Courageous to take tough decisions in the interest of project.
• Ensure compliance SDLC models.
• Excellent understanding of Test Strategy, Test Traceability, Test Evidences, and Test Closure Report
• Foster an open culture within the team.
• Sound knowledge on risk assessment and risk management.
• Promote equality within the team.
• Raise appropriate Risk, Issues, Dispensation whenever required

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.